英闻天下——96 China December Trade Surplus Rises Sharply to $31.6 Billion

 　　Trade surplus here in China has risen sharply through December.

 

　　The trade surplus through this past month has come in at 31.6 billion yuan, led by strong exports.

 

　　That's up about 12 billion yuan from November.

 

　　The General Administration of Customs says exports have increased 14 percent year-on-year in December.

 

　　Imports have only increased around 6-percent.