China's Trade Balance for September, in Yuan terms, came in at CNY433.19 billion versus CNY386.13 billion expected and CNY376.31 billion last. The exports rose by 19.9% last month vs. 17.1% expected and 15.7% previous. Imports increased by 10.1% vs. 22.3% expected and 23.1% prior. In USD terms, China reported a bigger-than-expected growth in the trade surplus, as both imports and exports bettered expectations Trade Balance came in at +66.76B versus +47.6B expected and +58.34B previous. Exports (YoY): +28.1% vs. +21.5% exp. and +25.6% prior. Imports (YoY): +17.6% vs. +19.2% exp. and +33.1% last. Additional takeaways ... (full story)