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China's trade surplus widened to USD 81.71 billion in September 2024 from USD 75.5 billion in the same period a year earlier, compared to market expectations of USD 89.8 billion. Sales rose 2.4% yoy, below forecasts of 6% to mark the softest pace in five months and slowing from an 8.7% gain in August. Meanwhile, imports rose 0.3%, slowing from a 0.5% growth in August, and missing consensus of 0.9%, due to fragile domestic demand. The trade surplus with the US narrowed to USD 33.33 billion in September from USD 33.81 billion in August. For the first nine months of 2024, the trade surplus was at USD 689.5 billion, with exports advancing 4.3% to USD 2.62 trillion while imports increased at a softer 2.2% to USD 1.93 trillion. During the period, the trade surplus with the US stood at USD 257.87 billion.