AlQa'dah 27, 1433, Oct 13, 2012, SPA -- China's September exports rose 9.9 per cent from a year earlier, fuelled by strong demand ahead of the holiday shopping season and government stimulus measures, dpa quoted the government as saying Saturday. September's export volume, which totaled 186 billion dollars, exceeded estimates and was well ahead of August's 2.7 per cent increase. Imports rose 2.4 per cent year-on-year, ending three consecutive months of decline. China's trade surplus rose slightly to 27.7 billion dollars. The world's second-largest economy has been affected by weak demand by US and European economies. Last week, the World Bank cut its growth forecast for China this year from 8.2 per cent to 7.7 per cent. Beijing hopes to increase its foreign trade by 10 per cent in 2012 but so far has achieved only a 6.2 per cent gain.
