China's June exports rise at quickest pace in 5 months

Outbound shipments jump 17.9% from a year earlier as COVID restrictions ease

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Qingdao port in China's Shandong province. The country's strict lockdowns had clogged highways and ports, stranded workers and shut factories, but the measures have been gradually lifting. © Reuters

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- China's exports rose in June at the quickest pace in five months as the country eased growth-denting virus restrictions, but a slowdown in imports highlighted still-tepid demand at home.

The pickup in shipments overseas offered more evidence that the world's No. 2 economy was staging a modest rebound, with second-quarter gross domestic product figures due on Friday.

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