China’s export growth accelerated sharply in the first two months of this year, defying last year’s high base while experts pointed to the likelihood of strong momentum for the rest of the year.
Exports jumped 21.8 per cent from a year earlier to US$656.58 billion in the combined figures for January and February released by customs authorities on Tuesday.
This represented a significant acceleration from the 6.6 per cent growth recorded in December and the 5.5 per cent rise recorded for all of…