China imports fall slows in May

China's exports fell 4.1 percent in May from a year ago, official data showed Wednesday, while imports decreased only marginally by 0.4 percent. The country shipped $181.1 billion worth of goods in May while the value of imports stood at $131.1 billion, leaving a trade surplus of just under $50 billion, figures from the General Administration of Customs showed. China's imports decreased at their slowest pace in more than a year-and-a-half in May, official data showed Wednesday, in a possible sig