China November trade surplus leaps 61.4% to record $54.47 bn

China's trade surplus hit a record $54.47 billion in November, soaring 61.4 percent on-year as imports to the world's second-largest economy surprisingly fell, the government said Monday. Exports grew at a slower 4.7 percent year-on-year to $211.66 billion in November, while imports dropped 6.7 percent to $157.19 billion, the General Administration of Customs said, highlighting continued weaknesses in the world's number two economy. The trade surplus beat August's previous re