China adjusts 2008 record trade surplus upward

hina's trade surplus is likely to hit a record 290 billion dollars in 2008 despite woes caused by the global slowdown, state press said Sunday, citing the nation's customs administration.
The figure was 10 billion dollars higher than a trade surplus estimate issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, China's economic planning agency, two weeks ago.
The General Administration of Customs said China's foreign trade in 2008 was expected to reach 2.55 trillion dollars, up 18 percent from 2007, Xinhua news agency reported.

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