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China's trade surplus has soared 30 percent in October to $35.2 billion, a new high for a third straight month.

Japan's trade surplus shrank sharply in September, as the rising cost of importing energy and raw materials exacerbated the impact of limp overseas demand, the government said Thursday.

China's trade surplus with the United States held steady at $17.5 billion in September, the national customs agency announced Tuesday.

China's yawning trade surplus hit a monthly record of $28.7 billion in August as the gap with the United States and Europe widened despite slowing global economic growth, according to data reported Wednesday.

Japan's trade surplus in July fell 86.6 percent from a year earlier as spending on imports grew because of higher prices for oil and other commodities, the government said Thursday.

Japan's trade surplus shrank sharply in July on higher oil and commodities prices, figures showed Thursday, but robust exports to the rest of Asia, Russia, Australia and the Mideast are helping reduce Japan's dependance on a slowing U.S. market.

China’s trade surplus swelled in July to its highest level in eight months as its trade gaps with the United States and Europe grew despite concern about weaker global demand.

China's trade surplus swelled in July to its highest level in eight months as its trade gaps with the United States and Europe grew despite concern about weaker global demand, according to data reported Monday.

China's trade surplus plunged in February as sales of goods to the United States and Europe weakened and snowstorms disrupted the economy, the government reported Monday, but analysts said it appeared to be a onetime drop and exports should rebound.