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Chinese exports fall sharply

By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing

Published: May 12 2009 05:31 | Last updated: May 12 2009 18:07

Chinese exports fell steeply in April for the sixth month in succession, suggesting the worst might not be over for the world’s third largest economy.

The total value of Chinese exports fell 22.6 per cent to $91.9bn last month compared with the same month a year earlier – a faster rate of decline than the 17.1 per cent year-on-year drop in March.

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