China’s August yuan-denominated exports rise 11.6% year-on-year, imports down 0.5% year-on-year

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s yuan-denominated exports in August rose 11.6% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Monday, while imports decreased 0.5% on year.

China’s trade balance last month was 416.59 billion yuan ($61.00 billion).

China is due to report dollar-denominated trade figures for August later today.

(Reporting by Gabriel Crossley; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)