China's trade surplus in first nine months exceeds 2005 annual figure

China's trade surplus in the first nine months amounted to 109.85 billion U.S. dollars, breaking the annual record set last year.

Statistics released Thursday by the General Administration of Customs showed that the trade surplus slipped slightly to 15.3 billion U.S. dollars in September from the monthly record of 18.8 billion U.S. dollars in August.

Source: Xinhua