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China posted a merchandise trade surplus of $7.71 billion in March, the customs office said on Thursday.

That topped forecasts for a surplus of $0.9 billion following the $23.0 billion shortfall - largely due to the Lunar New Year holiday - in the previous month.

Exports were down 6.6 percent on year, missing expectations for an increase of 4.0 percent following the 18.1 percent contraction in February.

Imports tumbled an annual 11.3 percent versus forecasts for a gain of 2.4 percent following the 10.1 percent increase a month earlier.

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Inflation in China was up 2.4 percent on year in March, the government said on Friday.

That was in line with expectations and up from 2.0 percent in February.

Among the individual components, food prices jumped 4.1 percent on year, while non-food prices added 1.5 percent.

The data also showed that producer prices remained stuck in deflation, contracting 2.3 percent on year. That missed forecasts for -2.2 percent following the 2.0 percent decline in the previous month.

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China's gross domestic product expanded 7.4 percent on year in the first quarter of 2014, the government said on Wednesday.

That topped expectations for 7.3 percent following the 7.7 percent gain in the previous three months.

On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, GDP added 1.4 percent - shy of expectations for 1.5 percent and slowing from 1.8 percent in the three months prior.

The government also revealed that industrial production gained 8.8 percent on year in March - missing forecasts for 9.0 percent but up from 8.6 percent in February.

Retail sales climbed 12.2 percent, beating expectations for 12.1 percent and up from 11.8 percent in the previous month.

Fixed-asset investment climbed an annual 17.6 percent - missing forecasts for 18.0 percent and down from 17.9 percent a month earlier.

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China's leading economic index was up 1.2 percent on month in March, the Conference Board said on Thursday.

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China's manufacturing sector continued to contract in April, the latest survey from HSBC and Markit Economics revealed on Monday - with a final purchasing managers' index score of 48.1.

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Activity in China's services sectors continued to expand in April, albeit at a slower pace, the latest survey from HSBC and Markit Economics revealed on Wednesday.

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China saw a merchandise trade surplus of $18.5 billion in April, the Customs Office said on Thursday.

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Consumer prices in China were up 1.8 percent on year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

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An index monitoring manufacturing activity in China came in with a score of 49.7 in May, the latest flash estimate from HSBC and Markit Economics revealed on Thursday. That topped forecasts for a score of 48.3 and was up sharply from 48.1 in April - and while it does remain below the line of 50 that separates expansion from contraction, the May reading represents a five-month high.

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China will on Friday see April numbers for the leading and coincident indexes from the Conference Board, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

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