China export growth slows in November: customs data

China's overall trade, what it buys and sells with all countries, logged a $44.7 billion surplus in November, up from $35 billion the previous month. [Photo: AFP]

China's export growth slowed last month weighed down by trade tensions with the United States, official data released Saturday showed.

Exports rose 5.4 percent for November on-year, short of the 9.4 percent forecast by Bloomberg News, while imports rose 3.0 percent on-year, also below the forecast, according to customs administration data.