Exports from China were lower than estimates in June, which suggests that support for growth from global demand will be limited as China’s leaders try to defend their economic expansion goal of about 7.5 percent this year.
Exports gained 7.2 percent from the previous year, the customs administration said in Beijing, compared with the 10.4 percent median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of economists. Imports rose 5.5 percent, leaving a $31.6 billion trade surplus.