June exports hit record high

China's trade surplus(贸易顺差) grew for the third consecutive（连贯的） month in June, as exports saw stronger than expected expansion（膨胀） to reach a record high. Exports rose 43.9 percent from a year earlier to $137.4 billion in Ju

VOA慢速英语 2007 1120a

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Turkey Production Costs Are Up; Not Good News at Thanksgiving By Jerilyn Watson / Broadcast: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:00:00 UTC This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. This Thursday is Thanksgiving, the most popular holid

VOA标准英语2011--China Hopes Trade Deficit Will Slow Call

China Hopes Trade Deficit Will Slow Calls for Weaker Currency China hopes its first quarterly trade deficit in seven years will quiet calls for it to revalue its currency, which Western nations say is artificially low and gives Chinese companies a tr

2017年CRI China trade helps German trade surplus soar to highest since WWII

German government figures show Germany's total exports rose 1.2 percent last year, while imports increased by just 0.6 percent. Germany's exports to non-EU countries decreased by 0.2 percent in 2016, with Germany's standing as Europe's largest export

2015年CRI 中国12月份贸易顺差飙升 将启动全国海岛资源综合调查

Trade surplus here in China has risen sharply through December. 中国去年12月份贸易顺差显著扩大。 The trade surplus through this past month has come in at 31.6 billion yuan, led by strong exports. 上个月，由于出口表现强劲，贸

Fiscal Year

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 3, 2003 This is Bob Doughty. Welcome to the VOA Special English Economics Report. You can now hear environment news on Tuesday as part of Science in the News. Our fi

Japan's Current Account Surplus Rises

By Steve Herman Japan records an increase in its current account surplus, despite a drop for the country's trade surplus. A debt-ridden retail chain accepts a government-backed rescue, and there are m

人民币升值能走多远(China lets the yuan rise—but how far?)

China has revalued its currency, the yuan, and linked it to a basket of currencies—though it is not yet clear how far it will be allowed to rise. The move may ease trade tension with America, though

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS - Mr. Obama's budget for the 2014 fiscal year

AS IT IS - Mr. Obama's budget for the 2014 fiscal year Hello, again. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. President Obama has proposed a $3.77 trillion budget for the federal government. The president says his budget will help Americas economic recovery. Tha

2018年CRI China's goods trade surplus shrinks in Q1: customs data

The latest customs data show that China's trade surplus shrunk, while imports grew faster than exports, in the first quarter of the year, demonstrating that China is seeing a better balance of trade. China's goods imports grew 11.7 percent in the fir

Japan's current account surplus drops 15.7% on year in Nov

TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan's current account surplus（顺差） fell 15.7 percent in November from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday. The nation's current account surplus in the recording period stood at 926.2 billion yen

VOA标准英语2010年-Surplus Swells Australia's Massive 'Wi

Australia's once mighty wine industry is facing one of the biggest ever surpluses as supply levels soar and sales shrink. The country's wine surplus is estimated at about 100 million cases. That figure is expected to increase by 40 percent over the c

25年不遇 我国2月贸易顺差创历史纪录

China's monthly trade surplus hit a record $60.6bn in February, as exports grew and imports slid back. 由于出口增长和进口减少，中国2月份的月度贸易顺差达到了破纪录的606亿美元。 Exports were up 48.3% year on year to $1

Fiscal policies key to growth: Vice Premier

SHANGHAI, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vice Premier Li Keqiang has urged local governments to improve and implement structural tax-reduction polices, while pushing forward fiscal and tax reforms to help stabilize growth. Li made the remarks at two meetings he

Canada's trade with China triples in decade

OTTAWA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Canada's international merchandise trade with China has more than tripled in the past decade, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. Canada's imports from China amounted to 48.2 billion Canadian doll

House to Vote on Fiscal Cliff Deal

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would avert the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic tax increases and mandated spending cuts. The Republican-dominated House will take a straight up-or-down

英闻天下——96 China December Trade Surplus Rises Sharply to $31.6 Billion

Trade surplus here in China has risen sharply through December. The trade surplus through this past month has come in at 31.6 billion yuan, led by strong exports. That's up about 12 billion yuan from November. The General Administration of Customs sa

China's Exports and Imports Increase, While Trade Surplus Shrinks

China recorded a nearly 25% increase in exports and imports during the first nine months of this year, while the trade surplus shrunk due to sluggish global demand and rising costs in domestic markets. Shuangfeng has the story. The first three quarte

经济学人:自由兑换:欧元区的经常账户盈余(1)

Greece's third bail-out programme came to an end on August 20th. 希腊第三次救市计划于8月20日结束。 A look at the causes of the country's near-decade of crisis illustrates how external imbalances can reflect underlying troubles. 希腊近

U.S. core defense budget rises despite fiscal constraint

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. base defense budget（预算） -- excluding the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- for the next fiscal year rises to a new record despite a significant（重大的） reduction in overall federal spendin