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Bulgaria's trade gap widened to 6.3 billion levs ($3.66 billion/3.22 billion euro) in the first ten months of the year, from 3.0 billion levs in the same period of 2017, the country's statistical office, NSI, said on Tuesday, quoting preliminary data.

China on June 8 posted a forecast-busting surge in exports and imports in May, signaling improvement in the world's second largest economy, but there were warnings Beijing would struggle to maintain its momentum.

Turkey's foreign trade deficit soared 49.5 percent in May due to a sharp increase in gold imports despite robust car exports, preliminary data from the Customs and Trade Ministry showed on June 2. 

The trade deficit rose to $7.65 billion in May, according to the ministry's data, which was compiled by Reuters. 

Japan reported on Jan 24 its first annual trade surplus since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster sent the country's energy import bills soaring.

The government trade data showed imports in 2016 fell nearly 16 percent, mainly due to the falling cost of crude oil and liquefied natural gas.

Turkey's trade deficit narrowed by 11.7 percent to $55.97 billion over the course of 2016, with exports down 0.84 percent and imports down 4.17 percent, preliminary data from the Customs and Trade Ministry showed on Jan. 2. 

China's imports grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in November, fueled by its strong thirst for commodities from coal to iron ore, while exports also rose unexpectedly, reflecting a pick-up in both domestic and global demand.

China's February trade performance was far worse than economists had expected, with exports tumbling the most in over six years, days after top leaders sought to reassure investors that the outlook for the world's second-largest economy remains solid. 

Serbia's total foreign trade in 2015 was EUR 28,4 billion, a 6.6 percent increase compared to the year before, the Statistical Office said last week.

Exports rose 7.8 percent to some EUR 12 billion, and imports saw a 5.8 percent increase to EUR 16.4 billion, Beta agency reported.

China's exports fell less than expected in September, with monthly figures showing recovery, but a sharper fall in imports left economists divided over whether the country's ailing trade sector is showing signs of turning around. 

China is under growing pressure to further stimulate its economy after disappointing data over the weekend showed another heavy fall in factory-gate prices and a surprise slump in exports.

Producer prices in July hit their lowest point since late 2009, during the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and have been sliding continuously for more than three years.