beijingchinas exports rose 147 on year in march slowing from a pace of 163 in the januaryfebruary period according to data released by the general administration of customs wednesday the result largely matched the 14 forecast made by economists polled by the wall street journal imports unexpectedly fell 01 on year last month compared with a 155 increase in the januaryfebruary period surveyed economists anticipated chinas imports to have grown 8 on year in march trade surplus stood at 4738 billion in march higher than 25 billion anticipated by economists china reported a 116 billion trade surplus in the first two months of the year