中国贸易增长势头放缓

China's trade growth slowed in September, raising fresh concerns about the impact of a global slowdown on its economy.

中国九月份贸易增长缓慢，引发了全球经济放缓影响中国经济的担忧。

Exports rose 17.1% in September, from a year earlier, but fell from a 24.5% growth in the previous month.

Meanwhile, imports rose 20.9%, down from a 30.2% jump in August. It left the trade surplus at $14.5bn (£9.2bn).

The data comes amid fears that a slowdown in the global economy will hurt China's export-dependent growth.

Analysts warned that given the uncertainty surrounding global economic growth, China's trade may slow even further in the coming months.

"Export growth in September was much lower than market expectations, showing the spluttering（溅射） external economy," said Wang Hu, of Guotai Junan Securities.

"We expect the slowing export trend to continue in the coming months," he added.