The General Administration of Customs said export growth slowed to 10 percent from the previous two-month period's 23.6 percent.

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Last week, the General Administration of Customs reported that exports climbed 14.7% in April, beating expectations by a wide mark.

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The General Administration of Customs, while announcing the first quarterly trade deficit since the first quarter of 2004, blamed rising prices for boosting imports.

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Coal imports rose 57% in May compared to last year, their highest level since January 2011, the General Administration of Customs reported this week.

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All told, China exports rose by more than 15 percent in May versus the same period last year, the General Administration of Customs said Sunday from Beijing.

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These included: the Ministry of Culture, the State Economic and Trade Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Industry and IT, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the General Administration of Customs and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

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