Analysts said record snow storms and the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday also contributed to the surplus decline.

分析人士说，正逢农历新年发生的暴雪也助长了贸易顺差的下跌。

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This annual meeting cancelled lottery link, the charge sum of surplus contributed the school of seismic disaster area.

此次年会取消了抽奖环节，节余的费用全额捐给了地震灾区的学校。

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Steel exports are up by 55 per cent year on year in the 11 months to November and have contributed significantly to the swelling surplus.

在今年前11个月内，钢铁出口较上年增长55%，对贸易顺差的扩大起到很大的作用。

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The country's roaring exports contributed to a growing current-account surplus, which exceeded 10% of its GDP in 2007 (see chart 3).

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And while domestic demand in surplus economies flags, the imbalances that have contributed to the current crisis will not right themselves, and will encourage protectionism.

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