China November exports up 5.9%, imports rise 1.9%

BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters) - China's exports grew by 5.9% in November from a year earlier in dollar value terms, while imports rose 1.9%, customs data showed on Monday.

Outbound shipments from the world's second-biggest economy were forecast to have grown an annual 3.8%, according to economists polled by Reuters, bouncing back from a 1.1% downturn in October.

Imports were expected to have risen 3.0%, compared to October's 1.0% uptick.