China saw its foreign merchandise trade surplus fall in September, the country's forex regulator said Friday.
Income from merchandise trade stood at 178 billion U.S. dollars last month, while expenditure was 133.9 billion dollars, resulting in a surplus of 44 billion dollars, according to data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).
The September surplus was lower than August surplus of 52.7 billion dollars and 50 billion dollars in July.
