China’s April exports jump 8.1% to beat estimates despite U.S. tariffs; import decline slows

China's exports surged in April on the back of a jump in shipments to Southeast Asian countries, offsetting a sharp drop in outbound goods to the U.S. as prohibitive tariffs kicked in last month. Exports jumped 8.1% last month in U.S. dollar terms from a year earlier, according to data released by…