China's Q3 growth quickens to 4.5% as exports surge

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Beijing, the National Bureau of Statistics says China's economy grew four point five percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, and that beat the forecast of four point four.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBeat the forecast! That's a gold sticker on the fridge, Gloria.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt's also the lower end of Beijing's target of four and a half to five percent.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe first quarter was five, the second was four point three.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo it's a very confident landing on the bottom of the range.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhat lifted it was exports. September exports rose thirty-six point three percent, according to one market analysis, while shoppers at home stayed cautious.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the customers abroad believed in China more than China's own customers did.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe monthly trade surplus hit a record one hundred thirty-three point five billion dollars.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA senior economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit said September salvaged a lukewarm July and August.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA record surplus. Who's complaining?

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe countries on the other side of that number, I would imagine. Their factories are the ones receiving the shipments.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorComing up later, what did vaping do to a pop star's voice? I have theories.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChina sold the world everything and bought nothing, and called it a quarter.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBrock, is there anything in the forecast that isn't a trade surplus?