CCTV9英语新闻：商务部：十二月出口增长可能“较快”（在线收听）

China’s Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday that China’s exports should grow at a "relatively fast" pace in December, after posting a surprising 12.7 percent year on year gain in November, up from October’s 5.6 percent rise.

"November’s trade, especially export grew relatively fast. It was helped by the government’s efforts to assist exporters in the latter half of the year, as well as the recovering economy both in and outside China. It was within the expectation of the Commerce Ministry and many experts." Shen Danyang, Spokesman of Ministsry of Commerce said.

Shen Danyang said although exports in December are likely to grow "relatively fast", the country should not be too optimistic.

Shen Danyang said although exports in December are likely to grow "relatively fast", the country should not be too optimistic. He said an exporter confidence index rose by 1.1 percentage points to 100 in November, still hovering near the boom-bust line, showing that trading companies are still cautious about the future.

He also said that Shanghai is working on a revised list of restricted investment areas for its free trade zone for 2014. Till the end of November, 58 foreign companies have registered to set operations in the FTZ, with a total registered capital of over 610 million US dollars.