China's exports jumped 12.4% in March from a year earlier as companies rushed to beat increases in U.S. tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, the government said Monday. Imports fell 4.3% to $211.

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The country, a key destination for California's billions of dollars in exports, has imposed an 84% tariff on U.S. goods.