TABLE-China's July trade with U.S., EU and key economies
BEIJING, Aug 8 (Reuters) - China's export growth unexpectedly accelerated in July despite U.S. tariffs, while its trade surplus with the United States remained near record highs as Beijing and Washington ramped up a bitter dispute that has rattled financial markets. Imports also rose much faster in July thanks to still solid domestic demand, official data showed on Wednesday, with purchases of commodities such as copper and iron ore rising from June. (Trade figures in $ billion, percent changes year-on-year): Jul-18 Exports Imports Balance Exports Imports +/- Exports Imports +/- +/- % y/y % y/y +/- % m/m % m/m Japan 12.6 16.8 -4.2 12.3% 23.5% 6.3% 13.8% South Korea 8.8 18.1 -9.4 8.2% 31.4% -5.9% 7.6% Taiwan 4.0 15.9 -11.9 14.7% 25.2% -4.0% 9.5% European 35.9 24.7 11.2 9.4% 19.7% -2.3% 20.5% Union USA 41.5 13.4 28.1 11.2% 11.1% -2.5% -1.5% Australia 4.0 9.8 -5.8 19.5% 33.7% 1.5% 8.0% ASEAN 26.4 23.3 3.1 15.4% 30.2% -0.3% 8.1% (Reporting by Elias Glenn; Editing by Richard Borsuk)