China’s exports have risen for the first time in months, according to China’s customs authority on Thursday. Compared to the same month last year, China’s foreign trade recorded a 0.5% increase in exports in November. Imports, on the other hand, fell by 0.6%. The decline in imports, for which analysts had expected a significantly higher increase, was surprising. Hardly any change had been expected for exports. In October, China’s foreign trade recorded unexpected growth in imports compared to the same month of the previous year, which was seen as a good sign of increased consumption on the Chi…