China Feb exports up 48.9 pct yr/yr, imports down 20.1 pct - Xinhua

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports, denominated in the yuan currency, jumped 48.9 percent in February from a year earlier, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, citing official data.

Yuan-denominated imports in February fell 20.1 percent from a year earlier, the agency said.

The customs office is due to release dollar-denominated trade figures later in the day.

(Reporting by Kevin Yao; Editing by James Dalgleish, Robert Birsel+)