HONG KONG (AP) — China’s export growth edged higher in June in a small sign of improvement for the world’s second biggest economy as it undergoes an uneven recovery.

Exports rose 7.2 percent in dollar terms from a year earlier, up slightly from May’s 7 percent growth, the General Administration of Customs said Thursday. Imports grew 5.5 percent last month after shrinking 1.6 percent in May.