BEIJING - Official figures
show China's import and export volume reached US$56.2
billion in July, up 28.4 percent on a year-on-year
basis, with the exports surging by 28.1 percent to a
record $29.21 billion.
According to statistics
released on Monday by the General Administration of
Customs, imports in July rose to $26.99 billion, a 28.9
percent growth. A $2.22 billion favorable balance was
achieved.
Figures show the total trade volume
during the January-July period reached $326.84 billion,
up 14.8 percent. Exports rose 16.2 percent to $171.24
billion, while imports increased by 13.2 percent to
$155.6 billion. A trade surplus of $15.64 billion was
realized.
Statistics show that in the seven
months, the imports and exports of normal trade shot up
by 9.6 percent to $139.83 billion with imports growing
by 4.8 percent to $67.83 billion and exports by 14.6
percent to $72 billion.
In the same period, the
imports and exports of the processing trade soared by
20.1 percent to $159.41 billion, with exports growing
17.1 percent to $94.61 billion, and imports by 24.8
percent to $64.8 billion.
Figures show exports
of machinery and electronic equipment went up 26.5
percent to $81.63 billion. Exports of garments reached
$21.03 billion, up 6.4 percent, exports of textiles and
textile products $11.2 billion, up 14.6 percent, shoe
products $6.19 billion, up 3.1 percent, and toys $2.71
billion, up 7.6 percent.
