Foreign trade of electronics, information products hits $68.02b
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-03-15 15:24
Updated: 2008-03-15 15:24
China recorded $68.02 billion in foreign trade of electronics and information products in January, a growth of 19.3 percent year-on-year.
Sources with the General Administration of Customs said on Saturday that the growth rate was 12.9 percentage points lower than the year-earlier level.
The total trade volume included $38.29 billion in export value, up 22.9 percent, and $29.73 billion in import value, up 15.2 percent.
The sources said the growth rate for exports was 12.8 percentage points lower than the same month of last year, while that for imports was 13 percentage points lower.
Of the total exports, wholly owned foreign companies accounted for $24.94 billion, or 65.1 percent, the sources added.