China's foreign trade grows by 3.6% in Jan-Oct, maintains steady trend

An aerial drone photo shows the container terminal of Lianyungang Port in east China's Jiangsu Province. Photo:Xinhua

China's goods imports and exports posted steady growth in the first 10 months this year, with total foreign trade volume growing by 3.6 percent year-on-year to reach 37.31 trillion yuan ($5.24 trillion), according to the General Administration of Customs.

China's imports and exports to countries and regions in the Belt and Road market reached 19.28 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.9 percent, accounting for 51.7 percent of China's total foreign trade.

Foreign trade by private enterprises totaled 21.28 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.2 percent.

In October, foreign trade volume reached 3.7 trillion yuan, with exports amounting to 2.17 trillion yuan and imports reaching 1.53 trillion yuan, data showed.

(Web editor: Huang Kechao, Liang Jun)