China's goods trade rose 9.7 percent year on year in 2018 to 30.51 trillion yuan (about 4.5 trillion U.S. dollars), customs data showed Monday.

 

2018年中国商品贸易年同比增长9.7%，达到30.51万亿元（约4.5万亿美元）。

 

Exports rose 7.1 percent year on year to 16.42 trillion yuan last year while imports grew 12.9 percent to 14.09 trillion yuan, resulting in a trade surplus of 2.33 trillion yuan, which narrowed by 18.3 percent, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said.