General Administration of Customs released on June 10 the report of China's foreign trade situation from January to May this year. China's total import and export value reached US $1.10009 trillion in the first five months, an increase of 44 percent year on year.
Of which, exports registered $567.74 billion, up 33.2 percent; imports fetched $532.35 billion, up 57.5 percent; trade surplus realized US $35.39 billion, down 59.9 percent.
The country's combined import and export value reached $243.99 billion in May, up 48.4 percent. Of this, exports marked $131.76 billion, up 48.5 percent and imports represented $112.23 billion, up 48.3 percent.