According to customs statistics, from January to October, China's export of machinery and equipment touched US $184.29 billion, showing an increase of 24 percent. High-tech product exports were $277.8 billion, a rise of 24.8 percent. Growth rate was flat in all three quarters.
During this period, in traditional bulk commodities, clothing and clothing accessories exports reached $95.6 billion, a boost of 22.9 percent, 0.1 percentage points lower than the three quarters previous year.
Footwear touched $21.03 billion, mounting 16.1 percent, 0.7 percentage points down than nine months last year. Box and bag reached $8.86 billion, up 23.4 percent, 0.3 percentage points lesser than same period earlier year.
Talking about imports, during January to October, China scored $193.56 billion by importing primary products, with a growth of 24.7 percent, accounting for 25 percent of total import value of the country.
In these ten months imports of industrial products were $579.92 billion, an increase of 18.3 percent, accounting for 75 percent of China's total import value for this period.