Gansu ranks 1st in H1 foreign trade growth

Western China's Gansu province recorded $3.55 billion in foreign trade in the first half of this year, a growth of 130 percent on the same period last year, according to the provincial customs house.

The growth rate, which was 83 percentage points higher than the national average, placed Gansu first across China.

The total trade volume included $542 million of exports, up 83.2 percent, and $3.01 billion of imports, up 140 percent.

The province's trade with Asia amounted to $1.17 billion, up 117 percent, trade with Latin America, $910 million, up 312 percent, and trade with Africa, $394 million, up 206 percent.
(Source:xinhua)