Jiangsu Province, a manufacturing hub in China, reported robust foreign trade growth in the first 10 months of 2021, local customs said Thursday.
The total import and export value of the eastern Chinese province hit 4.21 trillion yuan (about 660 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-October period, up 16.7 percent from the same period last year.
Exports soared to 2.61 trillion yuan, registering an 18.3-percent increase over the same period last year, while imports totaled 1.6 trillion yuan, up 14.1 percent.
The province’s trade volumes with its major trading partners, including the European Union, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.—Xinhua
