Guangdong province recorded an import and export volume in June of 1.05 trillion yuan ($155.56 billion), marking the first time the monthly figure has exceeded the 1-trillion-yuan threshold in history and representing a year-on-year increase of 30.3 percent.

Bi Kexin, deputy director of Guangdong Customs, said the province sold products abroad valued at 607.44 billion yuan (up 15.1 percent) while purchasing goods valued at 444.14 billion yuan from the rest of the world (up 59.1 percent).

The good trade performance in June has helped the province reach a total foreign trade volume of 5.49 trillion yuan for the first half of the year, surpassing 5 trillion yuan for the first time for the period, a year-on-year growth of 20.8 percent.

Guangdong's foreign trade volume represented 21.6 percent of China's total, registering a trade increment of 944.71 billion yuan and contributing 25.6 percent to the nation's foreign trade growth.

Guangdong ranks first nationally in its share of foreign trade, trade increment and growth contribution, Bi said at a news conference in Guangzhou on Friday.

Customs officers said the growth can be partly attributed to the heat wave in Europe and partly to World Cup fever.

Source: China Daily
Editor: Lyu Yun