China's intl trade in goods, services hits 4.23t yuan in January

BEIJING -- China's international trade in goods and services totaled 4.23 trillion yuan ($596.09 billion) in January, up 23 percent year-on-year, official data showed Thursday.

Exports of goods came in at 2.02 trillion yuan and imports hit 1.6 trillion yuan, resulting in a surplus of 413 billion yuan, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said.

Services exports totaled 217.8 billion yuan in January, while services imports hit 384.8 billion yuan, resulting in a trade deficit of 167.1 billion yuan, according to the administration.

Tourism was the biggest services trade contributor, with a 175.4-billion-yuan trade volume, the data showed.