Trade: Trade exceeds US$160b (Shanghai Daily) Updated: 2006-06-13 14:48
Shanghai's foreign trade volume exceeded US$162.6 billion in the first five
months of this year, up 23.3 percent from a year earlier, Youth Daily reported
today.
The export volume surged by 26.6 percent to US$100.6 billion and the import
volume grew 18.4 percent to US$62 billion in the period.
With the increasing price of raw materials in the international market, the
city imported products at higher prices. (For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates)
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