Foreign trade grows steadily in Liaoning
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-05-02 20:39

Foreign trade in Northeast China's Liaoning Province amounted to US$6.32 billion in the first quarter of this year, a growth of 17.8 percent year-on-year.

However, the growth rate was 22 percentage points lower than the year-earlier level, according to local customs house.

The total trade volume included US$3.06 billion in import value, up 20.1 percent year-on-year; and US$3.26 billion in export value, up 15.7 percent. The trade surplus was US$200 million.

The export volume included US$190 million worth of oil products, down 37.9 percent from the year-earlier level, US$1.43 billion worth of machines and electronics, up 22.3 percent, and US$590 million worth of new and high tech products, up 30.3 percent.

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