Foshan foreign trade value up 27pc in first nine months

FOREIGN trade value of Foshan city in Guangdong province rose 27.5 per cent to US$28.07 billion in the first nine months of this year, Xinhua reported.

Exports increased 29.2 per cent to $19.4 billion, while imports grew 23.9 per cent to $8.6 billion, the report said.

In September alone, foreign trade value of Guangzhou's neighbouring city came to $3.35 billion, an increase of 8.8 per cent, the report said.