Foreign trade value of northeast China up 27pc

TOTAL foreign trade value of the three Northeast China provinces, including Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang, rose 27.1 per cent year on year to US$63.8 billion from January to September this year, accounting for 4.1 per cent of the total foreign trade value of China, Logistics Week reported.

Exports surged 34.1 per cent to $38.07 billion, accounting for 4.3 per cent of the nation's total export value; while imports grew 18.1 per cent to $25.77 billion, representing 3.7 per cent of the value of mainland China's imports.

Among the three provinces, Liaoning exports grew 29.4 per cent to $26.1 billion and imports up 18.1 per cent to $17.2 billion; Jilin exports mounted 30.5 per cent to $2.6 billion and imports increased 21.6 per cent to $4.6 billion; while Heilongjiang exports jumped 50.5 per cent to $9.3 billion and imports up 13.9 per cent to $3.8 billion.