Beijing’s foreign trade hit a record high of 1.42 trillion yuan (219 billion dollars) in the first half of the year, up 26 per cent year-on-year.
The China capital city’s customs bureau said on Tuesday that Beijing’s exports grew 18.1 per cent year-on-year to 293 billion yuan, and imports increased 28.2 per cent to 1.13 trillion yuan.
Its foreign trade in June was 266.7 billion yuan, the highest monthly figure since December 2019.
From January to June, Beijing’s trade with the European Union, United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations continued to account for over 10 per cent of the city’s total.
The top import commodities were automobiles and agricultural products, respectively rising by 71.2 per cent and 53.6 per cent year-on-year.
High-tech products continued to drive Beijing’s export growth and included mobile phones, integrated circuits, medicines and medical materials.
Beijing’s foreign trade hits record high in 6 months
