BEIJING, April 17(Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade with Belt & Road countries registered stable growth in the first quarter of this year, data from General Administration of Custom showed on Friday.
With the advancement of B&R construction, China's foreign trade with countries along Belt and Road routes reached 2 trillion yuan in the first quarter, projecting a year-on-year increase of 7.8 percent.
Among them, China's trade with Russia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt increased by 9.8 percent, 33.8 percent and 18.3 percent, respectively.
(Edited by Bao Nuomin, Yang Yifan, baonuomin@xinhua.org, yangyifan@xinhua.org)