SHIJIAZHUANG, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The total import-export value of north China's Hebei Province reached 122.91 billion yuan (about 17.2 billion U.S. dollars) in the first four months of this year, up 6.6 percent year on year, local authorities said Wednesday.
The province's exports were down 4.4 percent year on year to 67.39 billion yuan from January to April, with its imports rising 24.1 percent year on year to 55.52 billion yuan, according to Shijiazhuang Customs.
The province saw its imports and exports with Australia total 23.68 billion yuan during the period, up 25.9 percent year on year. Trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Brazil also enjoyed rapid growth of 55 percent and 46.3 percent respectively.
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