Photo taken on March 31, 2021 shows a China-Europe freight train (blue) at Suifenhe Railway Port in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
HARBIN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province saw its foreign trade in goods grow by 25.3 percent year on year to 161.5 billion yuan (about 25.3 billion U.S. dollars) in the first ten months of this year, local authorities said.
According to Harbin Custom in the provincial capital, the province's imports saw a 26.1-percent increase to 125.64 billion yuan in the January-October period. In comparison, its exports grew by 22.5 percent to reach 35.86 billion yuan.
The province's trade with Russia hit 105.05 billion yuan, up 28.2 percent, accounting for 65 percent of the total foreign trade. Trade with countries along the Belt and Road amounted to 120.3 billion yuan, registering a 26.2-percent increase.
The customs said that the exports of electrical and mechanical products and labor-intensive products grew by 18.7 percent and 21.8 percent respectively.
Imports of key commodities in the province such as natural gas and soybeans registered robust growth. In particular, natural gas imports surged by 165 percent to reach 8.2 billion cubic meters during the period. Enditem
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