Shanghai Port in east China realized 131.9 billion US dollars in foreign trade in the first five months of this year, up 25 percent year-on-year, according to local customs statistics.

The total included 79.45 billion US dollars in export volume, up 36.2 percent over the year-earlier level; and 52.45 billion US dollars in import volume, up 10.9 percent.

Export value of machines and electronics went up 40 percent year-on-year to 44.7 billion US dollars, or 56.2 percent of the total chalked up by Shanghai Port.

Between January and May this year, the United States, the European Union and Japan remained the top three trade partners of Shanghai Port, the local customs sources said.

Source: Xinhua