Dalian, the biggest port in northeast China, has seen high growth in foreign trade in the first ten months this year, according to the city's customs statistics.

The total foreign trade volume stood at 21.05 billion US dollars at the end of October, up 27.6 percent year-on-year. Exports reached 11.29 billion US dollars and imports amounted to 9.76 billion US dollars, up 27.6 and 21.4 percent, respectively. The trade surplus reached 1.53 billion US dollars.

Exports of general trade items maintained a fast growth rate and reached 3.87 billion US dollars, up 43.6 percent. Imports of the same items totaled 3.51 billion US dollars, a rise of 27.8 percent.

Exports of processing trade items reached 7.02 billion US dollars, making up 62.2 percent of the city's total export volume. Imports of the same kind reached 5.08 billion US dollars.

The city's biggest three trading partners are Japan, the United States, and Republic of Korea.

Source: Xinhua