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Foreign Trade in Zhejiang Tops US$100 Billion

Updated: 2006-11-17 10:05

According to statistics released by Hangzhou Customs, Zhejiang Province
notched up a foreign trade volume of US$100.77 billion in the first three
quarters this year, up by 27.9% over the same period last year. The total
import and export volume exceeded US$100 billion three months ahead of
schedule, with several indices hitting record highs.

In the first three quarters, Zhejiang��s foreign trade surplus amounted
to US$46.09 billion, second only to that of Guangdong Province. The
export of mobile phones, ships and automobiles soared to US$3.09 billion,
US$0.57 billion and US$0.22 billion respectively, a year-on-year increase
of 2.1 times, 1.2 times and 1.2 times. They have become the major sources
of growth in the export of mechanical and electrical products in Zhejiang.

According to statistics released by Hangzhou Customs, Zhejiang Province
notched up a foreign trade volume of US$100.77 billion in the first three
quarters this year, up by 27.9% over the same period last year. The total
import and export volume exceeded US$100 billion three months ahead of
schedule, with several indices hitting record highs.

In the first three quarters, Zhejiang��s foreign trade surplus amounted
to US$46.09 billion, second only to that of Guangdong Province. The
export of mobile phones, ships and automobiles soared to US$3.09 billion,
US$0.57 billion and US$0.22 billion respectively, a year-on-year increase
of 2.1 times, 1.2 times and 1.2 times. They have become the major sources
of growth in the export of mechanical and electrical products in Zhejiang.

��Zhejiang Provincial Government Information Center��

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