Guangdong's import and export trade volume rose 51.7 percent year on year to a record high of 74.17 billion USD in January, accounted for 25.1 percent of the nation's total trade, according to the latest statistics released by Guangdong Customs.
The province's growth in foreign trade outpaced the national average of 43.9 percent. The trade included 42.98 billion USD of exports, up 51.8 percent year-on-year, and 31.19 billion USD of imports, up 51.6 percent.
Officials form the local customs think Guangdong s foreign trade has almost recovered from global financial crisis at the beginning of this year, as the trade volume in January is 20 Billion USD more than the same period in 2008 before the financial crisis.
