Beijing: Garment export hits 1 billion US dollars

The export and import value in Beijing in last eight months reached 194.9 billion US dollars increasing by 49.6% compared to the same period last year. The export value was 35.9 billion US dollars while the import value is 159 billion US dollars.

The foreign trade volume of Beijing ranked 4th among all provinces and municipal cities in last eight months, which accounts 10.4% of the total China's export and import value. The year-on-year growth rate of import and export in Beijing is 9.5% higher than that of national level.

During last eight months, both the export value of garment and integrate circuit hit one billion US dollars. In terms of import, the import value of crude oil increases by 24.6% reaching 130 million tons. The import value of mechanical and electrical products hits 42.89 billion US dollars up by 34.1% year on year.