Anhui’s imports and exports up 10.2% in Q1-Q3

Anhui’s foreign trade volume reached $56.45 billion in the first three quarters this year, up 10.2 percent from the same period a year ago, local authorities said on Monday.

The volume brought the province to the 12^th place in China and the first spot in the Central China region, according to the Department of Commerce.

Exports reached $33.02 billion, up 9.9 percent, while imports stood at $23.43 billion, up 10.7 percent.

The province ranked 4^th in the Jan-Sept period in terms of year-on-year growth in foreign trade.

Mechanical and electrical exports totaled $19.16 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 13 percent. High-tech exports rose 14.3 percent to $8.87 billion.

Meanwhile, mechanical and electrical imports reached $9.33 billion, up 22.4 percent, statistics showed.