The following are facts and figures about China's foreign trade for the first eight months this year, provided by the General Administration of Customs:

　 January: exports at 11.367 million US dollars, down 11.0 percent from the same month last year; imports at 9.896 million US dollars, up 13.8 percent.

　 February: exports at 10.986 million US dollars, down 10.3 percent; imports at 8.714 million US dollars, down 4.3 percent.

　 March: exports at 14.813 million US dollars, down 4.0 percent; imports at 14.373 million US dollars, up 22.1 percent.

　 April: exports at 14.783 million US dollars, down 7.4 percent; imports at 13.829 million US dollars, up 18.7 percent.

　 May: exports at 15.517 million US dollars, up 4.1 percent; imports at 13.653 million US dollars, up 21.5 percent.

　 June: exports at 15.314 million US dollars, down 2.2 percent; imports at 14.521 million US dollars, up 22.6 percent.

　 July: exports at 17.322 million US dollars, up 7.4 percent; imports at 13.919 million, up 16.7 percent.

　 August: exports at 18.325 million US dollars, up 7.7 percent; imports at 13.446 million US dollars, up 24.0 percent.