Central China's Hunan Reports Export RiseCentral China's Hunan Province did US$1.78 billion worth of import and export in the first eight months of the year, up 12.5 percent from the same period last year.Local customs statistics show that from January to August, this central Chinese province exported US$1.17 billion worth of commodities, a rise of 8.5 percent. During the same period, the province also imported US$612 million worth of commodities, up 21 percent. Garments, textiles, manganese, fireworks, motorcycles are prime items on the province's exporting list. The local customs sources said that the province's export to Mexico, Russia Guatemala and Sweden went up, but export to the Republic of Korea, ASEAN member states dropped in the past eight months. The province's export was realized mostly via general trade. |
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