China's foreign trade up 7.9 pct in H1, surplus down

BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- China's goods trade went up 7.9 percent year on year to 14.12 trillion yuan (about 2.12 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first half of this year, customs data showed Friday.

Exports rose 4.9 percent year on year in the January-June period while imports grew 11.5 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of 901.32 billion yuan, which narrowed by 26.7 percent, according to the General Administration of Customs.