Henan's foreign trade continued its steady growth momentum. From January to May, the province's total import-export value saw a year-on-year growth of 26.1 percent to 432.85 billion yuan, 10.8 percentage points above the nation's average. Specifically, exports jumped 12.1 percent to 262.58 billion yuan, while imports surged 56 percent to 170.27 billion yuan.
In May alone, Henan's foreign trade totaled 87.15 billion yuan, up 29.4 percent year-on-year. In detail, exports increased 17.1 percent to 54.27 billion yuan, while imports surged 56.5 percent to 32.88 billion yuan.
Henan's imports and exports hit record highs for both the January-May period and May alone, with the January-May total already exceeding last year's January-June figure. All 12 prefecture-level cities and the Jiyuan Industry-City Integration Demonstration Zone posted positive growth. (Chinese source: Henan Daily Correspondent: Liu Yuanfang Reporter: Wang Ge Translator: Yang Jiaxin Proofreader: Ding Lan and Zhao Hanqing)
