On November 8, China's General Administration of Customs announced that in the first 10 months of the current year China's total foreign trade value amounted to $3.4 trillion, up 7.6 percent year on year. China's total export value in the given period reached $1.8 trillion, an increase of 7.8 percent, while the total value of its imports amounted to $1.6 trillion, up 7.3 percent, both year on year.

In October alone, China's total foreign trade value amounted to $339.7 billion, up 6.5 percent year on year. In particular, China's total export value in the given month reached $185.4 billion, up 5.6 percent, while the total value of its imports amounted to $154.3 billion, up 7.6 percent, both year on year.