China's goods trade rose 8.9 percent year on year to 9.11 trillion yuan (about US$1.43 trillion) in the first four months of this year, customs data showed Tuesday.
China's goods exports rose 6.4 percent year on year to 4.81 trillion yuan in the January-April period while imports grew 11.7 percent to 4.3 trillion yuan, resulting in a trade surplus of 506.24 billion yuan, which narrowed by 24.1 percent, according to the General Administration of Customs.