China's foreign trade of goods rose 4.2 percent year on year in the first seven months of 2019 to 17.41 trillion yuan (about 2.47 trillion U.S. dollars), customs data showed on Thursday.
Exports increased 6.7 percent year on year to 9.48 trillion yuan during the same period, while imports grew 1.3 percent to 7.93 trillion yuan, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said.
EU, ASEAN and the U.S. are China's top three trade partners in the first seven months, according to GAC.
