Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) — Trade volume between northern China’s Hebei Province and five Central Asian countries increased 2.1 times year-on-year to a record 3.03 billion yuan in the first five months of this year, the Zhongxinshe News Agency reported, citing local customs data.
In particular, the province’s exports increased by 100 percent to 2.5 billion yuan, while its imports of foreign goods amounted to 530 million yuan, up 160 percent.
During the reporting period, the province’s trade turnover with Kazakhstan reached 1.53 billion yuan, up 130 percent, with Uzbekistan – 860 million yuan, up 81.4 percent, with Kyrgyzstan – 400 million yuan, up 87.4 percent, with Tajikistan – 120 million yuan, up 230 percent, and with Turkmenistan – 120 million yuan, up 120 percent.
The list of popular goods from Central Asia included sun oil from Kazakhstan and raw cowhide from Kyrgyzstan. The volume of their supplies to Hebei Province amounted to 160 million and 38 million yuan, with an increase of 72.6 percent and 54.4 percent, respectively.
From January to May this year, the province’s automobile exports to Central Asian countries totaled 580 million yuan, up 2.4 times from the same period last year. -0-