China's foreign trade up 14.2 pct in 2017

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade volume rose 14.2percent year on year to 27.79 trillion yuan (4.28 trillion U.S. dollars), ending the previous two years' continuous drop, official data showed Friday.

China's exports increased 10.8 percent to reach 15.33 trillion yuan while imports surged 18.7 percent to stand at 12.46 trillion yuan in 2017, ,the General Administration of Customs said. Enditem