Hubei's imports and exports stood at 629.59 billion yuan in the first 11 months of 2024, up 10.7 percent year on year, local customs said on December 13.
Of the total, exports posted 430.9 billion yuan, surging by 12.9 percent from the same period last year, while imports gained 6.1 percent to 198.69 billion yuan.
From January toNovember, Hubei’s imports and exports of general trade represented a year-on-year growth of 11.7 percent to 488.72 billion yuan, accounting for 77.6 percent of the province's total foreign trade volume.
During the same period, the province’simports and exports of processing tradeamounted to72.1 billion yuan,whilethat of bonded logistics totaled 53.99 billion yuan.
There were 9,253 foreign trade enterprises with import and export performance in Hubei. Among them, there were 8,354 private enterprises, with the import and export volume hitting 432.96 billion yuan over the period, contributing 76.1 percent to the province's total foreign trade volume.
During the period, Hubei's imports and exports with its top three trading partners - ASEAN, the European Union and the United States - stood at 131.2 billion yuan, 71.75 billion yuan and 60.58 billion yuan, respectively. (en.hubei.gov.cn by Zhang Yawei)