3rd China-ASEAN Expo ends with surging trade volume

The third annual China-ASEAN Expo ended here on Friday with a trade volume totaling 1.27 billion U.S. dollars, up 10.2 percent from last year, according to the Expo's organizing committee.

With the exports of 1.03 billion dollars, imports of 75 million dollars and the domestic trade of 167 million dollars, this year's Expo enjoyed brisk trade growth, announced Li Jinzao, deputy director of the organizing committee at a press conference.

Trade in mechanical equipment stood at 635 million dollars, accounting for half of the total, followed by electronic products, agricultural products and farming materials, he said.

Source: Xinhua