Chinas foreign trade up 9.4% in first half

China's imports and exports increased by 9.4 percent year-on-year during the first half of 2022 to 19.8 trillion yuan ($2.94 trillion), according to latest Customs data released on Wednesday.

The exports came in at 11.14 trillion yuan, surging 13.2 percent on a yearly basis, while the imports valued at 8.66 trillion yuan, growing 4.8 percent from a year ago.

In June, the nation's foreign trade rose by 14.3 percent year-on-year.