China's foreign trade up 18.3% in first two months

China's foreign trade of goods rose 18.3 percent year-on-year in the first two months of this year to 7.73 trillion yuan, customs data showed on Tuesday.

Exports rose 19.2 percent from the same period last year to reach 4.62 trillion yuan, while imports went up 17.1 percent to 3.11 trillion yuan, according to the data.