Xinjiang trade value jumps by doubling exports

THE import and export value of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region doubled in the first seven months of this year to US$11.58 billion, 70 percent more than the national average growth rate.

The remote Chinese region exported US$9.89 billion worth of commodities from January to July, almost double that for the same period last year, and imported goods were valued at US$1.69 billion, an increase of more than 80 percent, according to statistics given by Urumqi Customs. Xinjiang's conventional bulk goods for export included garments and accessories, footwear, machinery and electronic products, textile yarn, fabrics and related products, and farm produce.