The eastern province of Jiangsu, one of China's major exporters,
reported a 12 percent increase in exports for 2001, according to
the provincial foreign trade department.
Statistics show that the province's exports were valued at US$28.87
billion last year, and imports US$22.48 billion, up 13.1 and 12.1
percent from a year earlier respectively.
The province's export value makes up nearly one-tenth of the
nation's total.
Overseas-funded enterprises remain the pillar of export growth, as
they exported 15.1 billion US$ last year, accounting for 57 percent
of the province's total.
Exports of new and hi-tech products also take up a large proportion
-- nearly one-quarter of the province's total, according to
sources.
(Xinhua New Agency January 13, 2002)
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