China-Russia Trade Up 27.8% Year-on-Year To $97.23Bln In January-November - Customs

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published December 08, 2018 | 11:31 AM

BEIJING (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 08th December, 2018) China-Russia trade increased by 27.8 percent year-on-year to $97.23 billion in January-November 2018, remaining on track to top $100 billion this year, Chinese General Administration of Customs data showed on Saturday.

Chinese exports to Russia during the reporting period increased by 12 percent to $43.

45 billion, and imports from Russia surged by 44.3 percent to $53.78 billion.

In November, trade between the two countries amounted to $9.9 billion. China exported goods worth $4.1 billion from Russia, and worth of its imports from Russia amounted to $5.8 billion.

China has been one of Russia's major trade partners for years. In 2017, trade between the two countries grew by 20.8 percent year-on-year to $84 billion.