In US dollar terms, the country's exports and imports of goods and services amounted to $317.5 billion and $276.4 billion respectively, recording a surplus of $41.1 billion dollars, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said.

Goods exports were worth nearly 2.04 trillion yuan ($287.6 billion), while such imports totaled 1.6 trillion yuan ($225.57 billion), resulting in a surplus of 431.6 billion yuan, a state-controlled media outlet reported.

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