BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — China’s international trade in goods and services surplus stood at 157.3 billion yuan (about 23.1 billion U.S. dollars) in September, official data showed on Friday.
In September, the country’s trade income amounted to about 1.72 trillion yuan and expenditure was at 1.56 trillion yuan, according to data released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
China’s goods trade income came in at 1.58 trillion yuan with an expenditure of 1.32 trillion yuan, leading to a surplus of 254.8 billion yuan, the data showed.
The services trade saw a deficit of 97.4 billion yuan, with the sector’s income and expenditure standing at 140.3 billion yuan and 237.7 billion yuan, respectively.