China's foreign trade up 3.6 percent during Jan-Nov

China's goods trade maintained stable growth in the first 11 months of this year, with the total value of imports and exports reaching 41.21 trillion yuan ($5.75 trillion), up 3.6 percent year on year, as per data released by the General Administration of Customs of China on Monday.

Foreign trade witnessed a 4.1 percent year-on-year increase in November, with imports and exports amounting to 3.9 trillion yuan. Specifically, exports stood at 2.35 trillion yuan, up by 5.7 percent, while imports were at 1.55 trillion yuan, up by 1.7 percent.

•  Exports reached 24.46 trillion yuan, up by 6.2 percent year on year, while imports were 16.75 trillion yuan, up by 0.2 percent.

•  Imports and exports to countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative reached 21.33 trillion yuan, up by 6 percent, accounting for 51.8 percent of China's total foreign trade value.

•  Private-sector imports and exports reached 23.52 trillion yuan, up by 7.1 percent year on year.

•  Electrical equipment exports witnessed an increase, while that of labor-intensive products decreased. 

In the first 11 months, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products reached 14.89 trillion yuan, up by 8.8 percent, accounting for 60.9 percent of the total exports. During the same period, exports of labor-intensive products were 3.7 trillion yuan, down by 3.5 percent, accounting for 15.1 percent of the total exports.