In the first eight months of this year, China's export of
electronic information products reached US$276.37 billion, up 26.2
percent year-on-year, according to a report from the Ministry of
Information Industry.
The export of electronic information products accounted for 36.1
percent of the country's total export during the period, and
contributed 34.5 percent to national export growth, the report
said.
Of the total export volume of electronic information products,
US$186.03 billion or 67.3 percent was achieved by foreign companies
in China, up 27.3 percent year-on-year, while US$45.55 billion or
16.5 percent belonged to Sino-foreign joint ventures, up 19.1
percent.
Statistics show that during the period China's total export and
import volume of electronic information products was US$490.16
billion, up 23.5 percent year-on-year. The import volume was
US$213.79 billion, up 20.1 percent and accounted for 35.4 percent
of the country's total import.
(Xinhua News Agency October 2, 2007)
