An aerial drone photo taken on June 9, 2026 shows a cargo ship about to berth at Lianyungang Port in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 16.9 percent year on year in May, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday. In the first five months of the year, total foreign trade amounted to 20.68 trillion yuan (about 3.0539 trillion U.S. dollars), up 15.3 percent year on year. (Photo by Geng Yuhe/Xinhua)

BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 16.9 percent year on year in May, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.

The total value of goods imports and exports reached 4.45 trillion yuan (about 653 billion U.S. dollars) last month, remaining above 4 trillion yuan for three consecutive months, the data showed. Exports rose 13.8 percent from the same period last year, while imports increased 21.5 percent.

In the first five months of the year, total foreign trade amounted to 20.68 trillion yuan, up 15.3 percent year on year. ■

An aerial drone photo taken on June 9, 2026 shows a view of Yangzhou Port in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 16.9 percent year on year in May, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.

In the first five months of the year, total foreign trade amounted to 20.68 trillion yuan (about 3.0539 trillion U.S. dollars), up 15.3 percent year on year. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on June 9, 2026 shows a view of the Longtan Container Terminal at Nanjing Port, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 16.9 percent year on year in May, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.

In the first five months of the year, total foreign trade amounted to 20.68 trillion yuan (about 3.0539 trillion U.S. dollars), up 15.3 percent year on year. (Photo by Fang Dongxu/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on June 9, 2026 shows a cargo ship loading and unloading containers for foreign trade at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 16.9 percent year on year in May, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.

In the first five months of the year, total foreign trade amounted to 20.68 trillion yuan (about 3.0539 trillion U.S. dollars), up 15.3 percent year on year. (Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on June 9, 2026 shows a cargo ship berthed at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China's foreign trade in yuan-denominated terms grew 16.9 percent year on year in May, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.

In the first five months of the year, total foreign trade amounted to 20.68 trillion yuan (about 3.0539 trillion U.S. dollars), up 15.3 percent year on year. (Photo by Yu Fangping/Xinhua)