Central China's Henan province has seen a foreign trade volume of 21.89 billion yuan (about US$3.25 billion) with countries along the Belt and Road in the first quarter of 2019, according to local customs office Thursday.
The figure marks a year-on-year increase of 1.7%, said Zhengzhou Customs.
During the past three months, its trade with countries along the Belt and Road in March was recorded at 7.83 billion yuan, up 32.5% year on year.
Privately-run enterprises in Henan have also seen a rising trend in trade with countries along the Belt and Road this year with a trade volume of 11.01 billion yuan, an increase of 26% from the previous year.
Trade with ASEAN countries totaled 11.29 billion yuan, accounting for over half of the province's total trade volume.
Since 2013, Henan has seen a continuous increase in trade volume with countries along the Belt and Road with the average of annual growth being over 10%, according to customs.
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