China announced Tuesday a trade surplus of US$11.43 billion in April this year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs.

China posted a trade surplus of US$140 million last month, following the US$7.3-billion trade deficit in February.

China's export in April rose 29.9 percent year-on-year to US$155.69 billion, mark a new historic high since last December's US$154.12 billion. April's import stood at US$144.26 billion, up 21.8 percent from a year earlier. Total trade in April was US$299.95 billion, up 25.9 percent from same time last year.