Beijing recorded a total foreign trade volume of 1.1 trillion yuan in the first four months, marking a year-on-year increase of 9.9 percent.

Beijing's foreign trade shows three prominent features: high-tech products act as the main engine of foreign trade growth, imports and exports with major trading partners show marked growth, and private enterprises maintain a strong growth momentum in foreign trade. Over the period, imports and exports of high-tech products reached 186.53 billion yuan, up 14.1 percent year on year; while private enterprises recorded imports and exports worth 191.44 billion yuan, surging by 47.8 percent.

(Source: qianlong.com)