Northwest China's Gansu province saw its trade with the countries along the Belt and Road standing at 1.15 billion yuan in January, up 21.6 percent year on year, higher than the 11.2 percent growth in its overall foreign trade in the same period, according to the local customs authorities.
To be specific, the province's exports to those countries stood at about 320 million yuan in January, up 62.7 percent year on year, while its imports from those countries increased 10.8 percent year on year to 830 million yuan.
In January, Gansu achieved a total import and export volume of 3.21 billion yuan, an increase of 11.2 percent year on year.
