On August 7, the General Administration of Customs released data showing that in July, the total value of China's goods trade imports and exports was 3.91 trillion yuan, up 6.7% year-on-year. The growth rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than that in June, reaching a new high for the year. 

Meanwhile, in the first seven months, the total value of China's goods trade imports and exports was 25.7 trillion yuan, up by 3.5% year-on-year, with the growth rate accelerating by 0.6 percentage points compared with the first half of the year. 

Lyu Daliang, director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs, said that since the beginning of this year, China's economy has been stable with progress. Despite the complex external environment, the country's foreign trade has maintained an upward and positive momentum.

(the Xinhua News Agency)