Positive forecast for Shandong's foreign trade

Shandong's foreign trade is expected to maintain steady upward momentum this year despite the gloomy global environment, according to a Shandong provincial government senior official.

"Thanks to the positive measures the government has applied, foreign trade saw a 9.1 percent year-on-year increase during the first three quarters and the growth is expected to continue in the october quarter," Xia Geng, vice-governor of Shandong province, said at a group interview last month.

The province's foreign trade totaled $209.48 billion in the first three quarters, according to statistics from Shandong provincial commerce department.