Share of global exports set to reach 13% this year

Value-added product shipments rise despite persistent weakness in overall foreign trade

China is expected to account for 13 percent of the world's total exports this year as the country shipped more high-value products to both developed and emerging markets between January and November, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

China's proportion of exports amounted to 12.4 percent of the global market last year. The country's exports of rail equipment, as well as power and telecommunications products to developed markets rose 10 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months.