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Foreign trade data showing growth set to be released

The General Administration of Customs will release foreign trade data on Friday. The volume of foreign trade jumped by 15.9 percent year-on-year to 22.5 trillion yuan ($3.4 trillion) in the first 10 months of the year, according to customs data. Both imports and exports are expected to register double-digit growth this year after demand rose as a result of improvements in the domestic and global economies, the administration said.