Economic growth to stay on stable course

Trade rises to about 2.59 trillion yuan in May, exports up 7.7%, GAC data show

While China's customs data point to solid growth in imports and exports in the first five months of this year, a customs official predicted that the country's economic development trend will remain stable and resilient in the long term.

China's foreign trade grew 4.1 percent year-on-year to 12.1 trillion yuan ($1.76 trillion) in the first five months of 2019, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed on Monday.