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Five regions mainstay of nation's total exports

China's top five exporting provincial-level regions in the first five months of the year reported combined exports of $660.6 billion in the period, or 68.9 percent of the national total, said the top economic regulator. Zhejiang and Shandong provinces saw their exports rise 2.6 percent and 0.6 percent year-on-year, respectively, to reach $127.2 billion and $62.8 billion, data from the National Development and Reform Commission showed. Exports from Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces and Shanghai stood at $240.1 billion, $154.6 billion and $76 billion, down 1.5 percent, 0.9 percent and 6.4 percent, respectively.

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