TIANJIN Port handled US$19.25 billion worth of foreign trade in the first four months of the year, up 36.8 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to figures released by Tianjin Customs.

Export accounted for $10.44 billion, up 33.6 per cent, while imports accounted for $8.81 billion, up 40.8 per cent year-on-year, reported Xinhua quoting China customs figures.

General trade was $11.38 billion, up 41.2 per cent, representing 59.1 per cent of the total trade for the same period last year. Imports accounted for $5.15 billion, up 55.9 per cent comparable to the first four months of last year, while export accounted for $6.23 billion, up 31 per cent.