China saw fast increases in foreign trade with emerging economies and developing countries last year, shaping a better world trade layout, the country's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday.
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The ministry's data showed that foreign trade between China and emerging economies and developing countries took a larger share in 2012, 6.2 percentage points more than the previous year.
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Trade with Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa, all BRICS members, surged 188.5 percent, 83 percent, 72 percent and 327 percent, respectively, the MOC said.
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China's foreign trade also shifted around the domestic layout, with the country's central and western regions taking 13.1 percent, 4.6 percentage points more than 2007, according to the MOC.
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Meanwhile, China's import and export of services maintained growth in 2012, with a year-on-year increase of 12.3 percent in the total volume to $470.58 billion, ranking third in the world.Â