China's foreign trade of goods climbed 3.7 percent year on year in the first quarter to 7.01 trillion yuan (1.04 trillion U.S. dollars), customs data showed Friday.

海关数据显示，2019年第一季度中国对外商品贸易年同比增长3.7%，达到7.01万亿元（1.04万亿美元）。

Exports increased by 6.7 percent year on year to 3.77 trillion yuan in the first three months, while imports went up by 0.3 percent to 3.24 trillion yuan, the General Administration of Customs said.