China's trade volume with five Central Asian countries grows rapidly, hitting record high - Chinese report

According to the General Administration of Customs, China's trade volume with five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan) in the first five months of this year increased by 10.
The total increased by 4% to 286.42 billion formers (approximately 5.8 trillion yen), the highest ever recorded. Of this, exports increased by 5.6% to 188.18 billion formers (approximately 3.8 trillion yen), and imports increased by 1.2% to 1.27 trillion formers (approximately 1.27 trillion yen).
The total amounted to 98.24 billion yen, an increase of 21%. As a model region for high-quality "One Belt, One Road" joint construction countries, economic and trade exchanges between Central Asia and China have been continuously strengthened, and
Trade volume is steadily expanding. China's trade with the five Central Asian countries is expected to grow from 312.04 billion former in 2013 to 674.15 billion former in 2024.
(approximately 13.6 trillion yen), with an average annual growth rate of 7.3%, 2.3 percentage points higher than the average annual growth rate of China's total trade volume.