China's foreign trade registered steady growth in the first 11 months of 2019 by expanding 2.4 percent year-on-year, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Sunday.

During this period, the total foreign trade volume reached 28.5 trillion yuan (4.14 trillion U.S. dollars).

Exports climbed 4.5 percent year-on-year to 15.55 trillion yuan, while imports hit 12.95 trillion yuan, data showed.

Among all sectors, China's private sector, which is the primary body of China's foreign trade and accounts for 42.5 percent, continued to play a big part.



It posted 12.22 trillion yuan in foreign trade, up 10.4 percent year-on-year.