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.

Photo taken on March 8, 2019 shows containers loaded with imported and exported products at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province [File Photo: IC]

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.