HARBIN, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The foreign trade of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province rose 13.1 percent year on year to 138.6 billion yuan (about 19.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the first nine months of this year.

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According to the Harbin customs on Thursday, Heilongjiang's exports totaled about 25 billion yuan, up 19.6 percent year on year, while its imports increased 11.8 percent to 113.6 billion yuan during the January-September period.

The province's trade with Russia has maintained stable growth, hitting 94.6 billion yuan in the first three quarters. This figure represented a 9.1-percent growth year on year, accounting for 68.3 percent of the province's total foreign trade during the same period.

The province has also optimized and developed the export commodity structure. Exports of high-tech products reached 2 billion yuan, up 80.2 percent compared with the same period of last year.