China's foreign trade volume declined 0.5 percent year-on-year from January to April to $1.32 trillion, data showed Thursday.
Exports decreased 2.3 percent year-on-year, while imports went up 1.4 percent during this period, Xinhua quoted the General Administration of Customs as saying.
The trade surplus stood at $35.24 billion, down 41.4 percent from a year ago.
