BEIJING - China's goods trade went up 7.9 percent year-on-year to 14.12 trillion yuan ($2.12 trillion) in the first half of this year, customs data showed Friday.

Exports rose 4.9 percent year-on-year in the January-June period while imports grew 11.5 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of 901.32 billion yuan, which narrowed by 26.7 percent, according to the General Administration of Customs.