The 101st session of the Chinese Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) ended its first phase on Apr.20. Guangdong delegation ranked the first in export, with deals worth US$6.12b.

A total of 314 overseas companies from 36 countries and regions attended the Fair, which invited foreign exhibitors for the first time.

Chinese exporters and foreign buyers still dominate the fair with 136,000 purchasers from 209 countries and regions participating, 11.9 percent more than the same period of last fair. The total exports volume reached 23.98 billion U.S. dollars, up 8.1 percent from the 100 session.

Spokesman Xu Bing said deals on electro-mechanical products were worth 13.71 billion U.S. dollars, 57.2 percent of the total contracts value, and the famous brand products contracts were worth 78.4 billion U.S. dollars, 32.7 percent of the total.

Deals on garments were worth 3.29 billion U.S. dollars, textile products 2.73 billion U.S. dollars up 13.9 percent and 10.5 percent.

EU buyers struck the largest sum of deals at 7.28 billion U.S. dollars, followed by 3.28 billion U.S. dollars by U.S. buyers and 3.16 billion U.S. dollars with purchasers from the Middle East.

Editor: Yan