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The 99th China Export Commodities Fair (Canton Fair) closed in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday (March 30). The deals hit a record high of 32.2 billion U.S. dollars, up 9.5 percent over the previous session.
Guangdong delegation ranked the first in trade volume with 8.37 Billion USD, accounting for 25.9 percent of the total.
The 12-day fair attracted more than 190,011 businessmen from 211 countries and regions, up 7.2 percent over the previous session
Business people from the European Union spent 10.6 billion U.S. dollars, those from the United States signed deals worth 4.7 billion U.S. dollars, and buyers from the Middle East bought 4.28 billion U.S. dollars worth of goods.
Electrical and mechanical products remained the hottest selling item at the fair, with 13 billion U.S. dollars worth of deals signed, accounting for 40.3 percent of the total trade volume, data from the fair's organizers showed.
Deals for clothing, textiles and agricultural products also saw increases at the fair, the data said.
Editor: Yan
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