BEIJING — China's foreign trade of goods jumped 10.1 percent year-on-year to 27.3 trillion yuan (about $3.95 trillion) during the first eight months of the year, official data showed on Sept 7.

Exports rose 14.2 percent year-on-year to 15.48 trillion yuan, while imports increased 5.2 percent from a year ago to 11.82 trillion yuan, according to the General Administration of Customs.

From January to August, China's trade with its top three trading partners — the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the European Union and the United States — grew 14 percent, 9.5 percent and 10.1 percent, respectively.

During the period, China's trade with Belt and Road countries soared 20.2 percent year-on-year to 8.77 trillion yuan.

Exports of mechanical and electrical products expanded by 9.8 percent to account for 56.5 percent of the total, and exports of labor-intensive products jumped 14.1 percent from a year ago.

Private enterprises saw imports and exports increase 14.9 percent from a year ago to 13.68 trillion yuan in the first eight months, accounting for 50.1 percent of the country's total.

The trade value of foreign-invested firms rose 2.4 percent, and that of State-owned enterprises was up 15.1 percent in the same period.