Cargos are unloaded from a container ship at the container terminal of the Lianyungang Port in East China's Jiangsu province, on Jan 14, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China's total imports and exports expanded 13.3 percent year-on-year to 6.2 trillion yuan ($981 billion) in the first two months of 2022, official data showed Monday.

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Both exports and imports continued double-digit growth in the January-February period, surging 13.6 percent and 12.9 percent from the same period of last year, respectively, according to the General Administration of Customs.

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In US dollar terms, total trade came in at $973.45 billion during the period, up 15.9 percent year-on-year, the data showed.