This aerial photo taken on Nov 29, 2023 shows the Luoyu Port in Meizhou Bay of Putian City, southeast China's Fujian province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING — China's total goods imports and exports expanded 1.2 percent year-on-year in November, official data showed Thursday.

Last month, the country's foreign trade stood at 3.7 trillion yuan (about $519.84 billion), according to the General Administration of Customs.

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Exports grew 1.7 percent year-on-year to 2.1 trillion yuan, while imports edged up 0.6 percent from one year earlier to 1.6 trillion yuan, the data showed.

During the January-November period, the country's foreign trade stayed unchanged compared to one year earlier, at 37.96 trillion yuan, according to the data.