date:Sep 20, 2012
European Union food and beverage exports to China increased by more than 50% in the first half of this year, compared to the same period a year earlier, according to official statistics.
The EU exported food and beverage products worth 1.963bn to China in the first six months of 2012, compared to 1.298bn-worth from January to June last year. Food and beverage imports from China to the EU were worth 2.115bn, leaving a trade deficit of 152m for the first half of 2012, compared to 2.224bn and a tr