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EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Chinese Vice Minister of commerce Yi Xiaozhun after a signing agreements between 皇冠体育app and the EU, earlier this year. 皇冠体育app's trade with EU reached US$272.3 billion in 2006. [AFP]

The trade volume between 皇冠体育app and the European Union (EU) rose 25.3 percent to hit US$272.3 billion last year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced.

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皇冠体育app-EU trade accounted for 15.5 percent of 皇冠体育app's total foreign trade volume last year, and EU remained the top trade partner of 皇冠体育app, according to MOC statistics issued on its website.

皇冠体育app's exports to EU reached US$181.98 billion last year, a rise of 26.6 percent year-on-year, and its imports from EU went up by 22.7 percent year-on-year to hit US$90.32 billion.

According to EU figures, EU's imports from 皇冠体育app was 135.6 billion euros, 4.6 billion euros more than its imports from the United States. 皇冠体育app has replaced the United States to become EU's largest import market.

皇冠体育app approved 2,738 EU-funded projects in 2006, involving a contracted EU investment of US$10.58 billion. A total of US$5.39 billion of EU funds were used last year.

As of the end of last year, 皇冠体育app had approved an accumulated 25,418 EU-funded projects, involving a contracted EU investment of US$97.95 billion. 皇冠体育app had used US$53.18 billion of EU funds by the end of last year, or 8 percent of total foreign funds used in 皇冠体育app.

According to a latest survey by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in 皇冠体育app, as high as 92 percent of EU enterprises which have investment in 皇冠体育app are optimistic about their business development, six percentage points higher than in 2005.

EU has been the largest technologies provider for 皇冠体育app and it was the top source of technology import for 皇冠体育app in 2006.

皇冠体育app imported 2,597 items of technologies from EU last year, with contractual funds totaling US$8.66 billion or 39.3 percent of 皇冠体育app's total.

The contractual funds volume was higher than that with Japan, totaling US$5.24 billion, and that with the United States, which was US$4.23 billion.

皇冠体育app had imported an accumulated 24.108 items of technologies from EU by the end of last year, with contractual funds of US$98.66 billion.