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Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has achieved growth in foreign trade for three consecutive months since June, local authorities said.

The country's exports dropped by 3 percent on a yearly basis to 7.71 trillion yuan and imports fell by 3.3 percent year-on-year to 6.53 trillion yuan, customs data showed.

In 2019, online retail contributed 45.6 percent of the growth in the country's total retail sales.

Stabilizing the fundamentals in the foreign trade and investment sector is of paramount importance to stable economic performance and the job market.

The event was held online due to COVID-19. Despite the change, the 127th fair drew nearly 26,000 enterprises from home and abroad.