Based on the statistics of China Customs Information Center, the import and export value of China’s fastener products in the first quarter totals USD 1.78 billion, up 7.5% versus 2016; the import and export quantity is USD 1.046 billion, up 3.8% versus 2016. The import value sums USD 0.734 billion, up 13.3% compared to that of last year. The trade surplus is USD 0.312 billion, while the trade surplus of the same period of last year was USD 0.36 billion and the surplus is narrower.(…)