Xinhua | 

BEIJING - China saw its trade surplus exceed 191.5 billion yuan (about $27.9 billion) in July, data from the country's forex regulator showed.

Exports for service trade stood at 141.4 billion yuan, while service imports reached 308.4 billion yuan, representing a deficit of 167 billion yuan, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

The country's trade in goods totaled 2.636 trillion yuan in July, with exports and imports reaching 1.497 trillion and 1.139 trillion yuan respectively.