Shenyang Customs said on Thursday the total import and export value of Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, reached $14.33 billion in 2013, a year-on-year increase of 12.4 percent.

Export volume totaled $7 billion, up 17.3 percent, and import volume hit $7.33 billion, up 8.1 percent. The capital's foreign trade deficit was $330 million.

According to Shenyang Customs, Shenyang foreign trade growth was 2.6 percentage points higher than that of Liaoning province. Exports to the United States, the European Union, the Association of South-East Asian Nations and Korea increased rapidly, with year-on-year increases of 18.7 percent, 8.4 percent, 36 percent and 15.3 percent.