BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's exports rose 11.3 percent year-on-year to 180.21 billion U.S. dollars in June, slowing from the 15.3percent in May, the General Administration of Customs said Tuesday.

The imports increased 6.3 percent to 148.48 billion U.S. dollars, compared with a growth of 12.7 percent a month earlier.

In the first six months, the total foreign trade reached 1.84 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 8 percent year on year. Exports rose 9.2 percent to 954.38 billion U.S. dollars.