(Yicai  Global) May 10 -- China recorded a current account surplus of USD56.8  billion in the first quarter of 2019, the State Administration of  Foreign Exchange said today.

For the first  quarter, the trade of goods recorded an 83 percent annual rise to a  USD94.5 billion surplus, while the service trade recorded USD63.4 billion deficit,  which contract 14 percent annually.The primary income recorded a USD25.4 billion  surplus while secondary income posted a USD2.2 billion surplus.