Containers are stored at Ningbo Zhoushan Port, Zhejiang province. [Photo by YAO FENG/CHINA DAILY] 

BEIJING -- China's international trade in goods and services in November hit 3.98 trillion yuan, or $555.7 billion, down 3 percent over the same period last year, official data showed on Friday.

Exports of goods came in at 1.94 trillion yuan and imports hit 1.59 trillion yuan, resulting in a surplus of 351.1 billion yuan, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said.

Services exports totaled 189 billion yuan last month, and services imports were at 257.5 billion yuan, resulting in a trade deficit of 68.5 billion yuan.

Transportation services were the biggest services trade contributor, with a 168.8-billion-yuan trade volume, the data showed.