BEIJING, Dec. 8 -- China's exports rose 4.7 percent year on year to 211.66 billion U.S. dollars in November, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Monday.

The growth rate for November decelerated compared to October's 11.6 percent and 15.3 percent in September, according to the GAC.

Imports stood at 157.19 billion U.S. dollars, down 6.7 percent.

Total exports and imports in November amounted to 368.85 billion dollars, down 0.5 percent year on year.

In the first eleven months of the year, China's imports and exports hit 3.9 trillion dollars, up 3.4 percent, also recording a trade surplus of 332.5 billion dollars during the January-November period, up 42.2 percent year on year.

"Imports and exports in the first eleven months have both recorded steady growth," the GAC said in a press release.