Since the beginning of this year, China’s import and export of trade in goods maintained an overall steady growth, showing a trend of low yet stable growth. According to customs statistics, in the first half of this year, China’s foreign trade import and export value amounts to $ 1,839,8 billion, an year on year increase of 8% (similarly hereafter). Among which the total exports were $ 954.38 billion, an increase of 9.2%; and the imports were 885.46 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 6.7%; achieving a trade surplus of 68.92 billion U.S. dollars, increasing by 56.4%.

In June, China’s import and export value was $ 328.69 billion, an increase of 9%, among which the export amounted to 1802.1 billion U.S. dollars, up by 11.3 percent; the imports were 148.48 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 6.3%; a trade surplus of 31.73 billion U.S. dollars, up by 42.9%.