On January 10, China's General Administration of Customs released the country's import and export data for 2010. Accordingly, in 2010, China's exports reached a value of $1.578 trillion, up 31.3 percent year on year, while its imports totaled $1.40 trillion, rising by 38.7 percent compared to 2009. Thus, China's foreign trade surplus in 2010 was $183.1 billion, decreasing by 6.4 percent from the previous year.
The customs data also indicate that in December 2010 China's exports rose by 17.9 percent year on year to $154.2 billion, while its imports rose by 25.6 percent from the previous year to $141.07 billion. As a result, China's foreign trade surplus in the month in question was $13.1 billion, declining by 28.9 percent year on year.