In June this year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $350.42 billion, indicating a year-on-year rise of 13.8 percent, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities. In the given month, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $196.59 billion, increasing by 11.3 percent year on year, while Chinese imports totaled $153.82 billion in value, rising by 17.2 percent year on year, resulting in a trade surplus of $42.76 billion.
In the January-June period of the current year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $1.90948 trillion, up 13.0 percent year on year. In the given period, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $1.04727 trillion, up 8.5 percent, while the value of its imports rose by 18.9 percent year on year to $862.21 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $185.06 billion in the given period.