According to the Chinese customs authorities, in January this year
China's total external trade volume reached a value of $295.01 billion, up 43.9 percent year on year, with its exports accounting for $150.73 billion, up 37.7 percent year on year, and its imports reaching $144.28 billion, up 51 percent year on year. Thus,
China's trade surplus for the month in question was $6.45 billion, down 53.5 percent year on year.
As regards
China's major trading partners, in January
China-EU bilateral trade reached a value of $45.97 billion, up 30.5 percent year on year.
China-US bilateral trade in the given month totaled $36.87 billion, up 39.2 percent year on year.
China-ASEAN trade amounted to $28.89 billion, up 34.5 percent year on year, with
China exporting $13.36 billion to ASEAN countries, up 26.7 percent year on year, and importing $15.53 billion from ASEAN countries, up 41.9 percent year on year, resulting in a trade deficit of $2.17 billion.
China-
Japan bilateral trade in January totaled $27.84 billion, up 42 percent year on year. Trade between
China and
India in January reached a value of $6.66 billion, up 44.2 percent year on year, while
China's trade with
Brazil totaled $5.99 billion, up 74.8 percent year on year.