In June this year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $391.87 billion, indicating a year-on-year rise of 12.5 percent, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on July 13. In the given month, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $216.74 billion, increasing by 11.3 percent year on year, while Chinese imports totaled $175.13 billion in value, rising by 14.1 percent year on year, resulting in a trade surplus of $41.61 billion.
In the January-June period of the current year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $2.20585 trillion, up 16.0 percent year on year. In the given period, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $1.17275 trillion, up 12.8 percent, while the value of its imports rose by 19.9 percent year on year to $1.0331 trillion, resulting in a trade surplus of $139.65 billion in the given period.