China’s foreign trade value up 11.7 percent in January-September

Monday, 16 October 2017 10:07:50 (GMT+3)   |   Shanghai
       

In September this year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $368.05 billion, indicating a year-on-year rise of 12.7 percent, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on October 13. In the given month, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $198.26 billion, increasing by 8.1 percent year on year, while Chinese imports totaled $169.8 billion in value, rising by 18.7 percent year on year, resulting in a trade surplus of $28.47 billion.

In the January-September period of the current year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $2.97 trillion, up 11.7 percent year on year. In the given period, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $1.63 trillion, up 7.5 percent, while the value of its imports rose by 17.3 percent year on year to $1.33 trillion, resulting in a trade surplus of $295.6 billion in the given period.


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