In November this year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $394.55 billion, indicating a year-on-year rise of 14.7 percent, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on December 8. In the given month, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $217.382 billion, increasing by 12.3 percent year on year, while Chinese imports totaled $177.168 billion in value, rising by 17.7 percent year on year, resulting in a trade surplus of $40.214 billion.
In the January-November period of the current year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $3.703151 trillion, up 12.0 percent year on year. In the given period, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $2.039566 trillion, up 8.0 percent, while the value of its imports rose by 17.3 percent year on year to $1.663585 trillion, resulting in a trade surplus of $375.982 billion in the given period.