In September this year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $421.68 billion, indicating a year-on-year rise of 14.4 percent, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on October 12. In the given month, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $226.69 billion, increasing by 14.5 percent year on year, while Chinese imports totaled $195.0 billion in value, rising by 14.3 percent year on year, resulting in a trade surplus of $31.69 billion.
In the January-September period of the current year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $3.43193 trillion, up 15.7 percent year on year. In the given period, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $1.82665 trillion, up 12.2 percent, while the value of its imports rose by 20.0 percent year on year to $1.60528 trillion, resulting in a trade surplus of $221.38 billion in the given period.