In October this year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $400.55 billion, indicating a year-on-year rise of 18.2 percent, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on November 8. In the given month, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $217.28 billion, increasing by 15.6 percent year on year, while Chinese imports totaled $183.27 billion in value, rising by 21.4 percent year on year, resulting in a trade surplus of $34.01 billion.
In the January-October period of the current year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $3.84 trillion, up 16.1 percent year on year. In the given period, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $2.05 trillion, up 12.6 percent, while the value of its imports rose by 20.3 percent year on year to $1.79 trillion, resulting in a trade surplus of $254.2 billion in the given period.