In April this year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $372.09 billion, indicating a year-on-year rise of 16.7 percent, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on May 8. In the given month, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $200.44 billion, increasing by 12.9 percent year on year, while Chinese imports totaled $171.65 billion in value, rising by 21.5 percent year on year, resulting in a trade surplus of $28.78 billion.
In the January-April period of the current year, China’s total foreign trade value amounted to $1.41471 trillion, up 16.5 percent year on year. In the given period, the total value of China’s exports amounted to $745.73 billion, up 13.7 percent, while the value of its imports rose by 19.6 percent year on year to $668.98 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $76.75 billion in the given period.