MINISTRY OF COMMERCE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
In the first quarter of 2018, the total import and export value of China reached US$1042.15 billion, with an increase of 16.3% year on year (the same as below). The export was US$545.27 billion, with an increase of 14.1% and the import was US$496.88 billion, with an increase of 18.9%, the trade surplus was US$48.39 billion, with a decrease of 19.3%.
In March, the total value of the Chinese import and export was US$353.23 billion, with an increase of 5.3%. The export was US$174.12 billion, with a decrease of 2.7% and the import was US$179.1 billion, with an increase of 14.4%. The trade deficit was US$4.98 billion (the surplus over the same period last year was US$22.39 billion).
Unit: US$ 100million
March | January-March | |||||||||||
In USD 100million | YoY growth % | In USD 100million | YoY growth % | |||||||||
Total import and export value | 3532.3 | 5.3 | 10421.5 | 16.3 | ||||||||
Export value | 1741.2 | -2.7 | 5452.7 | 14.1 | ||||||||
Import value | 1791.0 | 14.4 | 4968.8 | 18.9 | ||||||||
Export and import balance | -49.8 | - | 483.9 | -19.3 | ||||||||