MINISTRY OF COMMERCE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
Briefing on China’s Import & Export in December 2019
Briefing on China’s Import & Export (USD)
In 2019, China's total value of import and export was US$4,575.3 billion, down 1% year on year (the same below). Of the total amount, export amounted to US$2498.41 billion, with an increase of 0.5%; import amounted to US$2076.89 billion, with a decrease of 2.8%; trade surplus was US$421.51 billion, with an increase of 20.1%.
In the month of December, China's total import and export value was US$428.5 billion, with an increase of 11.3%. Of the total amount, export was US$237.65 billion, with an increase of 7.6%; import was US$190.85 billion, with an increase of 16.3%; trade surplus was US$46.79 billion, with a decrease of 17.6%.
Items | December | Total amount January-December | ||
in 100 million USD | YoY growth % | in 100 million USD | YoY growth % | |
Total import and export value | 4285.0 | 11.3 | 45753.0 | -1.0 |
Export value | 2376.5 | 7.6 | 24984.1 | 0.5 |
Import value | 1908.5 | 16.3 | 20768.9 | -2.8 |
Balance of trade | 467.9 | -17.6 | 4215.1 | 20.1 |