General

According to foreign trade data, in the first four months of this year, China's imports and exports to five Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan and to West Asian and North African countries such as Saudi Arabia increased by 37.4% and 9.6% respectively.

According to customs statistics, in the first four months of this year, China's total import and export value was 13.32 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. Among them, exports reached 7.67 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.6%; Import reached 5.65 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.02%; The trade surplus reached 2.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 56.7%.

Calculated in US dollars, foreign trade data shows that in the first four months of this year, China's total import and export value was 1.94 trillion US dollars, a decrease of 1.9%. Among them, exports reached 1.12 trillion US dollars, an increase of 2.5%; Import of 822.76 billion US dollars, a decrease of 7.3%; The trade surplus reached 294.19 billion US dollars, an increase of 45%.

In April of this year, China's total import and export value was 3.43 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.9%. Among them, exports reached 2.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.8%; Import reached 1.41 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.8%; The trade surplus was 618.44 billion yuan, an increase of 96.5%.

In US dollar terms, in April this year, China's total import and export value was $500.63 billion, an increase of 1.1%. Among them, exports reached 295.42 billion US dollars, an increase of 8.5%; Imports reached 205.21 billion US dollars, a decrease of 7.9%; The trade surplus reached 90.21 billion US dollars, an increase of 82.3%.

From a country by country perspective, China's imports and exports to ASEAN and the European Union have increased, while imports and exports to the United States, Japan, and other countries have decreased.

Specifically, foreign trade data shows that in the first four months of this year, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 2.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.9%, accounting for 15.7% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, China's exports to ASEAN reached 1.27 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.1%; Import from ASEAN reached 820.3 billion yuan, an increase of 1.1%; The trade surplus with ASEAN reached 451.55 billion yuan, expanding by 111.4%.

The EU is China's second largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 1.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.2%, accounting for 13.5% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, China's exports to the European Union reached 1.17 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.2%; Import from the European Union reached 631.35 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9%; The trade surplus with the European Union reached 541.46 billion yuan, an increase of 0.3%.

According to foreign trade data, the United States is China's third largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 1.5 trillion yuan, a decrease of 4.2%, accounting for 11.2% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, China's exports to the United States reached 1.09 trillion yuan, a decrease of 7.5%; Imports from the United States reached 410.06 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; The trade surplus with the United States reached 676.89 billion yuan, narrowing by 14.1%.

According to foreign trade data, Japan is China's fourth largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 731.66 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.6%, accounting for 5.5% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, China's exports to Japan reached 375.24 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%; Import from Japan reached 356.42 billion yuan, a decrease of 12.1%; The trade surplus with Japan was 18.82 billion yuan, compared to a trade deficit of 60.44 billion yuan in the same period last year.

Over the same period, China's imports and exports to countries along the "the Belt and Road" totaled 4.61 trillion yuan, an increase of 16%. Among them, exports reached 2.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 26%; Import reached 1.85 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.8%. China's imports and exports to five Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, and to West Asian and North African countries, including Saudi Arabia, increased by 37.4% and 9.6% respectively.