General

According to customs statistics, in the first three quarters of this year, China's total import and export value was 31.11 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.9% over the same period last year (the same below). Among them, the export was 17.67 trillion yuan, up 13.8%; Import reached 13.44 trillion yuan, up 5.2%; The trade surplus was 4.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 53.7%. In dollar terms, China's total import and export value in the first three quarters was 4.75 trillion US dollars, up 8.7%. According to customs data, the export reached 2.7 trillion US dollars, up 12.5%; Imports reached 2.05 trillion US dollars, up 4.1%; The trade surplus was 645.15 billion US dollars, an increase of 51.6%.

According to customs data, in September, China's total import and export value was 3.81 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.3%. Among them, the export reached 2.19 trillion yuan, up 10.7%; Imports reached 1.62 trillion yuan, up 5.2%; The trade surplus was 573.57 billion yuan, an increase of 29.9%. Measured in US dollars, China's total import and export value in September was 560.77 billion US dollars, up 3.4%. Among them, the export was 322.76 billion US dollars, up 5.7%; Imports reached US $238.01 billion, up 0.3%; The trade surplus was US $84.75 billion, an increase of 24.5%.

According to customs data, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner in the first three quarters. The total trade value between China and ASEAN was 4.7 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.2%, accounting for 15.1% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, the export to ASEAN was 2.73 trillion yuan, up 22%; Import from ASEAN was 1.97 trillion yuan, up 6.9%; The trade surplus with ASEAN was 753.6 billion yuan, an increase of 93.4%. The EU is China's second largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and the EU is 4.23 trillion yuan, up 9%, accounting for 13.6%. Among them, the export to EU was 2.81 trillion yuan, up 18.2%; Imports from the EU reached 1.42 trillion yuan, down 5.4%; The trade surplus with the EU was 1.39 trillion yuan, an increase of 58.8%. The United States is our third largest trading partner. The total value of our trade with the United States was 3.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 8%, accounting for 12.2%. Among them, the export to the United States was 2.93 trillion yuan, up 10.1%; The import from the United States was 865.13 billion yuan, up 1.3%; The trade surplus with the United States was 2.07 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.2%. South Korea is our fourth largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and South Korea is 1.81 trillion yuan, up 7.1%, accounting for 5.8%. Among them, the export to South Korea was 802.83 billion yuan, up 16.5%; Imports from South Korea totaled 1.01 trillion yuan, up 0.6%; The trade deficit with South Korea was 206.66 billion yuan, down 34.2%. Over the same period, China's imports and exports to countries along the "the Belt and Road" totaled 10.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.7%. Among them, the export was 5.7 trillion yuan, up 21.2%; Imports reached 4.34 trillion yuan, up 20%.

In addition, the import and export of private enterprises grew rapidly and their proportion increased. According to customs data, in the first three quarters, the import and export of private enterprises reached 15.62 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.5%, accounting for 50.2% of China's total foreign trade value, up 2 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, the export value was 10.61 trillion yuan, up 19.5%, accounting for 60% of the total export value; Imports reached 5.01 trillion yuan, up 5.4%, accounting for 37.3% of the total import value. Over the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 10.42 trillion yuan, up 2%, accounting for 33.5% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, the export reached 5.63 trillion yuan, up 5.6%; Imports totaled 4.79 trillion yuan, down 1.8%. The import and export of state-owned enterprises reached 5.02 trillion yuan, up 15.1%, accounting for 16.1% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, the export was 1.41 trillion yuan, up 10.8%; Imports reached 3.61 trillion yuan, up 16.9%.