China's International Trade Up 7.1% in First Half, MOFCOM Says; U.S.-China Up 10.5%
China's imports and exports in the first half of this year were $2.16837 trillion, up 7.1% over last year, China's Ministry of Commerce said in a press briefing Aug. 24. Exports were $1.13124 trillion, up 7.8%, and imports were $1.03713 trillion, up 6.4%. The trade surplus was $94.11 billion.
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Trade in China-South Africa rose 40.9% and China-Russia 17.7%, China-ASEAN was up 9%, and China-U.S. grew 10.5%, while that of China-EU dropped 0.9% and China-Japan 0.2%, it said on the official government website.
Exports of mechanic and electronic products totaled $649.1 billion, up 9.1%, and accounted for 57.4% of total exports.