The data released by the General Administration of Customs on May 10 showed that in April of this year, China’s trade represented a small surplus, which was US$1.68 billion, a year-on-year drop of 87%.
According to customs statistics, in April of this year, China’s import and export value was US$238.16 billion, an increase of 39.4%. Among them, exports reached US$119.92 billion, an increase of 30.5%, which was 6.3 percentage points higher than the previous month. Imports reached US$118.24 billion, an increase of 49.7%.
Customs statistics show that during the first four months of this year, China’s total value of imports and exports was US$855.95 billion, an increase of 42.7% year-on-year. Among them, exports accounted for US$ 435.05 billion, up 29.2%; imports reached USD 419.94 billion, up 60.1%; trade surpluses were US$ 16.11 billion, down 78.6%.