China's import and export of goods increased by 3.5% from one to eight months in 2025

According to statistics from China Customs, in the first eight months of 2025, China's goods trade continued to grow steadily, with a total import and export value of RMB 29.57 trillion, an increase of 3.5% year-on-year (same below). Among them, exports were 17.61 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.9%; imports were 11.96 trillion yuan, a decrease of 1.2%, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from the previous seven months. In August, China's total import and export value of goods trade was 3.87 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.5%. Among them, exports were 2.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.8%; imports were 1.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.7%, and exports and imports achieved double growth for three consecutive months.

Main features of China's import and export in the first 8 months:

1. Import and export growth of general trade and processing trade

In the first eight months, general trade imports and exports were 18.89 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.2%, accounting for 63.9% of the total foreign trade value; processing trade imports and exports were 5.34 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.1%, accounting for 18.1%; bonded logistics imports and exports were 4.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.6%.

2. Imports and exports to ASEAN and EU

In the first eight months, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner, with the total trade value between China and ASEAN reaching 4.93 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.7%, accounting for 16.7% of China's total foreign trade value. The EU is my second largest trading partner. The total trade value between me and the EU was 3.88 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.3%, accounting for 13.1% of China's total foreign trade value. The United States is China's third largest trading partner, with the total trade value between China and the United States being 2.73 trillion yuan, a decrease of 13.5%, accounting for 9.2% of China's total foreign trade value.

During the same period, China's total imports and exports to countries jointly built the "Belt and Road" were 15.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.4%.

3. Import and export growth of private enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises

In the first eight months, private enterprises' imports and exports were 16.89 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.4%, accounting for 57.1% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 2.1 percentage points over the same period last year; foreign-invested enterprises' imports and exports were 8.59 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.3%, accounting for 29.1% of China's total foreign trade value; state-owned enterprises' imports and exports were 4.02 trillion yuan, a decrease of 8.1%, accounting for 13.6% of China's total foreign trade value.

4. Mechanical and electrical products account for more than 60% of exports, and the export of integrated circuits and automobiles has increased significantly.

In the first eight months, China exported electromechanical products of 10.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.2%, accounting for 60.2% of China's total export value. Among them, automatic data processing equipment and its components were 946.59 billion yuan, an increase of 0.6%; integrated circuits were 905.18 billion yuan, an increase of 23.3%; automobiles were 605.23 billion yuan, an increase of 11.9%. During the same period, labor-intensive products were exported at 2.75 trillion yuan, down 1.5%, accounting for 15.6% of the total export value. Among them, clothing and clothing accessories were RMB 738 billion, down 0.7%; textiles were RMB 678.75 billion, up 2.6%; plastic products were RMB 500.4 billion, up 0.6%. Exported agricultural products was RMB 472.55 billion, an increase of 2%.

5. Import prices of major commodities fell, and import value of mechanical and electrical products increased

In the first eight months, China imported 802 million tons of iron ore sand, a decrease of 1.6%, and the average import price fell by 14.1%; crude oil was 376 million tons, an increase of 2.5%, and the average price fell by 12.9%; coal was 300 million tons, a decrease of 12.2%, and the average price fell by 25%; natural gas was 81.913 million tons, a decrease of 5.9%, and the average price fell by 7.1%; soybeans were 73.312 million tons, an increase of 4%, and the average price fell by 11.9%; refined oil was 26.733 million tons, a decrease of 17.8%, and the average price fell by 3.9%. In addition, imported 17.918 million tons of primary-shaped plastics, a decrease of 6.8%, and the average price fell by 0.4%; unforged copper and copper materials were 3.536 million tons, a decrease of 2.1%, and the average price rose by 5%. During the same period, imported electromechanical products were 4.72 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2%.

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