China-EU trade continued to grow in the first quarter of 2025.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union. From an initial trade volume of 2.4 billion($) to the current 780 billion($), China-EU bilateral trade has been continuously developing in a positive direction. According to customs statistics, in the first quarter of this year, China's import and export with the EU amounted to 1.3 trillion (RMB), a year-on-year increase of 1.4%, which means that there is more than 10 million (RMB) worth of trade exchanges every minute.

1. In the consumer goods sector, in the first quarter, 72% of the bags imported by China, 51.7% of the passenger cars, and 42.2% of the cosmetics came from the EU. China's exports of electronic appliances, clothing and clothing accessories, and daily chemical products to the EU increased by 7.7%, 3%, and 16.1% year-on-year respectively.

2. In the high-tech field, in the first quarter, China imported high-end equipment worth 64 billion yuan from the EU, a year-on-year increase of 30.4%, accounting for 32.9% of the total import value of similar products in China. China's exports of industrial robots and high-end machine tools to the EU increased by 81.9% and 11.7% respectively.

3. In the agricultural sector, in the first quarter, China's imports of beer and pork from the EU increased by 25.7% and 17.5% year-on-year respectively. China's exports of aquatic products and dried and fresh fruits to the EU increased by 34.4% and 10.8% respectively.