China Exports 1981-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast | News

Exports from China rose 9.8 percent to USD 217.43 billion, after a 12.2 percent gain in July and slightly below expectations of 10.1 percent. It was the smallest increase in exports since March amid an escalating trade dispute between China and the US, with President Donald Trump recently threatening to impose duties on another USD 267 billion of Chinese goods. There were increases in exports of unwrought aluminium and products (26.1 percent) and rice (279.3 percent), while sales of steel products fell 9.9 percent, as the world's top producer of steel and aluminium has been subject to 25 percent steel and 10 percent aluminium import tariffs, in the United States, since March 23rd. Among major trading partners, exports grew to the US (13.2 percent), the EU (8.3 percent), ASEAN countries (15.9 percent), Japan (3.8 percent), Australia (23.3 percent) and Taiwan (0.2 percent), but fell to South Korea (-4.1 percent). Exports in China averaged 605.11 USD HML from 1981 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 2315.45 USD HML in December of 2017 and a record low of 12.50 USD HML in February of 1983.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus
2018-07-13	03:00 AM	Exports YoY	11.3%	12.6%	10%
2018-08-08	03:00 AM	Exports YoY	12.2%	11.2%	10%
2018-09-08	04:00 AM	Exports YoY	9.8%	12.2%	10.1%
2018-10-12	02:30 AM	Exports YoY		9.8%
2018-11-08	03:00 AM	Exports YoY
2018-12-07	03:30 AM	Exports YoY

China Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	279.10	280.50	612.86	-320.02	USD HML	[+]
Exports	2174.30	2155.70	2315.45	12.50	USD HML	[+]
Imports	1895.20	1875.20	1895.20	13.88	USD HML	[+]
Current Account	58.00	-341.00	1330.85	-341.00	USD HML	[+]
Current Account to GDP	1.30	1.80	10.10	-3.70	percent	[+]
External Debt	17106.00	14206.57	17799.32	158.28	USD HML	[+]
Terms of Trade	94.48	96.17	118.33	81.75	Index Points	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	865.00	760.70	1310.35	18.32	USD HML	[+]
Capital Flows	-58.00	725.40	725.40	-1305.58	USD HML	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	2917.00	2815.12	2917.00	22.96	Tens of Thousands	[+]
Gold Reserves	1842.60	1842.60	1842.60	395.01	Tonnes	[+]
Crude Oil Production	3761.00	3774.00	4408.00	1012.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Terrorism Index	5.54	6.11	6.29	1.47		[+]
Weapons Sales	1131.00	2192.00	2606.00	3.00	USD Million	[+]

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China Exports

Export growth has been a major component supporting China's rapid economic expansion. In 2015 and 2016, the exports declined due to weaker global demand but in 2017 it has been back into steady growth path. China major exports are: mechanical and electrical products, high tech products, clothing, textiles, footwear, furniture, plastic products and ceramic, motors and generators and integrated circuits. China’s main export partners are the United States, Hong Kong, the European Union of which Germany, the UK and the Netherlands, ASEAN countries of which Vietnam, Japan, South Korea and India. This page provides - China Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. China Exports - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2018.