China’s imports surged to a record $313.66 billion in September 2026, marking a sharp 31% year-on-year increase. The pace accelerated from August’s 28.2% gain and easily topped market expectations of 24.5%, supported by seasonal restocking ahead of the major October Golden Week holiday, strong demand for AI-related hardware, and higher international oil and commodity prices. In the first nine months of 2026, imports grew 27.5% yoy to $2.43 trillion. However, analysts cautioned that the import surge does not necessarily signal stronger domestic consumption. Much of the increase reflects purchases of industrial raw materials, minerals, and electronic components used in manufacturing goods for export. This suggests that import growth is being driven largely by robust factory activity and global technology demand, rather than a broad-based recovery in Chinese household spending. source: General Administration of Customs
Imports in China decreased to 282.36 USD Billion in August from 285.51 USD Billion in July of 2026. Imports in China averaged 79.35 USD Billion from 1981 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 313.65 USD Billion in September of 2026 and a record low of 1.39 USD Billion in February of 1983. This page provides - China Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. China Imports - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Imports in China decreased to 282.36 USD Billion in August from 285.51 USD Billion in July of 2026. Imports in China is expected to be 291.00 USD Billion by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the China Imports is projected to trend around 315.00 USD Billion in 2027 and 350.00 USD Billion in 2028, according to our econometric models.