Imports to China jumped by 33.1% year-on-year to a record of USD 236 billion in August 2021, exceeding market estimates of 26.8% and after a 28.1% growth a month earlier. This marked the eleventh straight month of expansion in inbound shipments, amid strengthening domestic demand following signs of successful containment measures in relation to the Delta strain of COVID-19 outbreak in some regions. Imports of coal jumped 35.8% yoy due to tight domestic supply and strong demand and imports of iron ore picked up for the first time in five months. source: General Administration of Customs

Imports in China averaged 609.42 USD HML from 1981 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 2359.84 USD HML in August of 2021 and a record low of 13.88 USD HML 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 September of 2021.

Imports in China is expected to be 2620.00 USD HML 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 2200.00 USD HML in 2022 and 2350.00 USD HML in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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China Imports

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2359.84 2260.74 2359.84 13.88 1981 - 2021 USD HML Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-06-07 03:00 AM May 51.1% 43.1% 51.5% 50%
2021-07-13 03:00 AM Jun 36.7% 51.1% 30% 32%
2021-08-07 03:00 AM Jul 28.1% 36.7% 33% 33%
2021-09-07 03:00 AM Aug 33.1% 28.1% 26.8% 25%
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China Imports Largest on Record
Imports to China jumped by 33.1% year-on-year to a fresh high of USD 236 billion in August 2021, exceeding market estimates of 26.8% and after a 28.1% growth a month earlier. This marked the eleventh straight month of expansion in inbound shipments, amid strengthening domestic demand following signs of successful containment measures in relation to the Delta strain of COVID-19 outbreak in some regions. Imports of coal jumped 35.8% yoy due to tight domestic supply and strong demand and imports of iron ore picked up for the first time in five months.
2021-09-07
China Import Growth Below Estimates
Imports to China increased by 28.1% year-on-year to 226.08 billion in July 2021, less than market expectations of 33% and after a 32.2% growth a month earlier. Still, this marked the tenth straight month of expansion in inbound shipments, amid moderation in domestic demand following the latest COVID-19 outbreak in some regions, rising commodity prices, and slowing manufacturing. Purchases grew for refined products (31.9%), natural gas (27.1%), copper ores & concentrates (5.1%), steel products (649.03%), and coal (169.74%). In contrast, arrivals fell for crude oil (-19.6%), unwrought copper (-44.3%), iron ore (-12.06%), soybeans (-14.1%), edible oil (-13.6%), rubber (-22.5%), and meat (-15%). Imports rose from the US (25.63%), the EU (19.79%), the ASEAN countries (27.68%), and Australia (41.19%).
2021-08-07
China Import Growth Slows
Imports to China rose by 36.7 percent year-on-year to USD 229.89 billion in June 2021, compared with market consensus of a 30 percent growth and after a decade-high figure of 51.1 percent a month earlier, as domestic demand moderated following the latest COVID-19 outbreak in some regions. Purchases grew for natural gas (22.56%), copper ores & concentrates (5.09%), and coal (12.27%). In contrast, arrivals fell for crude oil (-24.53%), refined products (-39.0%), unwrought copper (-35.09%), iron ore (-12.06%), steel products (-33.4%), soybeans (-3.92%), edible oil (-0.2%), and rubber (-13.48%), and meat (-17.08%).
2021-07-13
China Imports Rise the Most in Over a Decade
Imports to China jumped 51.1 percent year-on-year to USD 218.38 billion in May 2021, compared with market consensus of 51.5 percent surge, and after a 43.1 percent rise a month earlier. This was the steepest increase in inbound shipments since January 2011, amid strengthening domestic demand, surging commodity prices and a low base effect from last year. Purchases rose for natural gas (31.67%), unwrought copper (1.3%), copper ores & concentrates (15.09%), iron ore (3.17%), soybeans (2.42%), edible oil (47.59%), and rubber (5.67%). In contrast, purchases fell for crude oil (-14.6%), refined products (-40.43%), coal (-4.62%), steel products (-5.78%), and meat (-3.31%). Imports from all major trading partners rose: Japan (33.6%), South Korea (31.9%), Taiwan (29.5%), the EU (57.7%), the US (40.5%), Australia (55.4%), and ASEAN (53.8%). Considering the first five months of the year, imports were up 35.6 percent.
2021-06-07

China Imports
In 2019 imports to China fell 2.7 percent, the first yearly decline in three years, on weak domestic demand and persistent trade tensions with the US. Machinery and transport equipment accounted for 38 percent of total imports on the back of electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances (21 percent), road vehicles (4 percent), telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (3 percent), and office machines and automatic data processing machines (3 percent). Other important categories were: mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (17 percent) led by petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (13 percent) and gas, natural and manufactured (3 percent); crude materials, inedible, except fuels (14 percent), such as metalliferous ores and metal scrap (9 percent); chemicals and related products (11 percent) due to organic chemicals (3 percent) and plastics in primary forms (3 percent); miscellaneous manufactured articles (7 percent); manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (7 percent); and food and live animals (4 percent). The biggest source of imports was the EU (13 percent of imports) of which Germany (5 percent) and France (2 percent), followed by South Korea, Taiwan, Japan (8 percent each), the US and Australia (6 percent each), Brazil (4 percent), Malaysia, Vietnam, Russia and Saudi Arabia (3 percent each), and Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia (2 percent each).
China Imports by Country Last Previous
European Union 34693700.00 24717800.00 USD THO Feb/20
Taiwan 22852500.00 20888100.00 USD THO Aug/21
South Korea 18537600.00 16909500.00 USD THO Aug/21
Australia 18123400.00 15225600.00 USD THO Aug/21
Japan 16745700.00 17292900.00 USD THO Aug/21
United States 14037500.00 14164300.00 USD THO Aug/21
Brazil 13399400.00 11599500.00 USD THO Aug/21
Germany 9637000.00 10162800.00 USD THO Aug/21
Malaysia 7361800.00 6982600.00 USD THO Aug/21
Vietnam 7326800.00 6252700.00 USD THO Aug/21
Russia 7041700.00 6710400.00 USD THO Aug/21
Thailand 5824500.00 5683900.00 USD THO Aug/21
Indonesia 5484200.00 4986800.00 USD THO Aug/21
Saudi Arabia 4465678.00 4613556.00 USD THO Jul/21
Singapore 3445700.00 3399000.00 USD THO Aug/21
France 3238100.00 3123300.00 USD THO Aug/21
South Africa 2912300.00 2861700.00 USD THO Aug/21
Chile 2877404.00 2802193.00 USD THO Jul/21
Switzerland 2828609.00 2873199.00 USD THO Jul/21
Italy 2627500.00 2447000.00 USD THO Aug/21
China Imports by Category Last Previous
Mechanical & Electrical Products 96819400.00 95580800.00 USD THO Aug/21
High-&-new-tech Products 71727200.00 69468800.00 USD THO Aug/21
Integrated Circuit 37896400.00 35451300.00 USD THO Aug/21
Fuels & Related Materials 32335531.20 32344459.38 USD THO Jul/21
Crude Petroleum (value) 23842800.00 21728700.00 USD THO Aug/21
Iron Ore & Concentrates 20238600.00 17919000.00 USD THO Aug/21
Iron Ores & Concentrate 20238600.00 17919000.00 USD THO Aug/21
Agricultural Products 19994900.00 19258400.00 USD THO Aug/21
Automatic Data Proc. Eq. & Components 6006000.00 5787900.00 USD THO Aug/21
Soybean 5576100.00 4995200.00 USD THO Aug/21
Liquefied Petroleum Gas 4739700.00 3777800.00 USD THO Aug/21
Copper Ore & Concentrate 4682800.00 4896200.00 USD THO Aug/21
Copper Ores & Concentrate 4682800.00 4896200.00 USD THO Aug/21
Measuring Instruments 4156079.00 4216784.00 USD THO Jul/21
Unwrought Copper & Copper Products 3923000.00 4222000.00 USD THO Aug/21
Motor Vehicles & Chassis 3572000.00 4544300.00 USD THO Aug/21
Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Products 3571428.28 3591131.45 USD THO Jul/21
Pharmaceuticals 3498700.00 3790100.00 USD THO Aug/21
Iron & Steel 3298341.51 3466981.92 USD THO Jul/21
Coal 3111700.00 2934900.00 USD THO Aug/21

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