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China’s exports rise, imports drop in April

May 27, 2016


Abstract : Customs data showed that China's exports in yuan-denominated terms rose 4.1 percent year on year in April, while imports dipped 5.7 percent.

BEIJING -- Customs data showed that China's exports in yuan-denominated terms rose 4.1 percent year on year in April, while imports dipped 5.7 percent.

The export growth in April was milder than the 18.7 percent increase in March, while imports fell at a faster pace compared with the 1.7 percent fall in the previous month.

In US dollar terms, however, the country’s exports dipped 1.8 percent to 172.76 billion US dollars, while imports dropped 10.9 percent year on year to 127.2 billion US dollars in the month.

Exports in the first four months dropped 7.6 percent on year to 636.47 billion US dollars while imports dropped 12.8 percent on year to 465.43 billion US dollars during the period.

The following table shows the value of China's exports and imports with its trade partners by country and region in April as well as the figures for the first four months.

Table: Total value of exports and imports by country/region in April of 2016

                                                                       Unit: thousand U.S. dollars

Importing Country/Region of Origin

Exports

Imports

Year on year for Jan.-April

Export Destination Country/Region

April

Jan.-April

April

Jan.-April

Exports

Imports

Total Value

172,757,807

636,469,408

127,200,204

465,427,635

-7.6

-12.8

Asia

88,950,472

322,248,503

72,788,582

264,194,850

-6.6

-12.0

Africa

8,338,081

29,006,698

4,717,688

17,252,261

-13.9

-22.5

Europe

31,322,016

118,137,627

22,347,282

85,331,150

-3.4

-10.7

Latin America

8,979,959

33,005,570

8,349,338

27,920,453

-20.5

-3.8

North America

31,636,957

119,240,999

12,833,623

48,399,615

-9.2

-15.4

Oceania

3,530,323

14,830,011

6,066,933

22,047,760

-2.1

-23.2

ASEAN

22,303,459

80,717,804

14,886,303

55,065,628

-9.0

-8.1

EU

27,543,431

104,194,457

17,367,021

64,191,447

-4.4

-6.4

APEC

109,044,828

401,283,000

87,632,350

318,562,212

-7.4

-10.3

 

(Source: GAC, Xinhua Silkroad Database, http://db.silkroad.news.cn/en/)

 

 

 

 

Note:

ASEAN: Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore,Thailand and Vietnam

EU: Belgium, Denmark, the United Kingdom,Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Greece, Portugal,Spain, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Cyprus, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Estonia,Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenian, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romaniaand Croatia.

APEC: Brunei, Hong Kong,Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, The Republic of Korea(ROK), Thailand, Vietnam, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Russia, Chile,Mexico, Peru, Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Papua NewGuinea.


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