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 |
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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.