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China reports strong 16.9% rise in H1 goods trade
14 Jul '26
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Pic: State Council Information Office, China.
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China's goods imports and exports rose 16.9 per cent year on year to 25.47 trillion yuan (~$3.75 trillion) in January-June 2026.
Exports reached 14.73 trillion yuan, while imports grew faster at 22.1 per cent, widening inbound trade momentum.
For sourcing and supply-chain teams, the data signals continued activity in a key manufacturing and buying market.
China's goods trade, measured in yuan, increased 16.9 per cent year on year (YoY) in the first half of 2026 to 25.47 trillion yuan (~$3.75 trillion), according to data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC).
Exports totalled 14.73 trillion yuan in January-June, up 13.4 per cent YoY and extending growth for 11 consecutive quarters, while imports reached 10.74 trillion yuan, up 22.1 per cent.
China's goods imports and exports rose 16.9 per cent year on year to 25.47 trillion yuan (~$3.75 trillion) in January-June 2026.
Exports reached 14.73 trillion yuan, while imports grew faster at 22.1 per cent, widening inbound trade momentum.
For sourcing and supply-chain teams, the data signals continued activity in a key manufacturing and buying market.
The import growth rate was 8.7 percentage points higher than the export growth rate, contributing to more balanced trade development, the GAC data said.
The data were released today at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing on China's imports and exports for the first half of 2026.
The briefing featured Wang Jun, vice minister of the General Administration of Customs of China, and Lyu Daliang, the administration's spokesperson and director general of its Department of Statistics and Analysis.
The customs administration said China's foreign trade continu
