China’s overseas commerce grew by 3.5 % year-on-year to 25.7 trillion yuan ($3.58 trillion) within the first seven months of 2025, in accordance with knowledge launched by the Normal Administration of Customs on Thursday.
Exports rose by 7.3 % year-on-year to fifteen.31 trillion yuan between January and July, whereas imports declined by 1.6 % throughout the identical interval, totaling 10.39 trillion yuan.
In July alone, the nation’s commerce worth grew by 6.7 % to three.91 trillion yuan, customs statistics confirmed.
China’s exports of mechanical and electrical merchandise reached 9.18 trillion yuan through the seven-month interval, a rise of 9.3 % on a yearly foundation. These merchandise accounted for 60 % of the nation’s complete exports.
Within the meantime, commerce with economies collaborating within the Belt and Highway Initiative rose by 5.5 % year-on-year to 13.29 trillion yuan.
China’s commerce with its largest buying and selling accomplice – the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations –soared 9.4 % on a yearly foundation to 4.29 trillion yuan over the previous seven months, accounting for 16.7 % of the nation’s complete overseas commerce worth.
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