China’s goods trade totaled 16.23 trillion yuan in the first four months of this year, up 14.9% year-on-year, according to customs statistics. Exports rose 11.3% to 9.33 trillion yuan and imports rose 20% to 6.9 trillion yuan.
By partner, China-ASEAN trade reached 2.75 trillion yuan, up 15.7%, and China-EU trade 2.01 trillion yuan, up 13.2%. Trade with Belt and Road partner countries totaled 8.28 trillion yuan, up 13.5%. By trade type, general trade rose 8.5% to 9.82 trillion yuan, processing trade 21.3% to 3.08 trillion yuan, and bonded logistics trade 38.7% to 2.81 trillion yuan.
