The economic report card for April has been published. From January to April this year, China’s total import and export of goods increased by 14.9% year-on-year. From the perspective of export, new market competitive advantages are gradually taking shape, and the export of green products and high-tech products is growing rapidly.
From the perspective of imports, the attractiveness of China’s big market to the world has steadily increased. In the first four months, China’s imports of goods increased by 20% year-on-year, of which imports from Latin America and Africa increased by 25.1% and 11.2% respectively.
According to customs statistics, in the first four months of 2026, the total import and export value of China’s goods trade was 16.23 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.9%. Among them, exports were 9.33 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.3%; Imports reached 6.9 trillion yuan, up by 20%. In April, the total import and export value of China’s goods trade was 4.38 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.2%. Among them, exports were 2.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.8%; Imports reached 1.9 trillion yuan, up by 20.6%.
From the perspective of trade patterns, in the first four months, China’s general trade import and export was 9.82 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.5%; The import and export of processing trade was 3.08 trillion yuan, an increase of 21.3%; The import and export of bonded logistics was 2.81 trillion yuan, an increase of 38.7%.
From the perspective of trading partners, the total trade value between China and ASEAN in the first four months was 2.75 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.7%; The total trade volume between China and the EU was 2.01 trillion yuan, up by 13.2%. The total trade volume between China and the United States was 1.25 trillion yuan, down by 12.9%. In the same period, China’s total import and export to countries that jointly built the “Belt and Road” was 8.28 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.5%.
From the perspective of foreign trade subjects, in the first four months, the import and export of private enterprises was 9.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.9%; The import and export of foreign-invested enterprises was 4.72 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.4%; The import and export of state-owned enterprises was 2.16 trillion yuan, up by 9.8%.
Source: General Administration of Customs
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