China's foreign trade up 3.5% YoY in Aug 2025

Exports jumped by 4.8 per cent YoY, while imports climbed by 1.7 per cent to mark the third month of simultaneous growth in a row.

Between January and August, the country’s goods trade expanded by 3.5 per cent YoY, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said.

Exports led the overall expansion during the eight-month period, surging by 6.9 per cent YoY, while imports witnessed a slight drop of 1.2 per cent YoY.

The growth rate accelerated by 0.6 percentage points from the reading for the first six months, a state-controlled news outlet cited Lu Daliang, director of GAC’s department of statistics and analysis, as saying.

Despite a challenging external environment, China's foreign trade has remained quite resilient while greater potential continues to be unleashed, Lu said.

The association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) retained its position as China's largest trading partner in the first eight months this year, with bilateral trade expanding by 9.7 per cent YoY, accounting for 16.7 per cent of the country's total foreign trade.

The European Union ranked second, with trade up by 4.3 per cent YoY. The United States was China's third-largest partner, though bilateral trade declined by 13.5 per cent during the period, GAC data showed.

Meanwhile, China's trade with the partner countries participating in the Belt and Road cooperation reached 15.3 trillion yuan—up by 5.4 per cent YoY.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)