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China overall trade surplus shrank -24.5% in first half, surplus with US rose 13.9%

In USD term, China trade surplus widened to USD 41.6B in June, up from May’s USD 24.9B and beat expectation of USD 27.2B. Exports jumped 11.3% yoy to USD 216.7B while import rose 14.1% to USD 175.1B.

In CNY term, trade surplus widened to CNY 261.9B, up from May’s CNY 156.5B and beat expectation of CNY 187.0B. Exports rose 3.1% yoy to CNY 1377.7B while imports rose 6.0% yoy to CNY 1115.8B

From January to June:

Total trade rose 16% to USD 2205.8B. Exports rose 12.8% to USD 1172.7B. Imports rose 19.9% to USD 1033.1B. Trade surplus dropped -24.5% to USD 139.6B.

Total trade with EU rose 13.0% to USD 322.6B. Export to EU rose 11.7% to USD 191.8B. Imports from EU rose 15.0% to USD 130.8B. Trade surplus with EU grew 3.8% to USD 61.0B

Total trade with US rose 13.1% to USD 301B. Export to US rose 13.6% to USD 217.8B. Imports from US rose 11.8% to USD 84.0B. Trade surplus with US rose 13.9% to USD 133.8B.

Total trade with Australia rose 11..5% to USD 74.1B. Export to Australia rose 17.3% to USD 21.7B. Import from Australia rose 9.3% to USD 52.4B. Trade deficit with Australia rose 3.7% to USD -30.7B.

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