General Administration of Customs: China’s goods imports and exports rose 15.3% year-on-year in the first five months.

On June 9, the General Administration of Customs released relevant data. China’s foreign trade maintained steady growth in the first five months of 2026. The total value of goods imports and exports reached 20.68 trillion yuan, up 15.3% year on year. Specifically, exports stood at 11.91 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.8%, while imports hit 8.77 trillion yuan, rising 20.5% year on year.

In May alone, the country’s goods imports and exports totaled 4.45 trillion yuan, staying above 4 trillion yuan for three consecutive months, with a year-on-year growth of 16.9%. May exports were 2.59 trillion yuan, growing 13.8% year on year, and imports amounted to 1.86 trillion yuan, a year-on-year rise of 21.5%.