According to customs statistics, the total value of China’s foreign trade imports and exports in the first three quarters of this year was 22.91 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.8% over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 12.48 trillion yuan, up 5.2%; imports were 10.43 trillion yuan, down 0.1%; trade surplus was 2.05 trillion yuan, up 44.2%. In September, the total value of imports and exports was 2.78 trillion yuan, down 3.3%. Among them, exports were 1.53 trillion yuan, down 0.7%; imports were 1.25 trillion yuan, down 6.2%.

In general, in the first three quarters, China’s foreign trade operation showed an overall stable situation.