In April of the current year, China's total foreign trade value amounted to $358.627 billion, indicating a year-on-year increase of 0.8 percent, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on May 8. In the given period, the total value of China's exports amounted to $188.541 billion, up 0.9 percent, while Chinese imports totaled $170.086 billion in value, rising by 0.8 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of $18.455 billion.

In the first four months of the current year, China's foreign trade value amounted to $1.324322 trillion, down 0.5 percent, with a total export value of $679.784 billion, decreasing by 2.3 percent, and a total import value of $644.537 billion, up 1.4 percent, all year on year. The trade surplus for the period in question was $35.247 billion.