In the first 10 months of 2026, the total import and export value of China's goods trade reached 44.81 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20%. Among them, exports amounted to 25.99 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%, while imports amounted to 18.82 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.6%. The growth rate of imports was 6 percentage points higher than that of exports, further highlighting the resilience and vitality of overall foreign trade growth.

Continuous upgrading of export structure

In the first 10 months, the export of mechanical and electrical products reached 16.81 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.2%, accounting for 64.7% of China's total export value during the same period, an increase of 3.9 percentage points compared to the same period last year. The exports of integrated circuits and storage components increased by 101.9% and 132.5% respectively, while the exports of 3D printers, digital cameras, and industrial robots maintained double-digit growth. The exports of new three products, electric motorcycles and bicycles, wind turbines and their components also maintained high-speed growth.

This set of data directly reflects the clear trend of China's export products becoming intelligent, green, and high-end. Relying on a complete industrial system and continuous innovation capabilities, China is providing a stable and reliable supply of high-end green products to the global market, accurately matching the incremental demand brought about by global energy transformation.

Diversified markets and synchronized acceleration of foreign trade in the central and western regions

In October, China imported 2.08 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 34.7%. In the first 10 months, imports from more than 150 countries and regions achieved growth, and the import scale from ASEAN, Latin America, and Africa all set historical highs for the same period. The recently concluded 9th CIIE has an expected annual turnover of 85.45 billion US dollars, with over 470000 registered visitors. China's super large market continues to unleash opportunities for global trading partners.

Over the same period, the diversification of China's foreign trade market continued to consolidate, with imports and exports to countries jointly building the the Belt and Road amounting to 22.88 trillion yuan, up 18.5% year on year, accounting for 51% of the country's total import and export value, and contributing 47.1% to the growth of the country's foreign trade. Keywords: foreign trade, China import and export

Various business entities are working together, and the proportion of private enterprises' imports and exports has increased to 56.8%. The growth rate of imports and exports in the central and western regions is 4.5 percentage points higher than the national average. The driving effect of the China Europe freight train and the Western Land Sea New Corridor continues to be released.Editor/Cheng Liting