Total sales amount to the outside of the Asian country reached US $ 1.8 trillion; imports fell 3.9% in the period
China registered an increase of 5.9% in its exports in the 1st semester of 2025. The comparison is with the same period of the previous year. The data are from (acronym for general administration of china customs). Here’s (PDF – 249 kb).
At the same time, the Asian country reduced its imports by 3.9%. The result of China’s trade balance with other countries in the period was a $ 585.9 billion surplus. Chinese profit is 34.6% higher than the 1st semester of 2024.
In the monthly comparison, June registered a growth of 5.8% of exports, totaling US $ 325.1 billion. Exports rose 1.1% from June last year, with a movement of US $ 210.4 billion.
The growth of Chinese trade balance surplus is even in a context of commercial war with the US. Tariffs announced by Donald Trump (Republican) affect the Chinese economy since February this year and reached 145% in May. Currently, the level is 30%.
As retaliation, the Chinese imposed sanctions against US products that reached 125%. After one, this value fell to 10%.
US and China are negotiating to reduce commercial barriers. The last chapter of the conversations took place on Friday (11.Jul.2025). The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the summit of (Southeast Asian Nations) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Authorities have talked about tariffs, but in a tone of preparation for more advanced conversations in the coming weeks.
