China's May trade with US, EU and other key economies
BEIJING, June 9 (Reuters) - China's export growth picked up pace in May, expanding 19.4% from a year earlier in U.S. dollar value terms, while imports rose 27.4%, customs data showed on Tuesday.
Outbound shipments were expected to have risen an annual 15%, according to a Reuters poll of economists, up from a 14.1% gain in April. A surge in global AI investment has helped the world's biggest manufacturer offset the export hit many had expected from the Middle East turmoil.
China's imports were forecast to have grown 25%, compared with a 25.3% increase in April.
Here is a breakdown of China's exports and imports with its biggest trade partners in May.
2026 May |
Exports ($bln) |
Imports ($bln) |
Balance ($bln) |
Exports +/- % y/y |
Imports +/- % y/y |
Exports +/- % m/m |
Imports +/- % m/m |
Japan |
14.5 |
16.1 |
-1.6 |
10.9% |
29.2% |
4.8% |
-4.9% |
South Korea |
18.0 |
26.7 |
-8.7 |
42.1% |
83.6% |
13.5% |
5.9% |
Taiwan |
9.3 |
23.1 |
-13.8 |
32.2% |
19.6% |
3.1% |
-4.6% |
European Union |
53.2 |
22.6 |
30.7 |
7.6% |
-1.3% |
0.5% |
-1.6% |
USA |
39.0 |
13.0 |
26.0 |
35.4% |
20.4% |
6.2% |
-5.0% |
Australia |
7.7 |
14.0 |
-6.4 |
23.6% |
20.5% |
14.4% |
-11.1% |
ASEAN |
72.6 |
40.1 |
32.5 |
24.3% |
28.2% |
4.3% |
-6.2% |