China’s foreign trade remains steady in first two months of 2025

China’s foreign trade remains steady in first two months of 2025 as revealed in recent data by General Administration of Customs.

China’s foreign trade remained stable in the first two months of 2025, with total goods trade amounting to 6.54 trillion yuan ($912.07 billion), as reported by the General Administration of Customs on Friday.

Compared to the same period last year, this figure reflects a 1.2 percent decline. However, after adjusting for “incomparable factors” such as two fewer working days in 2025, China’s overall imports and exports registered a 1.7 percent year-on-year growth.

Exports saw a 3.4 percent rise, reaching 3.88 trillion yuan, while imports experienced a 7.3 percent decline compared to the previous year.

Trade data also showed that in the first two months of 2025, China’s exports to ASEAN grew by 6.8 percent, exports to the EU increased by 1.8 percent, and exports to the U.S. rose by 3.4 percent. Additionally, exports to countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative recorded a 2.4 percent increase.