China's April Exports Surge 14.1%, Exceeding Expectations
China's customs data for April shows that total trade value in dollar terms increased by 18.7% year-on-year, with exports surging by 14.1%. This performance surpassed March's figures and market expectations, with significant growth in rare earths, integrated circuits, automobiles, and high-tech products. The Iran conflict is suggested as a factor driving advanced procurement due to supply chain concerns.
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(Central News Agency Reporter Li Yawen, Taipei, May 9th) China's General Administration of Customs today released import and export statistics for April. Calculated in US dollars, China's total import and export trade value in April increased by 18.7% year-on-year, and the export value increased by 14.1% year-on-year, which was better than the performance in March and exceeded external expectations.
China's General Administration of Customs today released import and export statistics for April. Calculated in US dollars, the export value in April increased by 14.1% year-on-year, a significant increase of 11.6 percentage points compared to March; the import value increased by 25.3% year-on-year, a slight decrease of 2.5 percentage points compared to March.
Reviewing China's national export volume and value table for key commodities in April 2026, it can be found that, compared to the same period last year (calculated in US dollars), the export value of refined oil in April showed negative growth (a year-on-year decrease of 7.51%), the export value of rare earths increased by 195.85% year-on-year, integrated circuit export value increased by 99.59% year-on-year, automobile export value increased by 44.18% year-on-year, and high-tech product export value increased by 39.18% year-on-year.
In terms of final export destinations (calculated in US dollars), China's export value to the EU increased by 13.43% year-on-year in April this year, to the United States by 11.31% year-on-year, to ASEAN by 15.22% year-on-year, and to "Belt and Road" countries and regions by 11.63% year-on-year; export value to Japan only increased by 4.04% year-on-year.
Reuters previously reported that China's April export growth rate would show an accelerating trend. Calculated in US dollars, economists estimated the export value to increase by 7.9% year-on-year, attributing it to overseas buyers accelerating their stockpiling of necessary components due to concerns about rising raw material costs from the Iran conflict.
Economists warn that a prolonged Iran conflict will lead to sustained increases in energy prices, and the risk of lost external demand will also increase. For China, which is facing the challenge of weak domestic consumer confidence, poor export performance will make it difficult to fill the gap in driving economic growth. (Edited by: Zhou Huiying) 1150509
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(Central News Agency Reporter Li Yawen, Taipei, May 9th) China's General Administration of Customs today released import and export statistics for April. Calculated in US dollars, China's total import and export trade value in April increased by 18.7% year-on-year, and the export value increased by 14.1% year-on-year, which was better than the performance in March and exceeded external expectations.
China's General Administration of Customs today released import and export statistics for April. Calculated in US dollars, the export value in April increased by 14.1% year-on-year, a significant increase of 11.6 percentage points compared to March; the import value increased by 25.3% year-on-year, a slight decrease of 2.5 percentage points compared to March.
Reviewing China's national export volume and value table for key commodities in April 2026, it can be found that, compared to the same period last year (calculated in US dollars), the export value of refined oil in April showed negative growth (a year-on-year decrease of 7.51%), the export value of rare earths increased by 195.85% year-on-year, integrated circuit export value increased by 99.59% year-on-year, automobile export value increased by 44.18% year-on-year, and high-tech product export value increased by 39.18% year-on-year.
In terms of final export destinations (calculated in US dollars), China's export value to the EU increased by 13.43% year-on-year in April this year, to the United States by 11.31% year-on-year, to ASEAN by 15.22% year-on-year, and to "Belt and Road" countries and regions by 11.63% year-on-year; export value to Japan only increased by 4.04% year-on-year.
Reuters previously reported that China's April export growth rate would show an accelerating trend. Calculated in US dollars, economists estimated the export value to increase by 7.9% year-on-year, attributing it to overseas buyers accelerating their stockpiling of necessary components due to concerns about rising raw material costs from the Iran conflict.
Economists warn that a prolonged Iran conflict will lead to sustained increases in energy prices, and the risk of lost external demand will also increase. For China, which is facing the challenge of weak domestic consumer confidence, poor export performance will make it difficult to fill the gap in driving economic growth. (Edited by: Zhou Huiying) 1150509
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