Up against the trend! China's foreign trade growth accelerates quarter by quarter
, the newly released three-quarter foreign trade report of the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first three quarters of 2025, my country's import and export of goods trade was 33.61 trillion billion yuan, an increase of 4% year-on-year, and 0.5 percentage points faster than the previous eight months.
"achievements are not easy to come". Wang Jun, deputy director of the General Administration of Customs, said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that day, in general, in the first three quarters, various localities and departments have overcome difficulties and worked hard, and the majority of foreign trade companies have actively responded, pioneered and innovated, and my country's foreign trade The resilience has been demonstrated and the structure has been optimized, achieving both quantity and quality.
, focusing on the breakdown of data, the "face" of foreign trade "steady and good" is clearer, and the ability to resist stress and stress is further revealed.
on a quarterly basis, the growth rate accelerated quarter by quarter. From 1.3 per cent and 4.5 per cent in the first and second quarters, respectively, to 6 per cent in the third quarter, China's imports and exports have grown year-on-year for eight consecutive quarters. At the same time, the import and export scale in the three quarters was above 10 trillion yuan, maintaining a historically high level. From a monthly perspective, imports and exports in September were 4.04 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8%, and the growth rate hit a new high in a single month during the year. Exports and imports increased year-on-year for 4 consecutive months.
from the export side, my country's exports have effectively responded to various pressures and challenges and maintained a good growth trend. In the first three quarters, exports reached 19.95 trillion billion yuan, a year-on-year growth rate of 7.1 percent, and maintained growth for 8 consecutive quarters; from the import side, although imports in the same period 13.66 trillion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.2 percent, weaker than exports, but the decline narrowed by 1 percentage point compared with the previous 8 months, it shows that domestic demand is improving as the special campaign to boost consumption continues.
support foreign trade contrarian upward, "password" is what?
through the "new volume" to see, the level of innovation to stimulate growth potential. In the first three quarters, my country's exports of high-tech products increased by 11.9 year-on-year, contributing more than 30% to the overall export growth in the same period. Among them, industrial robots increased by 54.9, and wind power went out to sea to "accelerate". In addition, the continuously upgraded national tide lanterns, blind box dolls and other domestic products are sold to more than 200 countries and regions around the world.
see through the "main force", private enterprises struggle to provoke the "big beam". As of the end of the third quarter of this year, my country has 613000 private enterprises with actual import and export performance, with imports and exports of 19.16 trillion billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.8 percent, and year-on-year growth for 22 consecutive quarters. Especially since the beginning of this year, the import and export growth rate of private enterprises has continued to lead. In the first three quarters, the proportion of my country's total foreign trade value reached 57%, an increase of 2 percentage points from the same period last year, and continued to maintain my country's largest foreign trade entity.
through the "circle of friends" to see, and actively expand the market to effectively hedge risk. International data show that in the first seven months of this year, China was the top three trading partners of 166 countries and regions in the world, an increase of 14 over the same period last year. In addition, in the first three quarters, my country's imports and exports to ASEAN, Latin America, Africa, and Central Asia increased by 9.6, 3.9, 19.5, and 16.7 respectively; in the same period, 135 new agricultural food products were added, involving 50 countries. And region.
Looking forward to the next stage, Wang Jun said that it should also be noted that the current external environment is still severe and complex, the uncertainties and difficulties faced by foreign trade are increasing, and the objective factors such as the high base last year are superimposed. Hard work is still needed to stabilize the development of foreign trade in the fourth quarter.
"my country's economic foundation is stable, with many advantages, strong resilience, and great potential. The supporting conditions and basic trends for long-term improvement have not changed. The advantages of ultra-large-scale markets and complete industrial systems are outstanding, and imports and exports maintain resilience and vitality. Provide support for the stable development of foreign trade in the next stage." Wang Jun said.








