In the first eight months, China imported 1.81 trillion yuan of integrated circuits, an increase of 3.1%.
CTOnews.com, September 12, according to the China Semiconductor Industry Association, learned from the website of the General Administration of Customs that in the first eight months of this year, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products totaled 8.75 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.8 percent, accounting for 56.5 percent of the total export value. Of this total, automatic data processing equipment and its parts were 1.05 trillion yuan, up 3.5 percent; mobile phones were 555.39 billion yuan, up 4.2 percent; and cars were 216.8 billion yuan, up 57.6 percent. CTOnews.com learned that in the same period, imports of mechanical and electrical products totaled 4.56 trillion yuan, down 3.9 percent. Of this total, integrated circuits were 1.81 trillion yuan, up 3.1 percent, and automobiles (including chassis) were 240.56 billion yuan, up 0.7 percent.
In the first eight months of this year, China's imports and exports totaled 27.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.1 percent over the same period last year (the same below). Of this total, exports totaled 15.48 trillion yuan, up 14.2 percent; imports totaled 11.82 trillion yuan, up 5.2 percent; and the trade surplus was 3.66 trillion yuan, an increase of 58.2 percent. In dollar terms, the total value of China's imports and exports in the first eight months was 4.19 trillion US dollars, an increase of 9.5 percent. Of this total, exports totaled US $2.38 trillion, up 13.5%; imports reached US $1.81 trillion, up 4.6%; and the trade surplus increased by 56.7% to US $560.52 billion.
In August, China's imports and exports totaled 3.71 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.6 percent. Of this total, exports totaled 2.12 trillion yuan, up 11.8 percent; imports totaled 1.59 trillion yuan, up 4.6 percent; and the trade surplus was 535.91 billion yuan, an increase of 40.4 percent. In dollar terms, China's imports and exports totaled 550.45 billion US dollars in August, an increase of 4.1 percent. Of this total, exports were US $314.92 billion, up 7.1%; imports were US $235.53 billion, up 0.3%; and the trade surplus was US $79.39 billion, an increase of 34.1%.
