Published: 10:38, January 14, 2026
China's foreign trade up 3.8% in 2025
By Xinhua
An aerial drone photo shows the view of a container terminal of Nanjing Port in East China's Jiangsu province, Oct 19, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China's foreign trade expanded 3.8 percent year-on-year in yuan terms in 2025, official data showed Wednesday.

In 2025, the country's foreign trade reached 45.47 trillion yuan (about $6.48 trillion), according to data released by the General Administration of Customs.

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China's foreign trade has maintained growth for the ninth consecutive year since 2017, the administration said.

Exports grew 6.1 percent year-on-year to 26.99 trillion yuan last year, while imports edged up 0.5 percent from one year earlier to 18.48 trillion yuan, the data showed.