Official GACC monthly series

China Trade Data 2017

Monthly exports, imports, trade balance, and year-to-date totals for China's goods trade.

Updated December 2017 Frequency Monthly Unit USD Source: GACC View dataset JSON API
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China recorded a $419.6B goods trade surplus in 2017.

Total trade reached $4.11T. Exports were $2.26T and imports $1.84T.

2017 full year · USD

Total trade $4.11T No 2016 data in the series
Exports $2.26T No 2016 data in the series
Imports $1.84T No 2016 data in the series
Trade balance $419.6B No 2016 data in the series

Exports vs imports, 2017

Share
$0$125.0B$250.0BJanuary 2017 exports $180.3BJanuary 2017 imports $131.6BJan '17February 2017 exports $118.8BFebruary 2017 imports $129.8BMarch 2017 exports $179.2BMarch 2017 imports $156.5BMar '17April 2017 exports $177.8BApril 2017 imports $141.3BMay 2017 exports $189.1BMay 2017 imports $149.2BMay '17June 2017 exports $194.8BJune 2017 imports $153.5BJuly 2017 exports $192.1BJuly 2017 imports $147.3BJul '17August 2017 exports $198.0BAugust 2017 imports $158.0BSeptember 2017 exports $197.9BSeptember 2017 imports $170.6BSep '17October 2017 exports $187.9BOctober 2017 imports $151.0BNovember 2017 exports $215.8BNovember 2017 imports $177.4BNov '17December 2017 exports $231.5BDecember 2017 imports $177.7BExportsImports

Category and partner rankings, 2017

Rankings for this period are not yet published in the HS2 release. National headline data and detailed product releases have separate coverage.

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Monthly trade summary

2017
Month Total Exports Imports Balance
December 2017 Latest $409.2B $231.5B $177.7B $53.9B
November 2017 $393.2B $215.8B $177.4B $38.4B
October 2017 $338.9B $187.9B $151.0B $36.9B
September 2017 $368.5B $197.9B $170.6B $27.4B
August 2017 $356.0B $198.0B $158.0B $40.0B
July 2017 $339.4B $192.1B $147.3B $44.9B
June 2017 $348.3B $194.8B $153.5B $41.2B
May 2017 $338.3B $189.1B $149.2B $39.9B
April 2017 $319.0B $177.8B $141.3B $36.5B
March 2017 $335.8B $179.2B $156.5B $22.7B
February 2017 $248.6B $118.8B $129.8B -$10.9B
January 2017 $311.9B $180.3B $131.6B $48.7B

2017 full-year totals

Metric Full year 2017 (USD)
Total trade $4.11T
Exports $2.26T
Imports $1.84T
Trade balance $419.6B

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Source

Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics; last verified 2026-10-27.

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Citation

China Data Portal, "China Trade Data 2017", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2017/ Data as of December 2017. Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-10-27.

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