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China Trade Data August 2026

Period August 2026 Frequency Monthly Unit USD Source: GACC View dataset JSON API
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China recorded a $119.0B goods trade surplus in August 2026.

Exports were $401.4B and imports $282.4B, for $683.8B of total goods trade, up 26.3% from August 2025, up 0.1% from July 2026.

August 2026 · USD

Total trade $683.8B YoY +26.3% (vs August 2025)
Exports $401.4B YoY +25.0% (vs August 2025)
Imports $282.4B YoY +28.2% (vs August 2025)
Trade balance $119.0B YoY +17.9% (vs August 2025)

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Exports vs imports, August 2025 to August 2026

$0$222.4B$444.8BAugust 2025 exports $321.3BAugust 2025 imports $220.3BAug '25September 2025 exports $328.1BSeptember 2025 imports $239.4BOctober 2025 exports $304.9BOctober 2025 imports $216.9BOct '25November 2025 exports $330.0BNovember 2025 imports $220.1BDecember 2025 exports $357.2BDecember 2025 imports $245.3BDec '25January 2026 exports $356.6BJanuary 2026 imports $236.6BFebruary 2026 exports $299.8BFebruary 2026 imports $210.5BFeb '26March 2026 exports $321.0BMarch 2026 imports $271.2BApril 2026 exports $359.1BApril 2026 imports $274.8BApr '26May 2026 exports $376.3BMay 2026 imports $271.3BJune 2026 exports $411.8BJune 2026 imports $286.4BJun '26July 2026 exports $397.8BJuly 2026 imports $285.3BAugust 2026 exports $401.4BAugust 2026 imports $282.4BAug '26ExportsImports

China's top exports, imports and trading partners, August 2026

Top export categories · August 2026

Top 5 of 96 covered HS2 categories

Top export categories, August 2026, ranked by trade value in USD
Category / partnerUSD
Electrical machinery and equipment (HS 85) →$123.2B
Machinery and mechanical appliances (HS 84) →$67.8B
Vehicles (HS 87) →$29.1B
Plastics (HS 39) →$14.0B
Furniture; bedding; lamps (HS 94) →$10.2B
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Top import categories · August 2026

Top 5 of 96 covered HS2 categories

Top import categories, August 2026, ranked by trade value in USD
Category / partnerUSD
Electrical machinery and equipment (HS 85) →$74.0B
Mineral fuels and oils (HS 27) →$36.9B
Machinery and mechanical appliances (HS 84) →$28.3B
Ores, slag and ash (HS 26) →$26.4B
Precious stones and metals (HS 71) →$19.7B
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Top export destinations · August 2026

Top 5 of 245 covered countries and territories

Top export destinations, August 2026, ranked by trade value in USD
Category / partnerUSD
Hong Kong →$44.5B
United States →$42.5B
Vietnam →$23.4B
South Korea →$18.0B
India →$14.6B
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Top import origins · August 2026

Top 5 of 245 covered countries and territories

Top import origins, August 2026, ranked by trade value in USD
Category / partnerUSD
South Korea →$32.2B
Taiwan →$26.9B
Japan →$16.9B
Australia →$15.1B
Vietnam →$14.2B
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August 2026 compared

Metric August 2026 August 2025 YoY July 2026 MoM
Total trade $683.8B $541.6B +26.3% $683.2B +0.1%
Exports $401.4B $321.3B +25.0% $397.8B +0.9%
Imports $282.4B $220.3B +28.2% $285.3B -1.0%
Trade balance $119.0B $101.0B +17.9% $112.5B +5.8%

Jan-Aug 2026 year-to-date

Metric Year-to-date (USD) YoY (vs 2025 same span)
Total trade $5.04T +22.4%
Exports $2.92T +19.3%
Imports $2.12T +27.0%
Trade balance $805.5B +3.0%

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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 2026-11-05.

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Citation

China Data Portal, "China Trade Data August 2026", https://chinadata.live/china-trade/2026/08/ Source: General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) monthly import and export statistics. Accessed 2026-11-05.

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