5 days ago · China’s trade surplus hit a record high in 2024, a symbolically potent $1 trillion. The optics of that rounded-up figure—the exact number was $992.2 billion—dovetail neatly with US President Donald Trump’s pejorative rhetoric regarding China’s status as a trade creditor and his stated aim of using tariffs to reduce the US trade deficit.

Jan 12, 2025 · China announced on Monday that its trade surplus reached almost $1 trillion last year as its exports swamped the globe, while the country’s own businesses and households spent cautiously on imports.

As a result, the trade surplus for that month reached a figure of US$104.84 billion. Overall, China’s trade in 2024 reached a total value of 43.85 trillion yuan (approximately US$6 trillion), an increase of 5 percent year-on-year. [See more: China is at risk of deflation, with the consumer price index falling to a worrying low]

China's trade surplus soared to USD 104.84 billion in December 2024, up from USD 75.31 billion in the same period a year earlier, surpassing expectations of USD 99.80 billion. It was the largest trade surplus since February, driven by a surge in exports.

Jan 13, 2025 · China’s trade surplus with the rest of the world reached a record of almost $1tn in 2024, official data showed on Monday, just a week before Donald Trump is set to take office with a vow to...

Sep 12, 2024 · China’s widening trade surplus and the growing US trade deficit since the pandemic have renewed concerns about global imbalances and fueled an intense debate on their causes and consequences.

Jan 13, 2025 · Buttressed by a massive spike in exports, all-time highs in car and computer chip shipments and its largest-ever share of trade with countries in the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s...

Jan 13, 2025 · (Bloomberg) -- China’s trade surplus soared to a record last year, driven by strong exports that boosted the economy but may soon be threatened by the incoming Trump administration.

Nov 12, 2024 · China's trade surplus is on track to reach nearly $1 trillion this year, positioning it for a record milestone even as it faces mounting pressure from major global economies. The widening gap between Chinese exports and imports, which reached $785 billion in the first 10 months of 2024, marks a 16% increase from the previous year, according to ...

Jul 12, 2024 · China’s trade surplus with the United States rose to nearly $32 billion last month, up from $29 billion a year earlier, as China exported more and bought less.