In April, the scale of imports and exports reached the second highest level in history, and China's foreign trade delivered a "resilient response" that exceeded expectations.

In the first three months of this year, China's imports and exports of goods increased by 1.3% year-on-year, achieving a steady start. In April, the United States launched a tariff war, which posed a serious challenge to China's foreign trade enterprises and also concerned countless people. Everyone worried that the import and export in April would be severely affected and could show negative numbers. However, according to the data released today, not only did the imports and exports in April not turn negative, but they even reached the second-highest level in history for that month. In history, the highest monthly foreign trade data appeared in December 2024, exceeding 4 trillion yuan in a single month. In April of this year, the total value of China's imports and exports of goods reached 3.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.6% year-on-year, driving overall foreign trade growth in the first four months to 2.4%. In this April, China's foreign trade has been sailing against the wind, fully demonstrating the strong resilience of China's foreign trade supported by the super strong international competitiveness of China's manufacturing and creation.