China's General Administration of Customs has released trade figures for September and the data from January to September.
The total volume of exports and imports in September surpassed 345 billion US dollars, a 6.3 percent year-on-year increase. China's exports increased 9.9 percent year-on-year to 186.4 billion US dollars, the highest monthly recorded export volume.
Imports showed a 2.4 percent decrease, at more than 158.7 billion dollars. The trade surplus was nearly 28 billion dollars. From January to September, total trade volume surpassed 2.8 trillion US dollars, a 6.2 percent year-on-year increase. China's exports increased 7.4 percent year-on-year to 1.5 trillion US dollars. Imports showed a 4.8 percent increase, at over 1.3 trillion dollars. The trade surplus from January to September stood at more than 148 billion dollars.