General Administration of Customs on the 10th released in 2009 China's foreign trade imports and exports. According to customs statistics, in 2009 China's foreign trade import and export value of 2.20727 trillion U.S. dollars, compared with 2008 (the same below) decreased 13.9%, slightly higher than the total value of trade in 2007. Exports 1.20167 trillion U.S. dollars, down 16%; imports of 1.0056 trillion U.S. dollars, down 11.2%. Annual trade surplus of 196.07 billion U.S. dollars, fell by 34.2%.
         Customs statistics show that in December 2009, a substantial increase in China's foreign trade import and export value of 243.02 billion U.S. dollars, up 32.7%, growth of 16.7%; which exports 130.73 billion U.S. dollars, monthly export value for the history of the fourth high , an increase of 17.7%, growth of 15%; imports 112.29 billion U.S. dollars, creating a record high monthly value of imports, up 55.9%, growth of 18.8%.
         By the international financial crisis, China's foreign trade experienced since November 2008 since the sharp decline in a row to begin in March 2009 stabilized rebound in August rising trend basically established, beginning in November year on year growth in export value, in December both imports and exports showed strong growth year on year, the chain also show a substantial increase in the monthly import value of creating a historical record, the monthly export value is also included historical fourth high, indicating that China's foreign trade in the speed up recovery. At the same time, the substantial growth of imports shows that the effect of economic stimulus policies appear, relatively strong domestic demand, which will also help pull the world economy recovery.
         In the two-way trade with major trading partners in the European Union in 2009 China's largest trading partner, China-EU bilateral trade value of 364.09 billion U.S. dollars, down 14.5%. Over the same period, the United States for China's second largest trading partner, Sino-US bilateral trade value of 298.26 billion U.S. dollars, down 10.6%. Japan's third largest trading partner location, in 2009 the Sino-Japanese bilateral trade value of 228.85 billion U.S. dollars, down 14.2%.
         From a domestic perspective, around the active steady external demand, and promote exports. According to customs statistics, in December, Guangdong Province, exported 39.97 billion U.S. dollars, up 23.5%, growth of 15.2%; Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang, both on the export of billions of U.S. dollars, exports of 20.35 billion, 15.21 billion and 13.61 billion U.S. dollars, up by rose 17.6%, 23.8% and 14.3%, the chain grew 4.5%, 13.1% and 20.3%. Over the same period, Shandong, Fujian and Beijing, respectively, exported 8.09 billion, 5.71 billion and 50.1 billion U.S. dollars, respectively, year on year increase of 15.3%, 23.2% and 6.5%, the chain grew 7.4%, 20.6% and 10.1%.
         According to customs statistics, exports in 2009, our country since August 2008 starting from seven times to adjust export tax rebate rate of aggregate exports of goods covered by 676.02 billion U.S. dollars, down 16.4%. Mainly labor-intensive exports are less than the same period year on year decline in total exports fell 16% level in order to protect the people's livelihood, and promoting employment, make positive contributions. Customs statistics show that in December 2009 the export situation is gratifying. Month, exports of machinery and electronic products 78.05 billion U.S. dollars, up 26.9%; textile exports 6.22 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 25.2%; furniture exported 3.09 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 10.8%; toys exported 620 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 4.4%; bags exported 1.48 billion U.S. dollars, growth of 1.9%. Over the same period, footwear exported 2.82 billion U.S. dollars, down 2.2%; apparel exports 10.57 billion U.S. dollars, down 4.8%.
     Imported commodities, in 2009 the main bulk volume of imports of goods increased to varying degrees, of which iron ore imports of 630 million tons, an increase of 41.6% and imports an average price of 79.9 U.S. dollars per tonne, down 41.7%; 200 million tons of crude oil imports, growth of 13.9%, imports an average price of 438 U.S. dollars per tonne, down 39.4%; soybean imports 42.55 million tons, an increase of 13.7%, imports an average price of 441.5 U.S. dollars per tonne, down 24.3%. Annual imports of machinery and electronic products 491.47 billion U.S. dollars, down 8.7%; of these imported vehicles 419,000, an increase of 2.8%.