4%! China's merchandise trade grew steadily in the first three quarters.

Facing a severe and complex external environment, China's commodity trade has achieved steady growth. Data released by the General Administration of Customs on the 13th showed that in the first three quarters of this year, the total value of China's commodity trade import and export reached 33.61 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4%, 0.5 percentage points faster than the first 8 months. Among them, exports were 19.95 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%, maintaining growth for 8 consecutive quarters; imports were 13.66 trillion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.2%. In September, the import and export volume was 4.04 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8%, 4.5 percentage points faster than the previous month, marking the highest monthly growth rate so far this year. This article is reprinted from Xinhua News Agency, GMTEight Editor: Chen Wenfang.