Value in US $ Million

Year

Total

China Export

China Import

Balance

Value

Change

Value

Change

Value

Change

Value

Change

1977

68

49

19

30

1979

152

122

30

92

1982

346

203

143

60

1985

243

185

58

127

1989

592

368

224

144

1991

686

597

89

508

1992

643

551

92

459

1993

849

752

96

656

1994

768

-9.5%

606

-19.4%

162

68.0%

444

-32.3%

1995

1,011

31.8%

788

30.2%

223

37.7%

565

27.2%

1996

964

-5.1%

621

-21.4%

342

52.5%

279

-50.5%

1997

1,067

11.3%

688

11.1%

379

11.5%

309

10.7%

1998

913

-14.5%

524

-23.9%

389

2.6%

135

-56.3%

1999

971

6.2%

581

10.7%

390

0.3%

191

41.5%

2000

1,162

19.6%

670

15.5%

492

25.6%

178

-6.8%

2001

1,397

20.4%

815

21.6%

582

18.8%

233

31.1%

2002

1,800

28.8%

1,242

52.4%

558

-4.2%

684

193.5%

2003

2,430

35.0%

1,855

49.4%

575

3.0%

1,280

86.9%

2004

3,061

26.0%

2,466

32.9%

595

3.5%

1,871

46.2%

2005

4,260

39.0%

3,430

39.0%

830

40.0%

2,600

39.0%

2006

5,247

23.1%

4,240

23.7%

1,007

20.9%

3,233

24.3%

2007

6,539

24.6%

5,433

28.2%

1,105

9.7%

4,328

33.9%

2008

6,981

1.3%

5,975

3.2%

1,006

-8.9%

4,969

6.1%

Source: China Ministry of Commerce, and China Customs