China's foreign trade continued to grow in the first half of 2026, while India's trade deficit widened

China's foreign trade continues to grow in June, while India falls behind

According to reports from overseas media such as Japan's Kyodo News and Reuters on July 14: Based on trade statistics from January to June 2026, China's foreign exports increased by 17.6% year-on-year to reach $2.1253 trillion (approximately 345 trillion yen), while imports rose by 26.6% to $1.5493 trillion. The trade surplus (net of imports and exports) amounted to $57.59 billion.

Just in June this year, exports grew by 27.0%, and imports increased by 36.0%.

The export growth surpassed Reuters' previous market forecast of 18.2%.

The 36.0% increase in imports also exceeded last month’s 27.4% and surpassed Reuters’ expected figure of 24.0%.

The Indian government announced on the 13th that the country's goods trade deficit widened from $28.21 billion in the previous month to $30.43 billion in June. The decline in exports outpaced the decline in imports.

India’s trade deficit exceeded Reuters economists’ forecast of $26.63 billion.

In June, India’s goods exports dropped from $45.2 billion the previous month to $40.41 billion, while imports fell from $73.41 billion to $70.84 billion.

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