China's foreign trade up 3.8 percent in 2025: official

China's foreign trade expanded 3.8 percent year on year in yuan terms in 2025, official data showed Wednesday.

The data was released by the General Administration of Customs at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing.

"According to statics from the customs, China's total goods imports and exports reached 45.47 trillion yuan (about 6.48 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, an increase of 3.8 year-on-year. Of the total, exports grew 6.1 percent year-on-year to 26.99 trillion yuan (about 3.85 trillion U.S. dollars), while imports edged up 0.5 percent year-on-year to 18.48 trillion yuan (about 2.63 trillion U.S. dollars)," Wang Jun, vice minister of the General Administration of Customs, told the press.

The foreign trade data in 2025 has set a new record high, and China will continue to maintain its position as the world's largest trading nation in goods, Wang added.

China's foreign trade up 3.8 percent in 2025: official

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 17 pips to 7.012 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.

Chinese yuan weakens to 7.012 against USD Wednesday