October 19, 2025

Multiple Chinese manufacturing hubs have released their foreign trade data for the first nine months, which all showed robust development momentum. Observers said that the upbeat figures highlighted the competitiveness and resilience of China's trade growth engine, with the nation's economic heavyweights maintaining their pivotal role while new export drivers continued to emerge.
 
In the first three quarters of this year, the foreign trade of Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality reached 581.98 billion yuan ($81.6 billion), a year-on-year increase of 12.3 percent, surpassing the national overall growth rate by 8.3 percentage points. Exports and imports were up 10.6 percent and 16.2 percent year-on-year, according to a statement on the local government's website on Sunday.

Foreign trade in Southwest China's Sichuan Province rose 3.6 percent year-on-year to 776.79 billion yuan, a new record high, according to data released by local customs on Saturday. Exports and imports grew 5.8 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. 

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