China's foreign trade continues to lead the world

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has released its 2015 global trade Statistics report, which covers 195 economies on trade in goods and services. According to the WTO report, China's exports of goods accounted for 13.8% of the world's total in 2015, ranking first in the world. Imports of goods account for 10.06% of the world's total, ranking third in the world. Exports and imports of service trade account for 6% and 10% of the world's total respectively, and both export and import of service trade rank third in the world.

In 2015, China's exports of goods reached us $2,274.95 billion, down 3% year on year. Imports of goods totaled US $1,681.95 billion, down 14% year-on-year. In 2015, China's export of service trade reached us $285.48 billion, up 2% year-on-year. The import of services trade reached US $466.33 billion, up 3% year on year.

In terms of major export categories, China's agricultural exports accounted for 3.2 percent of the global total in 2015, energy and mineral products 2.4 percent, and manufactured goods 94.3 percent. In 2015, China's agricultural imports accounted for 9.5 percent of global imports, 21.3 percent of energy and mineral products, 64.4 percent of manufactured goods, and other 4.8 percent. Among the major exporting countries and regions, the United States accounted for 18 percent of China's total exports, the European Union 15.6 percent, Hong Kong 14.6 percent, Japan 6.0 percent, and other countries and regions 45.8 percent.

In 2015, China's exports of non-agricultural products reached us $2229.3 billion, down 3% year on year. Imports were $1,492.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlier. The top five exports were $153.3 billion for automatic data processing equipment, $136.7 billion for radio or television transmission equipment, $88.3 billion for telephones and components, $71.7 billion for integrated circuits and $35.8 billion for lamps and lighting. The top five imported products are integration