( October 14, 2026, 04:42 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: China's goods trade rose 18.8 percent year on year to 39.94 trillion yuan ($5.97 trillion) in the first nine months of 2026, with exports increasing 16.4 percent and imports climbing 22.3 percent, the General Administration of Customs said at a press conference Wednesday. During the same period, trade with ASEAN grew 22.7 percent, while trade with the EU and US increased 8.4 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively. Exports of integrated circuits surged 99.1 percent in the first nine months of 2026, electric vehicles rose 72.3 percent and lithium batteries increased 36.4 percent, reflecting strong demand for advanced manufacturing and green technologies. Meanwhile, China's cross-border e-commerce trade reached an estimated 2.18 trillion yuan, up 4.4 percent.Transcript of the press conference follows (in Chinese)....
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