China’s Trade Surplus Reaches $938 Billion Through September

Miami Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 14, 2026 —

China’s trade surplus reached $938 billion for the January-to-September period, putting it on track to exceed last year’s record, according to the trend information available. The increase was attributed to higher exports, with high-tech goods identified as a driver.

The reported figure covers nine months, but the year it refers to was not specified. The amount’s currency, the source of the figures and the value of last year’s record were also not provided. No export totals, import figures or detailed breakdown by product were available.

The rising surplus has intensified pressure from trading partners, including the European Union and the United States, to rebalance global trade. The information does not specify which officials or institutions made those calls, what measures they are seeking, or whether any policy changes have followed.

The available details describe the direction and scale of the trend but do not provide enough information to assess the contribution of individual high-tech products or other factors. They also do not quantify how much the surplus has increased compared with the same period last year. Without those figures, the extent of the change beyond the stated $938 billion total cannot be determined from the information provided.

For now, the central reported points are the nine-month surplus, its stated trajectory toward surpassing last year’s record, the role of high-tech exports and increased pressure from the EU and US for trade rebalancing. Further details about the period, data source and trading partners’ specific requests were not included.

Story summarized from the original created by By CHAN HO-HIM, Associated Press on www.local10.com, see more information here.