China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products: In October, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products reached US$190.3 billion, up 1.3% year-on-year

The Zhitong Finance App learned that according to statistics from the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products, the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products issued a document stating that in October, exports continued to be the highest in the same period of the year. The export volume increased 1.3% year on year, increasing by 11.4 percentage points narrower than the previous month. The main reason was the high base due to “export grabbing” in the fourth quarter of last year and the decrease in the number of working days in that month.

In the first 10 months of 2025, China's import and export volume of mechanical and electrical products increased 6.8% year-on-year to US$2717.8 billion. The export and import performance of mechanical and electrical products were superior to all commodities. Among them, exports were US$1873.14 billion, up 7.8% year on year, driving total commodity exports up 4.6 percentage points; imports were US$844.66 billion, up 4.7% year on year, driving total commodity imports up 1.8 percentage points; trade surplus increased 10.5% year on year to US$1028.48 billion, higher than the total commodity surplus of US$63.66 billion.

In October, exports of key electromechanical products such as integrated circuits, automobiles, ships, audio and video equipment, and LCD flat panel display modules increased year-on-year; exports of computers, mobile phones, household appliances, auto parts, lighting equipment, and general machinery and equipment declined. Among them, integrated circuit exports increased 27% year on year, achieving double-digit year-on-year growth for 7 consecutive months; automobile exports increased 41.8% year on year to 828,000 units, setting a new monthly export high; exports from traditional industries such as mobile phones, computers, and household appliances continued to decline, with exports falling year on year for 7 consecutive months.

In terms of imports, imports of mechanical and electrical products increased 2.7% year on year to US$88.6 billion in October, the 9th consecutive month of year-on-year growth. Among them, imports of integrated circuits increased 10.4% year on year to 37.77 billion US dollars, driving up 4.1 percentage points; imports of computer products were 6.68 billion US dollars, down 27.1% year on year, for the fourth consecutive month of year-on-year decline, dragging down 2.9 percentage points of increase in electromechanical imports.