Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$69.452 billion in the period from January to June 2018. It represented a 21.08 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$56.614 billion in the period from January to May 2018. It represented a 22.21 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$41.277 billion in the period from January to April 2018. It represented a 20.79 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$30.188 billion in the period from January to March 2018. It represented a 25.91 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$20.400 billion in the period from January to February 2018. It represented a 37.43 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries topped US$10.442 billion in the first month of 2018, an increase of 27.05 percent from a year earlier and a 6.20-percent increase from the previous month, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$117.588 billion in the period from January to December 2017. It represented a 29.40 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

There has been an overall improvement in the global economic situation from 2017 onward. Some of the world’s major economies have shown signs of recovery, the global financial system continues to improve, and global demand has grown steadily. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), global economic growth rose from 3.2 percent in 2016 to 3.6 percent in 2017,

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$107.755 billion in the period from January to November 2017. It represented a 29.47 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$97.999 billion in the period from January to October 2017. It represented a 29.81 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.