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.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$89.426 billion in the period from January to September 2017. It represented a 29.36 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$78.420 billion in the period from January to August 2017. It represented a 30.20 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$67.616 billion in the period from January to July 2017. It represented a 31.29 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$57.358 billion in the period from January to June 2017. It represented a 37.58 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$46.325 billion in the period from January to May 2017. It represented a 41.51 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

Trade in merchandise between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries reached US$34.172 billion in the period from January to April 2017. It represented a 40.41 percent increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.