According to the Customs, in April 2019, China¡¯s import and export value of agricultural products amounted to 19.49 billion USD, up by 14.2% over February and by 7.5% over the same period last year. Among that, the export value was 6.15 billion USD, down by 5.0% over March and 7.7% over the same period last year. The import value was 13.34 billion USD, up by 25.9% over March and by 16.3% over the same period last year. Trade deficit reached 7.18 billion USD while the number from April 2018 was 4.8 billion.
From January to April 2019, China¡¯s import and export value of agricultural products amounted to 70.73 billion USD, up by 4.6% over the same period last year. Among that, the export value was 23.36 billion USD, down by 4.4% over the same period last year. The import value was 47.37 billion USD, up by 9.6% over the same period last year. Trade deficit reached 24.01 billion USD while the number from same period in 2018 was 18.78.