''Looking at the global picture, external trade between China and its major trading partners is also increasing. The Customs Administration says the European Union still maintains its rank as the top trade partner with China.
Bilateral trade reached about 456 billion U.S. dollars, up half a percent from a year ago. The U.S. and ASEAN ranked second and third, with trade volumes of 423 and 359 billion U.S. dollars respectively, or jumping 6.9 percent and 10.9 percent year on year.
Bilateral trade with Japan showed its first expansion since last June, at 0.8 percent year on year in October. The administration also said that China’s trade with emerging markets, such as Russia, Brazil, India and South Africa has been growing at a stable pace in the past ten months''.
Source CCTV
