Trade between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSC) reached USD 104.461 billion from January to June 2022, representing a 14.13% increase year-on-year, according to data from China Customs.

PSCs sold goods worth USD 69.353 billion to China in the first six months of 2022 – an increase of 9.24% year-on-year while China’s merchandise exports to those countries reached USD 35.108 billion in the same period, up 25.17% year-on-year.

The total value of merchandise traded in June between the parties topped USD 20.682 billion, an increase of 8.11% from the prior-year period.

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According to the data released by Forum Macao, the value of China’s merchandise imports from PSCs reached USD 13.356 billion, down 4.69% year-to-year.

China sold goods to those countries worth USD 7.326 billion in June, an increase of 43.19% compared with the previous year.