In the first four months of 2025, imports of mechanical and electrical products in China reached 2.23 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%. 

According to customs statistics, in the first four months of 2025, the total import and export value of China's goods trade stood at 14.14 trillion yuan, a year-on-year (the same below) increase of 2.4%. Among them, exports were 8.39 trillion yuan, up 7.5%; imports were 5.75 trillion yuan, down 4.2%. 

In April 2025, the total import and export value of China's goods trade was 3.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.6%. Among them, exports reached 2.27 trillion yuan, up 9.3%; imports were 1.57 trillion yuan, rising 0.8%. 

1. Mechanical and electrical products account for over 60% of exports, with exports of automatic data processing equipment and its components, integrated circuits, and automobiles growing. 

In the first four months of 2025, China exported mechanical and electrical products worth 5.04 trillion yuan, a 9.5% increase, accounting for 60.1% of the total export value. Specifically, automatic data processing equipment and its components reached 458.71 billion yuan, up 5.6%; integrated circuits stood at 405.15 billion yuan, increasing 14.7%; and automobiles reached 264.98 billion yuan, rising 4%. 

2. The import value of mechanical and electrical products has grown 

In the first four months of 2025, imports of mechanical and electrical products in China grew by 5.7% to 2.23 trillion yuan. 

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In US dollar terms, the total import and export value of mechanical and electrical products in China increased by 7.2% year-on-year to $1,013.2 billion in the first four months of 2025. Among them, exports reached $702.11 billion, a year-on-year increase of 8.3% (1.9 percentage points higher than the export growth rate of all goods); imports of mechanical and electrical products were $311.1 billion, up 4.6% year-on-year (while the import value of all goods decreased by 5.2% year-on-year during the same period); the trade surplus expanded by 11.5% year-on-year to $391.01 billion, $22.25 billion higher than the surplus of all goods. 

In US dollar terms, in April 2025, imports of mechanical and electrical products in China rose by 5.8% year-on-year to $85.6 billion. Imports of integrated circuits and computer products increased by 11.4% and 48.6% year-on-year, respectively, jointly driving a 7.9-percentage-point increase in mechanical and electrical imports. Imports of complete vehicles, auto parts, liquid crystal flat panel display modules, etc., saw double-digit declines. Exports of mechanical and electrical products reached $190.58 billion, a year-on-year increase of 10.5%. Since the start of this year, monthly exports in January, March, and April have all hit record highs for the same period. Exports of integrated circuits, automobiles, auto parts, general mechanical equipment, ships, audio and video equipment, liquid crystal flat panel display modules, etc., grew year-on-year, while exports of computer products, household appliances, mobile phones, lighting equipment, etc., declined. The export value of integrated circuits has increased year-on-year for 18 consecutive months, exceeding $15 billion for two consecutive months, driving a 1.6-percentage-point increase in mechanical and electrical product exports; the export volume of complete vehicles has increased year-on-year for 55 consecutive months, with 620,000 vehicles exported in the month, a record monthly high; mobile phone exports stood at $7.58 billion, the lowest in nearly 20 months, down 20.9% year-on-year—significantly higher than the 5.8% decline in export volume, indicating a reduction in exports of high-unit-price mobile phones; the export value of computer products fell by 1.6% year-on-year, the first decline in nearly 16 months.