China's goods trade maintained steady growth in the first 10 months of 2025, with total imports and exports reaching 37.31 trillion yuan ($5.24 trillion), up 3.6 percent year-on-year, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Friday.

From January to October, exports reached 22.12 trillion yuan, up 6.2 percent year-on-year, while imports totaled 15.19 trillion yuan, roughly flat compared to the same period last year.

In October alone, total goods trade achieved 3.7 trillion yuan, edging up 0.1 percent on a yearly basis. Exports stood at 2.17 trillion yuan, down 0.8 percent year-on-year, while imports reached 1.53 trillion yuan, up 1.4 percent year-on-year, marking the fifth consecutive month of growth, according to customs data.

Both general trade and processing trade posted growth in the first ten months. Notably, trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union expanded, while exports of integrated circuits and automobiles saw significant growth.

zhuwenqian@chinadaily.com.cn