Following are the latest figures about China's trade with its top ten partners from January to September.

-- Japan: total, US$64.726 billion, up 8.3 percent year-on-year; Exports to Japan, US$32.740 billion, up 10 percent; Imports, US$31.986 billion, up 6.6 percent.

-- The United States: total, US$60.077 billion, up 9. 9 percent; Exports, US$40.306 billion, up 4.8 percent; Imports, US$19.770 billion, up 21.9 percent.

-- The European Union: total, US$56.851 billion, up 12. 6 percent; Exports, US$30.110 billion, up 5.9 percent; Imports, US$26.741 billion, up 21.2 percent.

-- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: total, US$40.680 billion, up 2.8 percent; Exports, US$33.681 billion up 2.9 percent; Imports, US$6.999 billion, up 2. 6 percent.

-- ASEAN countries: total, US$30.334 billion, up 6.8 percent; Exports, US$13.138 billion, up 6 percent; Imports, US$17.196 billion, up 7.4 percent.

-- The Republic of Korea: total, US$26.714 billion, up 6 percent; Exports, US$9.098 billion, up 11.4 percent; Imports, US$17.616 billion, up 3.5 percent.

-- Taiwan Province: total, US$23.384 billion, up 5 percent; Exports, US$3.616 billion, down 2.4 percent; Imports, US$19.768 billion, up 6.5 percent.

-- Russia: total, US$7.593 billion, up 31.5 percent; exports, US$1.783 billion, up 19.8 percent; Imports, US$5. 810 billion, up 35.6 percent.

-- Australia: total, US$6.5 billion, up 4.8 percent; Exports, US$2.589 billion, up 3.2 percent; Imports, US$3. 911 billion, up 5.9 percent.

-- Canada: total, US$5.451 billion, up 4.3 percent; Exports, US$2.543 billion, up 6.4 percent; Imports, US$2.908 billion, up 2.6 percent.

(People’s Daily November 7, 2001)