BEIJING, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Following is a breakdown of China's trade in August with the European Union, United States and Japan, issued on Friday by the Chinese customs administration.
(Monthly balance in $bln; percent changes y/y for ytd):
EUROPEAN UNION
Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Exp($b) 20.6 17.3 18.9 17.3 17.4 17.2 12.9 19.8 22.2 24.0 26.2 27.4 Imp($b) 11.3 9.6 11.8 9.6 10.0 9.2 8.0 8.1 10.5 9.6 10.6 11.8 Balance 9.3 7.7 7.1 7.7 7.4 8.0 4.9 11.7 11.7 14.4 15.6 15.5 Exp pct -25.1 -24.8 -24.5 -24.8 -23.6 -20.2 -30.2 -17.4 -3.5 0.0 15.7 20.8 Imp pct -11.4 -16.4 -13.2 -16.4 -15.7 -17.4 -4.9 -21.5 -6.0 -8.6 21.6 16.9 ________________________________________________________________________________
UNITED STATES
Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Exp($b) 18.8 16.7 17.7 16.7 17.2 16.5 11.8 17.3 19.2 20.4 23.6 24.7 Imp($b) 6.3 5.7 6.1 5.7 6.6 6.2 5.4 5.0 6.7 6.2 6.2 7.1 Balance 12.5 11.0 11.6 11.0 10.6 10.3 6.4 12.3 12.5 14.2 17.4 17.6 Exp pct -17.3 -16.9 -16.9 -16.9 -15.7 -12.6 -23.9 -9.8 -4.1 -6.1 12.4 15.4 Imp pct -13.7 -17.4 -15.6 -17.4 -17.4 -12.7 -10.6 -29.9 6.5 -5.5 10.2 17.9 ________________________________________________________________________________
JAPAN
Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Exp($b) 7.7 6.9 7.4 6.9 7.8 8.0 5.6 8.2 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.7 Imp($b) 11.0 8.9 11.9 8.9 10.6 9.5 8.4 6.3 10.5 10.4 12.9 13.9 Balance -3.3 -2.0 -4.5 -2.0 -2.8 -1.4 -2.8 2.0 -0.6 -0.4 -2.6 -3.2 Exp pct -20.2 -19.9 -20.3 -19.9 -18.3 -13.6 -27.4 -9.0 2.4 4.0 17.7 19.2 Imp pct -23.5 -28.1 -25.1 -28.1 -28.0 -25.5 -20.4 -43.5 -15.4 -14.8 15.3 9.7
~Rounding may lead to slight discrepancies between trade balances and aggregate export and import figures. Export and import growth rates are in some cases calculated by Reuters based on customs data. (Reporting by Beijing Economics Team; Editing by Ken Wills)