Jan 11 (Reuters) - Following is a breakdown of China's trade in December with the United States, the European Union, Japan and several other important Asian countries, issued by the Chinese customs administration.
(Monthly balance in $bln; percent changes year on year):
AUSTRALIA
Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Exp($b) 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.0 1.6 Imp($b) 4.4 3.4 3.0 3.9 3.4 4.2 3.5 2.9 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.9 Balance -2.4 -1.3 -0.9 -1.9 -1.6 -2.3 -2.1 -1.4 -1.8 -1.2 -1.6 -0.2 Exp pct 26.5 4.9 -2.0 -5.6 -8.1 -8.0 -22.8 -15.7 -20.0 -5.0 -24.1 -8.7 Imp pct 103.2 25.3 3.2 5.3 -7.0 4.4 10.7 2.1 - 5.2 7.7 6.0 -36.8 _______________________________________________________________________________
EUROPEAN UNION
Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Exp($b) 24.5 22.1 22.3 22.6 20.6 20.7 18.9 17.3 17.4 17.2 12.9 19.8 Imp($b) 13.4 11.8 10.1 12.7 11.3 12.0 11.8 9.6 10.0 9.2 8.0 8.1 Balance 11.1 10.3 12.2 9.9 9.3 8.7 7.1 7.7 7.4 8.0 4.9 11.7 Exp pct 10.2 -7.9 -14.9 -17.5 -26.7 -26.0 -23.5 -29.1 -27.5 -20.2 -30.2 -17.4 Imp pct 27.6 22.9 -4.7 7.7 -6.7 -7.7 2.6 -18.0 -17.2 -17.4 -4.9 -21.5 _______________________________________________________________________________
JAPAN
Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Exp($b) 10.5 8.8 8.9 9.8 7.7 8.2 7.4 6.9 7.8 8.0 5.6 8.2 Imp($b) 15.0 12.2 11.2 13.8 11.0 12.0 11.9 8.9 10.6 9.5 8.4 6.3 Balance -4.6 3.4 -2.3 -4.0 -3.3 -2.8 -4.5 -2.0 -2.8 -1.4 -2.8 2.0 Exp pct 5.2 -12.0 -13.6 -8.4 -20.6 -20.4 -28.1 -26.6 -24.3 -13.6 -27.4 -9.0 Imp pct 42.7 17.3 -13.2 -0.7 -18.5 -20.0 -12.5 -28.8 -23.7 -25.5 -20.4 -43.5 _______________________________________________________________________________
SOUTH KOREA
Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Exp($b) 5.7 5.0 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.1 4.2 3.5 3.7 Imp($b) 10.9 9.8 9.0 10.8 8.9 9.3 8.7 7.8 8.0 7.7 6.6 5.0 Balance -5.2 -4.8 -3.9 -5.7 -4.4 -5.0 -4.3 -3.8 -3.9 -3.5 -3.2 -1.3 Exp pct 17.0 -4.0 -22.1 -25.7 -38.1 -41.1 -33.8 -38.7 -37.4 -31.3 -27.2 -29.1 Imp pct 67.5 39.2 -5.8 0.7 -12.3 -18.9 -14.0 -21.1 -21.1 -19.4 -14.1 -46.4 _______________________________________________________________________________
TAIWAN
Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Exp($b) 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.1 Imp($b) 9.5 8.6 7.9 9.3 7.9 7.7 7.2 6.4 6.7 6.0 4.6 3.9 Balance -7.1 -6.5 -5.8 -7.2 -6.1 -6.0 -5.6 -4.9 -5.3 -4.4 -3.5 -2.8 Exp pct 43.1 13.5 3.8 -7.8 -26.7 -29.7 -34.9 -40.5 -40.9 -27.5 -32.1 -43.9 Imp pct 81.2 52.2 -2.0 -0.9 -18.5 -25.4 -24.0 -33.7 -31.9 -33.4 -40.1 -58.1 _______________________________________________________________________________
UNITED STATES
Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Exp($b) 22.2 20.0 21.3 21.2 18.8 20.3 17.7 16.7 17.2 16.5 11.8 17.3 Imp($b) 9.5 7.2 6.2 6.9 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.7 6.6 6.2 5.4 5.0 Balance 12.7 12.8 15.1 14.3 12.5 14.0 11.6 11.0 10.6 10.3 6.4 12.3 Exp pct 15.9 -2.0 -9.7 -14.2 -22.0 -13.9 -16.9 -21.2 -17.7 -12.6 -23.9 -9.8 Imp pct 41.3 16.1 0.0 -2.8 -3.0 -12.5 -7.6 -17.4 -15.4 -12.7 -10.6 -29.9 _______________________________________________________________________________
~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)