BEIJING, March 11 (Reuters) - Following is a breakdown of China's trade in February with the European Union, United States and Japan, issued on Wednesday by the Chinese customs administration.
(Levels in $ billions, percent changes from a year earlier):
EUROPEAN UNION
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Exp($b) 12.9 19.8 22.2 24.0 26.2 27.4 28.1 28.0 24.7 24.4 23.9 21.6 Imp($b) 8.0 8.1 10.5 9.6 10.6 11.8 12.1 13.0 11.5 11.7 12.0 11.2 Balance 4.9 11.7 11.7 14.4 15.6 15.5 16.0 15.0 13.2 12.7 11.9 10.4 Exp pct -30.2 -17.4 -3.5 0.0 15.7 20.8 22.0 27.6 25.3 34.9 28.8 40.7 Imp pct -4.9 -21.5 -6.0 -8.6 21.6 16.9 18.3 32.9 30.8 43.2 24.7 24.5
UNITED STATES
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Exp($b) 11.8 17.3 19.2 20.4 23.6 24.7 24.1 23.6 21.3 21.2 20.9 18.8 Imp($b) 5.4 5.0 6.7 6.2 6.2 7.1 6.5 7.2 6.6 6.9 7.8 7.1 Balance 6.4 12.3 12.5 14.2 17.4 17.6 17.5 16.4 14.8 14.3 13.1 11.7 Exp pct -23.9 -9.8 -4.1 -6.1 12.4 15.4 14.8 15.6 8.0 17.9 10.7 16.2 Imp pct -10.6 -29.9 6.5 -5.5 10.2 17.9 9.7 19.6 15.9 29.4 23.5 6.3
JAPAN
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Exp($b) 5.6 8.2 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.7 9.7 10.3 9.5 9.4 10.3 9.3 Imp($b) 8.4 6.3 10.5 10.4 12.9 13.9 13.5 15.0 13.6 12.5 13.9 12.7 Balance -2.8 2.0 -0.6 -0.4 -2.6 -3.2 -3.8 -4.7 -4.1 -3.1 -3.7 -3.4 Exp pct -27.4 -9.0 2.4 4.0 17.7 19.2 14.1 21.0 39.9 19.7 12.8 20.1 Imp pct -20.4 -43.5 -15.4 -14.8 15.3 9.7 14.4 32.0 23.1 30.2 17.7 8.9
~ 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 Jason Subler; Editing by Ken Wills)