China's trade surplus Jan-Sept 2009

In the first 9 month of 2009, China's cumulative trade surplus with the rest of the world was $135.5bn, 26% lower than the same period in 2008.

In the same period, China's total trade with the European Union was down 19.4%, trade with the US -15.8% and trade with Japan -20% (compared with the same 9 month period in 2008).