Table A-5
Gaps between partner reports of China's goods trade with world and China's self-reports (in dollars) and share of the total, 2005–2011
| Trade gaps | Shares of the trade-balance gap | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Billions of dollars) | (Percent) | |||||
| Imports | Exports | Trade balance | Imports | Exports | (sum) | |
| 2005 | 83.8 | 171.4 | 255.2 | 33% | 67% | 100.0% |
| 2006 | 99.5 | 172.3 | 271.8 | 36.6% | 63.4% | 100.0% |
| 2007 | 151.1 | 158.3 | 309.4 | 48.8% | 51.2% | 100.0% |
| 2008 | 211.3 | 141.6 | 352.9 | 59.9% | 40.1% | 100.0% |
| 2009 | 131.6 | 137.6 | 269.3 | 48.9% | 51.1% | 100.0% |
| 2010* | 243.6 | 107.0 | 350.6 | 69.5% | 30.5% | 100.0% |
| 2011* | 338.2 | 33.1 | 371.3 | 91.1% | 8.9% | 100.0% |
| Average, 2005–2009 | 45.4% | 54.6% | ||||
*Preliminary estimates, included for illustration only
Source: UN Comtrade (2013)
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