Chinese Exports to US Plunged 33 Percent in August

Despite August’s weak export growth, China ended the first eight months with a trade surplus exceeding $785 billion.

Containers at the port in Shanghai on Sept. 8, 2025. STR/AFP via Getty Images

China’s exports grew at the slowest pace in six months in August and declined year over year, as outbound shipments to the United States continued to decline, despite a tariff truce between the world’s two largest economies.

Chinese shipments to the United States fell by 33 percent in August from a year earlier, according to The Epoch Times’ analysis of customs data released on Sept. 8.