Suzhou Foreign Trade Rises 47.9% to RMB 2.6 Trillion in First Eight Months of 2026

On September 14, 2026, the Suzhou municipal government information office and Suzhou Customs held a joint press conference to report on the city's foreign trade performance from January to August 2026.

In the first eight months of 2026, Suzhou's foreign trade totaled RMB 2.6 trillion, up 47.9% year on year, ranking first in Jiangsu province and third among China's major foreign trade cities. Exports amounted to RMB 1.53 trillion, up 38.2% year on year, while imports reached RMB 1.07 trillion, up 64.3%.