The manufacturing floor of the Luoyang Bearing Group Co, Ltd in Luoyang, Central China's Henan Province on May 20, 2025. Photo: VCG

China's manufactured equipment exports remained robust in the first five months of the year, providing solid support for the country's foreign trade growth. 

Specifically, electric vehicle exports rose by 19 percent year-on-year, according to data released Monday by the General Administration of Customs.

In the first five months of 2025, China's exports of equipment manufacturing exports reached 6.22 trillion yuan ($859.1 billion), up 9.2 percent year-on-year and accounting for 58.3 percent of the nation's total exports, according to customs.

Over the same period, the sector contributed 73 percent to the country's overall export growth, with that figure rising to 76.9 percent in May alone.

In the same period, exports of construction machinery products rose by 10.7 percent, export of ships grew by 18.9 percent, and export of industrial robots grew by 55.4 percent.

Global Times