Shanghai goods trade up 17.9% in first three quarters to 3.94 trillion yuan
In short
Shanghai's total goods imports and exports reached 3.94 trillion yuan in the first three quarters, up 17.9% year on year, according to figures from the city statistics bureau. Exports rose 22.3% and imports 14.4%, and high-tech product exports grew 33.0%.
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The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Statistics released data on 22 October showing that the city's total goods imports and exports in the first three quarters were 3.94 trillion yuan, up 17.9% from a year earlier. Jiemian said the figures were published by the bureau together with the National Bureau of Statistics' Shanghai survey team, as part of the city's economic performance report for the first three quarters of 2026. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
By direction of trade, goods exports were 1.81 trillion yuan, an increase of 22.3%, while goods imports were 2.13 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.4%. High-tech product exports grew 33.0% year on year and made up 28.7% of goods exports, CLS and Jiemian reported. Yicai's feed carried only the headline total. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The figures are an official statistical release on Shanghai's economy for the first three quarters of 2026. The documents give no further analysis of what they mean.
Key facts
- Shanghai's total goods imports and exports in the first three quarters were 3.94 trillion yuan, up 17.9% year on year. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Goods exports were 1.81 trillion yuan, up 22.3%. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Goods imports were 2.13 trillion yuan, up 14.4%. [ 1 , 2 ]
- High-tech product exports rose 33.0% year on year. [ 1 , 2 ]
- High-tech products made up 28.7% of goods exports. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Shanghai's total goods trade for the first three quarters was 3.94 trillion yuan, up 17.9% year on year, per figures released by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Statistics. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Goods exports were 1.81 trillion yuan (up 22.3%) and goods imports 2.13 trillion yuan (up 14.4%). [ 1 , 2 ]
- High-tech product exports grew 33.0% year on year and accounted for 28.7% of goods exports. [ 1 , 2 ]
Still unclear
- No open questions in the coverage so far.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- CLS published the Shanghai trade figures, citing data from the Shanghai statistics bureau. [ 1 ]
- Jiemian reported that the Shanghai statistics bureau and the NBS Shanghai survey team had published the city's economic performance for the first three quarters of 2026. [ 2 ]
- Yicai published a report with the headline total trade figure. [ 3 ]