AI Data Insight
The latest Q2 2026 data shows that China's import and export freight volume climbed to 50,630.42 ten-thousand tons, an increase of about 6.8% from the previous month. Driven by the dual tailwinds of AI-related product orders and a wave of front-loading triggered by Middle East geopolitics, physical freight data performed strongly. Despite the pressure of skyrocketing ocean freight rates, the overall foreign trade import and export values and volumes both beat market consensus.