China's exports beat expectations in May as AI-related sectors surge

The global AI investment boom continues to fuel strong growth in China's exports, with May performance once again surpassing market expectations. While AI-related sectors like electronics saw robust export gains, shipments of consumer-oriented goods such as clothing, home appliances, and toys remained weak.

In May, China's exports in US dollar terms reached $376.78 billion, up 19.4% year on year and accelerating by 5.3 percentage points from the previous month, while imports totaled $271.35 billion, rising 27.4% year on year and also picking up by 2.1 percentage points, according to data released by