In the first quarter, China’s furniture exports amounted to 124.14 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.5%.

According to customs statistics, from January to March, the export volume of furniture and parts was 124.14 billion yuan, an increase of 23.5% compared with the same period last year (100.52 billion yuan). Among them, the export value of furniture and parts in March was 39.45 billion yuan.

Overall, China's total import and export value of goods trade in the first quarter was 10.17 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5%. It exceeded 10 trillion yuan for the first time in the same period in history, and the growth rate hit a new high in six quarters. Among them, exports were 5.74 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.9%; imports were 4.43 trillion yuan, an increase of 5%; exports and imports accelerated by 4.1 percentage points and 2.3 percentage points respectively compared with the fourth quarter of last year.

Broken down by country, China's imports and exports to ASEAN in the first quarter were 1.6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%; the total trade value between China and Europe was 1.27 trillion yuan; the total trade value between China and the United States was 1.07 trillion yuan; and the total trade value between China and South Korea was 535.48 billion yuan. In the first quarter, China's imports and exports to countries co-building the "Belt and Road" were 4.82 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%, accounting for 47.4% of China's total imports and exports during the same period. (Source: China Wood Industry Information Network wood168.net)