A quarter of EU-China bilateral trade to maintain stable growth

Eurostat published the latest data show that in the first quarter of 2010, China's exports to EU 592 million euros, an increase of 9.8%, slightly higher than the same period EU total imports 8.9% increase in market share in Europe I 17.9%, and annual fair 2009, continues to be Europe's largest source of imports, followed by much higher than that of the United States (11.8%) and Russia (10.7%); I-EU surplus 343 million euros, an increase of 27 2009 billion euros.

March 2010, I'm European exports of 215 million euros, an increase of 37.9%, far higher than the corresponding EU total imports 19.8% increase; I-EU surplus 116 million euros, compared to the same period in 2009 to 27 million euros.

In addition, statistical data also show that in the first quarter of 2010, EU exports to China 249 million euros, an increase of 47.3%, much higher than the same period overall EU exports 15.2% growth rate. For the first time in China more than Switzerland, become Europe's second largest export market, Europe's total exports, at 8.5% United States (18.1%). In the same period, the United States and Europe on Switzerland's export growth respectively 5.9 9.4 percent.

European stakeholders noted that the subject of sovereign debt crises of drag, the European dynamic domestic demand is insufficient, the prospects for economic recovery. China the momentum strong, has become one of the EU economy back to life the most stable and most reliable external support.