TABLE-China's May trade with the EU, U.S. and Japan

BEIJING, June 11 (Reuters) - Following is a breakdown of China's trade in
May with the European Union, United States and Japan, issued on Thursday by the
Chinese customs administration.

(Levels in $ billions, percent changes from a year earlier):

EUROPEAN UNION

May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun
Exp pct -24.8 -23.6 -20.2 -30.2 -17.4 -3.5 0.0 15.7 20.8 22.0 27.6 25.3
Imp pct -16.4 -15.7 -17.4 -4.9 -21.5 -6.0 -8.6 21.6 16.9 18.3 32.9 30.8
Exp($b) 17.3 17.4 17.2 12.9 19.8 22.2 24.0 26.2 27.4 28.1 28.0 24.7
Imp($b) 9.6 10.0 9.2 8.0 8.1 10.5 9.6 10.6 11.8 12.1 13.0 11.5
Balance 7.7 7.4 8.0 4.9 11.7 11.7 14.4 15.6 15.5 16.0 15.0 13.2
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UNITED STATES

May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun
Exp pct -16.9 -15.7 -12.6 -23.9 -9.8 -4.1 -6.1 12.4 15.4 14.8 15.6 8.0
Imp pct -17.4 -17.4 -12.7 -10.6 -29.9 6.5 -5.5 10.2 17.9 9.7 19.6 15.9
Exp($b) 16.7 17.2 16.5 11.8 17.3 19.2 20.4 23.6 24.7 24.1 23.6 21.3
Imp($b) 5.7 6.6 6.2 5.4 5.0 6.7 6.2 6.2 7.1 6.5 7.2 6.6
Balance 11.0 10.6 10.3 6.4 12.3 12.5 14.2 17.4 17.6 17.5 16.4 14.8
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JAPAN

May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun
Exp pct -19.9 -18.3 -13.6 -27.4 -9.0 2.4 4.0 17.7 19.2 14.1 21.0 39.9
Imp pct -28.1 -28.0 -25.5 -20.4 -43.5 -15.4 -14.8 15.3 9.7 14.4 32.0 23.1
Exp($b) 6.9 7.8 8.0 5.6 8.2 10.0 10.0 10.3 10.7 9.7 10.3 9.5
Imp($b) 8.9 10.6 9.5 8.4 6.3 10.5 10.4 12.9 13.9 13.5 15.0 13.6
Balance -2.0 -2.8 -1.4 -2.8 2.0 -0.6 -0.4 -2.6 -3.2 -3.8 -4.7 -4.1
~Rounding may lead to slight discrepancies between trade balances and aggregate
export and import figures. Export and import growth rates are in some cases
calculated by Reuters based on customs data.
(Compiled by Beijing economics team; Editing by Ken Wills)