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Xi’an trade surges 115.5% as technology exports lead growth
Xi’an, the capital of China’s Shaanxi province, recorded a sharp rise in trade in the first nine months of 2026.
Its trade grew 115.5% year on year, the fastest growth among provincial capitals and provincial-level cities with publicly available data.
The city’s exports climbed 142.1%, far outpacing imports.
A booming semiconductor industry is helping drive the increase.
Exports of computing equipment and parts rose 388.1%, while integrated circuit shipments increased 251%.
Together, those two categories made up 76.5% of exports, putting technology products at the centre of Xi’an’s export growth.
Xi’an’s trade rose 115.5 per cent year on year in the first nine months of 2026, the fastest growth among provincial capitals and provincial-level cities with publicly available data.
Exports rose 142.1 per cent, far outpacing imports.
Shipments of automatic data processing equipment and parts increased 388.1 per cent.
Integrated circuit exports rose 251 per cent.
Together, the two product categories made up 76.5 per cent of Xi’an’s total exports.
- Who
- Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province.
- What
- Trade rose 115.5 per cent year on year, led by rapid growth in technology exports.
- When
- The first nine months of 2026.
- Where
- Xi’an, in western China.
- Why
- A booming semiconductor industry helped drive the increase. Exports of automatic data processing equipment and parts, and integrated circuits, accounted for much of the growth.
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- Trade growth
- 115.5 per cent year on year
- Export growth
- 142.1 per cent year on year
- Automatic data processing equipment and parts
- Shipments rose 388.1 per cent
- Integrated circuits
- Exports rose 251 per cent
- Share of total exports
- The two product categories accounted for 76.5 per cent