| China’s GDP | China’s Imports from US | China’s Exports to US | |
| 1978 | 147.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 1979 | 175.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| 1980 | 188.2 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| 1981 | 193.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| 1982 | 202.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 1983 | 227.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 1984 | 256.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
| 1985 | 304.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 1986 | 295.7 | 3.1 | 5.2 |
| 1987 | 268.2 | 3.5 | 6.9 |
| 1988 | 307.2 | 5.0 | 9.2 |
| 1989 | 342.3 | 5.8 | 12.8 |
| 1990 | 354.6 | 4.8 | 16.3 |
| 1991 | 376.6 | 6.3 | 20.3 |
| 1992 | 418.2 | 7.5 | 27.5 |
| 1993 | 440.5 | 8.8 | 33.7 |
| 1994 | 559.2 | 9.3 | 41.3 |
| 1995 | 728.0 | 11.7 | 48.5 |
| 1996 | 856.1 | 12.0 | 54.4 |
| 1997 | 952.7 | 12.8 | 65.8 |
| 1998 | 1019.5 | 14.3 | 75.1 |
| 1999 | 1083.3 | 13.1 | 87.8 |
| 2000 | 1198.5 | 16.3 | 107.6 |
| 2001 | 1324.8 | 19.2 | 109.4 |
| 2002 | 1453.8 | 22.1 | 133.5 |
| 2003 | 1641.0 | 28.4 | 163.3 |
| 2004 | 1931.6 | 34.7 | 210.5 |
| 2005 | 2243.9 | 41.8 | 259.8 |
| 2006 | 2644.7 | 55.2 | 305.8 |
| 2007 | 3250.8 | 65.2 | 340.1 |