On September 10, 2010, General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GAC) released the profile of China foreign trade import and export in August and the first eight months of this year. China's foreign trade in the first eight months totaled US$1.88 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 40 percent, accord- ing to the GAC. Trade surplus for the first eight months of the year totaled US$103.9 billion, down 14.6 percent from the same period last year.