OREANDA-NEWS  In the first five months of 2026, China has significantly increased its purchases of chips from foreign markets. These are the data of the Main Customs Administration (GTU) China was quoted by TASS.

In value terms, imports increased by 52.1 percent and reached $238.41 billion. In quantitative terms, the increase is estimated at 8.5 percent (251.04 billion units).

The May import figures for these chips reached 56.58 billion dollars (49.69 billion units).

According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), in April 2026, global chip sales soared by 93.9 percent compared to the same month in 2025, reaching $110.5 billion. It turned out that this trend has been observed for the 14th month in a row. There is a version that in 2026 the sales volume will reach one and a half trillion dollars. Sales in the Americas rose 115.8 percent in April, in Europe by 54.7 percent, in China by 78.6 percent, and in Asia Pacific and other regions by 114.9 percent.