According to the China Toy & Juvenile Products Association, China’s traditional toys—a category that includes dolls, educational toys, puzzles, electric trains, and toy musical instruments—saw a 1.7 percent year-over-year increase in exports, as well as a roughly 63.87 percent month-over-month increase for April. Exports totaled about $984.4 million, accounting for 64.4 percent of China’s total toy exports for the month.
Among traditional toys, those representing animals topped the ranking list of export volume at $125.2 million, down 8.24 percent year-over-year and up 84.6 percent month-over-month, taking 14.1 percent of the total. Exports of tricycles, scooters, pedal cars, doll carriages, and similar wheeled toys reached $92.3 million, down roughly 1.5 percent year-over-year and 76.7 percent month-over-month, and taking about 9.4 percent of the total.
The U.S. ranked first among export destinations, absorbing $260.4 million of the total traditional toys export this month, with a 76.6 percent month-over-month increase, followed by the Philippines and Hong Kong with approximately $69.3 million and $57.6 million, respectively.
