Economic Observation Network According to CCTV News App, this morning, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade held a press conference to release the latest global economic and trade friction data. The data shows that the global economic and trade friction index was at a high level in June this year.

From the comprehensive index, the global economic and trade friction index for June 2026 is 102, which is at a high level. The amount involved in global economic and trade friction measures increased by 2.4% year-on-year and 11.8% month on month.

From the perspective of country indices, among the 20 countries (regions) within the monitoring scope, India, the United States, and the European Union rank among the top three in terms of global economic and trade friction index.

Yang Fan, spokesperson for the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, stated that the United States continues to strengthen its use of trade protection tools such as unilateral sanctions, export controls, 232 tariffs, and 301 investigations, resulting in its global economic and trade friction measures ranking first in terms of amount for seven consecutive months.

From the perspective of industry indices, among the 13 major industries within the monitoring scope, the conflict points of economic and trade friction measures are focused on the electronics, chemical, pharmaceutical, and mechanical equipment industries, with the electronics industry ranking first in terms of economic and trade friction index.