In the first four months, it increased by 5.8% year-on-year!

According to news from the General Administration of Customs on the 9th, in the first four months of this year, my country’s total import and export value was 13.32 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.8% year-on-year (the same below). Among them, exports were 7.67 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.6%; imports were 5.65 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.02%; trade surplus was 2.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 56.7%. In terms of US dollars, the total value of my country’s imports and exports in the first four months of this year was 1.94 trillion US dollars, a decrease of 1.9%. Among them, exports were US$1.12 trillion, up 2.5%; imports were US$822.76 billion, down 7.3%; trade surplus was US$294.19 billion, an increase of 45%.

In April this year, my country’s import and export reached 3.43 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.9%. Among them, exports were 2.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.8%; imports were 1.41 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.8%; the trade surplus was 618.44 billion yuan, an increase of 96.5%. Denominated in US dollars, my country’s import and export in April this year was 500.63 billion US dollars, an increase of 1.1%. Among them, the export was 295.42 billion US dollars, an increase of 8.5%; the import was 205.21 billion US dollars, a decrease of 7.9%; the trade surplus was 90.21 billion US dollars, an increase of 82.3%.

The main characteristics of my country’s foreign trade import and export in the first four months of this year:

The proportion of general trade import and export increased. In the first four months, my country’s general trade import and export was 8.72 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.5%, accounting for 65.4% of China’s total foreign trade value, an increase of 1.6 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 5.01 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.1%; imports were 3.71 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.8%. During the same period, the import and export of processing trade was 2.38 trillion yuan, a decrease of 9.8%, accounting for 17.9%. Among them, exports were 1.57 trillion yuan, down 4.7%; imports were 810.78 billion yuan, down 18.2%. In addition, my country’s bonded logistics import and export reached 1.73 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.4%. Among them, exports were 676.42 billion yuan, an increase of 23.4%; imports were 1.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.8%.

Imports and exports to ASEAN and the EU increased, while exports to the United States and Japan declined. In the first four months, ASEAN was China’s largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and ASEAN was 2.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.9%, accounting for 15.7% of China’s total foreign trade value. Among them, the export to ASEAN was 1.27 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.1%; the import from ASEAN was 820.03 billion yuan, an increase of 1.1%; the trade surplus with ASEAN was 451.55 billion yuan, an increase of 111.4%. The EU is China’s second largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and the EU is 1.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.2%, accounting for 13.5%. Among them, the export to the EU was 1.17 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.2%; the import from the EU was 631.35 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9%; the trade surplus with the EU was 541.46 billion yuan, an increase of 0.3%. The United States is China’s third largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and the United States is 1.5 trillion yuan, a decrease of 4.2%, accounting for 11.2%. Among them, exports to the United States were 1.09 trillion yuan, a decrease of 7.5%; imports from the United States were 410.06 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; the trade surplus with the United States was 676.89 billion yuan, a decrease of 14.1%. Japan is China’s fourth largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and Japan was 731.66 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.6%, accounting for 5.5%. Among them, exports to Japan were 375.24 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%; imports from Japan were 356.42 billion yuan, a decrease of 12.1%; the trade surplus with Japan was 18.82 billion yuan, compared with a trade deficit of 60.44 billion yuan in the same period last year. During the same period, my country’s total import and export to countries along the “Belt and Road” was 4.61 trillion yuan, an increase of 16%. Among them, exports were 2.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 26%; imports were 1.85 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.8%.

 

The proportion of import and export of private enterprises exceeds 50%. In the first four months, the import and export of private enterprises reached 7.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.8%, accounting for 52.9% of China’s total foreign trade value, an increase of 4.6 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 4.86 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.2%, accounting for 63.3% of the total export value; imports were 2.19 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.1%, accounting for 38.8% of the total import value. The import and export of state-owned enterprises was 2.18 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.7%, accounting for 16.4% of China’s total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 605.24 billion yuan, an increase of 13.6%; imports were 1.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 3%. During the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises was 4.06 trillion yuan, a decrease of 8.2%, accounting for 30.5% of China’s total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 2.2 trillion yuan, down 6.9%; imports were 1.86 trillion yuan, down 9.8%.

Exports of mechanical and electrical products and Laomi products both increased. In the first four months, my country exported 4.44 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 10.5%, accounting for 57.9% of the total export value. Among them, automobiles were 204.53 billion yuan, an increase of 120.3%; mobile phones were 282.95 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.2%. During the same period, the export of Laomi products was 1.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.8%, accounting for 17.1%. Among them, clothing and clothing accessories were 330.46 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6%; textiles were 307.84 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.8%; plastic products were 235.15 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6%.

 

Iron ore, crude oil, and coal imports increased and prices fell, natural gas imports decreased and prices rose, and soybean imports rose in both volume and price. In the first four months, my country imported 385 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 8.6%, and the average import price (the same below) was 781.4 yuan per ton, a decrease of 4.6%; crude oil was 179 million tons, an increase of 4.6%, 4017.7 yuan per ton, a decrease of 8.9% %; 142 million tons of coal, an increase of 88.8%, 897.5 yuan per ton, a decrease of 11.8%; 13.587 million tons of refined oil, an increase of 68.6%, 4084.4 yuan per ton, a decrease of 19.1%.

 

During the same period, imported natural gas was 35.687 million tons, a decrease of 0.3%, and 4151 yuan per ton, an increase of 8%. In addition, imported soybeans were 30.286 million tons, an increase of 6.8%, and 4559.8 yuan per ton, an increase of 14.1%. Imports of plastics in primary shapes were 9.511 million tons, a decrease of 7.6%, or 10,800 yuan per ton, a decrease of 10.8%; unwrought copper and copper products were 1.695 million tons, a decrease of 12.6%, or 61,000 yuan per ton, a decrease of 5.8%. During the same period, the import of mechanical and electrical products was 1.93 trillion yuan, a decrease of 14.4%. Among them, there were 146.84 billion integrated circuits, a decrease of 21.1%, with a value of 724.08 billion yuan, a decrease of 19.8%; 225,000 vehicles, a decrease of 28.9%, with a value of 100.41 billion yuan, a decrease of 21.6%.