Guangdong'S Shoe Exports Grew Earlier Than In May

Statistics released by customs Guangdong branch on 12 may show that the total value of Guangdong's foreign trade and imports and exports in the 1-5 months of this year is 279 billion 370 million US dollars, an increase of 34% over the same period last year, an increase of 1.6 percentage points over the 1-4 month period, but still below the 44% increase in the whole country.

Customs officials said that the growth rate of imports and exports, exports and imports in Guangdong was lower than that of the whole country in 1-5 months, and the growth rate of imports and exports was also significantly lower than that of Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong and Fujian.

All parties in Guangdong should actively respond and catch up.

Statistics show that in the first 5 months, Guangdong exported 157 billion 900 million US dollars, an increase of 25.9%, lower than the national export 33.2% growth rate, accounting for 27.8% of the total national exports; imports 121 billion 470 million US dollars, an increase of 46.2%, lower than the national import 57.5% growth rate, accounting for 22.8% of the country's total import value.

Guangdong achieved a surplus of 36 billion 430 million US dollars in foreign trade.

In terms of export commodities, the export of mechanical and electrical products and high-tech products in Guangdong was relatively high. In May, the export of traditional labor-intensive products increased well.

In the 1-5 month, the export of Guangdong's mechanical and electrical products was 109 billion 880 million US dollars, an increase of 27%, accounting for 69.6% of the total value of Guangdong's foreign trade export, and the export of high and new technology products was US $60 billion 150 million, an increase of 31.6%, accounting for 38.1% of the total value of Guangdong's foreign trade exports.

In May, the main traditional labor-intensive products in Guangdong grew well. Clothing exports continued to pick up, up 27.7% year-on-year, and the export of furniture and parts increased by 55.3%; footwear exports increased by 30.1%; exports of plastic products and bags increased by 16.5% and 22.2% from April, while toy exports increased by 54.4%.