General Administration Of Customs: Export Textiles And Garments $68 Billion 500 Million In The First 4 Months

The General Administration of Customs released today's 1 to April this year.

Customs statistics show that in April, China's imports and exports

In the first 4 months, China's general trade import and export amounted to US $576 billion 640 million, an increase of 34.2%.

Of which, exports amounted to 261 billion 460 million US dollars, an increase of 34.2%, and imports of US $315 billion 180 million, an increase of 34.2%, which is 4.6 percentage points higher than that of the same period.

Under the general trade terms, the trade deficit was 53 billion 720 million US dollars, expanding by 34%.

Over the same period, China's processing trade imports and exports reached 400 billion US dollars, an increase of 20.1%.

Of which, exports of US $252 billion 720 million, an increase of 21%, and imports of US $147 billion 280 million, an increase of 18.5%.

Trade surplus under processing trade reached US $105 billion 440 million, an expansion of 24.7%.

In the bilateral trade with major trading partners, in the first 4 months, my bilateral trade with the EU amounted to US $170 billion 10 million, an increase of 23.5%.

Over the same period, Sino US bilateral trade totaled 133 billion 710 million US dollars, an increase of 24.8%.

My bilateral trade with ASEAN totaled 110 billion 210 million US dollars, an increase of 26.5%.

The total trade volume between China and Japan in the first 4 months was $108 billion 860 million, an increase of 22.9%.

According to customs statistics, in the first 4 months, the total value of Guangdong's imports and exports was US $279 billion 120 million, an increase of 29.7%.

Over the same period, the import and export values of Jiangsu, Shanghai and Beijing were 166 billion 580 million, 134 billion 200 million and 123 billion 170 million US dollars, respectively, increasing by 22.6%, 22.8% and 29.1% respectively.

In addition, the import and export values of Zhejiang, Shandong and Fujian were 92 billion 40 million, 73 billion 740 million and 40 billion 280 million US dollars, respectively, increasing by 26.2%, 34.1% and 26.9% respectively.

The total import and export value of the 7 provinces and cities accounted for 82.6% of the total import and export value of the country.

In terms of exports, Guangdong exported 159 billion 840 million US dollars in the first 4 months, an increase of 32.8%.

Jiangsu and Shanghai exported 94 billion 250 million and 62 billion 850 million US dollars, respectively, by 23.1% and 20% respectively.

In addition, Zhejiang, Shandong and Fujian exported 62 billion 730 million, 38 billion 760 million and 25 billion 370 million US dollars respectively, up 26.1%, 33.1% and 23.8% respectively, and Beijing exported 17 billion 220 million US dollars, an increase of 2.8%.

In the first 4 months of export commodities, China's mechanical and electrical products exported 319 billion 760 million US dollars, an increase of 22.9%, accounting for 57.6% of China's total exports in the same period.

Among them, exports of electrical and electronic products were 132 billion 900 million US dollars, an increase of 26%, and the export of machinery and equipment was US $103 billion 710 million, an increase of 17.1%.

Over the same period, exports of traditional commodities increased steadily, of which clothing exports amounted to 39 billion 570 million US dollars, an increase of 22.9%; textile exports increased by US $28 billion 930 million, an increase of 34%; footwear exports amounted to US $11 billion 900 million, an increase of 22.9%.

In the first 4 months of imports, China's iron ore imports amounted to 2.3 million tons, an increase of 9.5%, and the average import price was 157.6 US dollars per ton, up 53.9%.

Over the same period, 43 million 480 thousand tons of coal imports, a decrease of 24.1%, an average import price of 111.3 US dollars per ton, an increase of 17.3%; soybean imports of 14 million 840 thousand tons, a decrease of 2.6%, and an average import price of 576 US dollars per ton, up 27.5%.

In addition, imports of mechanical and electrical products 235 billion 250 million US dollars, an increase of 22%.

Among them, 309 thousand vehicles imported, an increase of 21.5%.