Xinjiang's Foreign Trade Adjustment Structure In The Face Of Difficulties

In the first half of this year, Xinjiang's foreign trade achieved a total import and export value of US $9 billion 824 million, an increase of 9.2% over the same period last year. Although the growth rate is 8% higher than that of the same period in the whole country, it has been showing a trend of declining trend due to unfavorable factors such as global economic recovery and weak external demand market.

Autonomous Region commerce department statistics, before June, Xinjiang Export trade The amount reached US $7 billion 285 million, an increase of 17.4% over the same period last year, higher than the national average growth rate of 9.2% over the same period, and imports of US $2 billion 539 million, down 8.9% from the same period last year.

　　 Xinjiang Hu Ying, an associate professor of economics and trade at the University of Finance and economics, said: "the exports of these places like Germany and France are all decreasing, which will also affect Xinjiang's export. The formation of the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, and the cost of the whole trade are rising. This weakens the competitiveness of Xinjiang's products, and this year's foreign trade situation is not too optimistic. "

Reporters in the two category of the state port - Xinjiang western region light industrial base to see, many businesses before the business is cold.

Wang Xinxing, an exporter of mechanical and electrical products from Xinjiang West light industry base, said: "our commodity price is 60% to 70% of foreign goods, but it doubled the freight rate, and the advantage abroad is not great. Now (monthly sales) twelve, thirty thousand (RMB), nearly half of the decline.

Although the decline in purchasing power has led to a decline in Xinjiang's foreign trade, businessmen say they are still optimistic about the future market.

Xinjiang western region light industrial base Clothing export Zhang Junyi: "many economic policies in the country are being regulated. This may be a cold winter for foreign trade. The wind will blow away and the purchasing power will rise. "

Xinjiang registered 637 foreign trade enterprises in June, an increase of 37% over the same period last year, and Xinjiang has registered as of June 30th. foreign trade enterprise The total number is 8198. To alleviate the financial pressure of foreign trade enterprises, Urumqi will implement the "loosening" policy on the extension of export declaration period, export tax to tax exemption, new enterprises tax rebate and so on this month. At the same time, the autonomous region is speeding up the construction of two special economic development zones in Kashi and Huoerguosi, so as to promote the rapid development of Xinjiang processing industry and promote the export of real estate commodities in Xinjiang.

Hu Ying, associate professor of the school of international economics and trade, Xinjiang University Of Finance and Economics, said: "through policy guidance, undertaking industrial transfer in the eastern region will form industrial agglomeration and reduce costs after the formation of scale efficiency. This will provide a broad trade platform and a solid trade foundation for Xinjiang's foreign trade development in the long run."