Shandong Gaomi'S Foreign Trade Import And Export Volume Grew Steadily

Before July 19, it was learned from the commerce department of Gaomi City, Shandong Province that in the first half of this year, enterprises in Gaomi City actively responded to the complex and severe economic situation at home and abroad, overcome many difficulties such as factor cost increase, foreign trade Import and export maintained a steady growth trend. According to business statistics, from January to June, the total import and export volume of the city was 857.058 million US dollars, up 10.1% year on year. Trade contacts involve more than 100 countries and regions.

The export volume of Gaomi City from January to June reached 655.298 million US dollars, up 2.3% year on year, and the growth rate dropped 31.4 percentage points compared with the same period last year. The exports of the 20 key import and export enterprises under the key dispatch were US $454.1 million, accounting for 69.3% of the city's exports, down 2.6% year on year, and the exports of half of the enterprises were down or flat. In addition to the sluggish demand in the international market, the decline in export volume was mainly due to the sharp decline in the prices of raw materials such as cotton and cotton pulp, which led to the simultaneous decline in the unit prices of chemical fiber, textile and clothing products.

The import momentum of Gaomi City was strong in the first half of this year. In the first half of the year, the import volume of the city was 201.76 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 46.2%, and the growth rate was the same as that of the same period last year. The substantial increase in imports was mainly due to the low price of foreign cotton. The newly increased cotton imports amounted to more than 40 million US dollars, driving the import growth of the city by 31.7 percentage points.

Since the beginning of this year, there has been a large difference in the export of various industries. From January to June, the export of mechanical and electrical products reached US $118.627 million, up 31.8% year on year; The export of agricultural products was 37.95 million US dollars, up 42.8%; The export of labor protection gloves was 38.42 million US dollars, up 55.3%. The textile and clothing industry, which accounted for 50% of the city's total exports, reached US $309.417 million, down 12.4% year on year. At the same time, the export market is expanding.

From January to June, the city's exports to Japan and South Korea, the European Union and the United States totaled 419.35 million dollars, accounting for 64% of the city's total exports. The development of emerging markets has progressed steadily, with exports to ASEAN, the Middle East, Latin America, Russia and other countries totaling US $81.91 million, accounting for 12.5% of the city's total exports. Up to now, foreign trade enterprises in Gaomi have trade contacts with more than 100 countries and regions in the world, and the scale of import and export is expanding.

In addition, the foreign trade team has further expanded. In the first half of the year, the city added 8 enterprises with import and export performance, increased import and export volume by 48.62 million US dollars, driving the import and export growth of the city by 6.2 percentage points. There are 269 enterprises that have achieved import and export performance in the city, including 18 enterprises with import and export volume of more than US $5 million and 10 enterprises with import and export volume of more than US $10 million.

In the second half of the year, Gaomi City will seize the important opportunity of the launch of the negotiation of the China Japan South Korea Free Trade Zone, continue to cultivate and build a demonstration base for the transformation and upgrading of foreign trade, guide foreign trade enterprises to further optimize the structure of export products, consolidate and constantly explore the international market, actively help enterprises apply for various business support funds and preferential policies, and strengthen the strength of foreign trade enterprises, Ensure that the growth rate of foreign trade import and export will remain above 10% throughout the year.