Xinjiang'S Export Growth Of Footwear And Garments Doubled

"How can Xinjiang have such a high growth rate of foreign trade data?" it is impossible for a foreign trade company official to call the question after seeing the news that Xinjiang's foreign trade export increased by 90%.

Customs data released just now showed that in the first half of 08 years, Xinjiang became the fastest growing area of foreign trade and economic growth in the country, which is in sharp contrast to the low growth rate of 25% nationwide.

In the first half of 2008, Xinjiang achieved a total import and export volume of US $8 billion 970 million.

Compared with the same period last year, an increase of 92.1%, an increase of 66.4 percentage points higher than the national average.

Among them, exports amounted to 7 billion 890 million US dollars, an increase of 1 times, and a cumulative trade surplus of 6 billion 810 million US dollars, an increase of 1.1 times compared with the same period last year.

As soon as this figure has been announced, enterprises engaged in foreign trade have been puzzled. Where does the growth of digital industry come from? The decline of export of enterprises is generally on the rise. Is it an increase in enterprises or an increase in the value of products?

Faced with all sorts of doubts, the reporters recovered the truth.

"The number is real, we are based on the data from Xinjiang foreign trade enterprise declaration form", in the face of doubt, Urumqi customs gave a positive answer.

The 3 billion 760 million growth of border trade is seen from the export statistics. Border trade is the core force to boost Xinjiang's external economic growth this year.

The reporter made a comparison with the chart: the proportion of time border trade volume (US dollar) growth accounted for 67.6120% of foreign trade in 2008. 75.4% 2007 30.78.7% 65% is not difficult to see from the chart. In the first half of 08 years, only the border trade increased the growth of 3 billion 760 million US dollars in Xinjiang, while the growth rate doubled.

Why did the border trade grow so great? Reporters interviewed the head of the Xinjiang border trade administration's business department, beautiful beauty.

There are 17 kinds of ports in Xinjiang, which are adjacent to 8 countries in Central Asia and South Asia.

Relying on ports, border trade has become a unique way of trade in Xinjiang and has stimulated the pfer of trade areas.

Guli said that there are 33 border counties and cities in Xinjiang, which are registered places for small frontier trading enterprises.

At present, all the Xinjiang prefectures are open to the outside world, and the Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation has approved the registration of enterprises in Kashi, Akesu, Hotan, Urumqi and other Prefecture Cities, which can register the qualification of small border trade operation and give preferential policies, attracting a large number of enterprises to enter.

In addition, several large trading companies in Xinjiang, such as Xinjiang Sanbao and Xinjiang wild horse company, have the qualification of border trade operation.

To seize this policy and stimulate the market demand of neighboring countries, various provinces and autonomous regions have introduced export encouragement policies and invest in expanding port functions.

Enterprises are just looking for the convenience of customs clearance in the border area. Many enterprises are turning their export sites from Urumqi to southern Xinjiang and Tacheng.

In addition, from this year's export structure, clothing, shoes and hats are the main source of growth, and the main export products of border trade have been concentrated on clothing shoes and hats.

Export growth has increased by more than 500 export countries. This year, the number of export enterprises has increased.

The reporter learned from the Xinjiang foreign trade and economic cooperation department that the number of enterprises with actual export performance in Xinjiang this year increased by more than 500 compared with last year, while most of the growth enterprises concentrated in the prefecture.

At the same time, the number of enterprises with huge import and export trade has surged.

In the first half of this year, there were 45 enterprises with an import and export volume exceeding US $50 billion, an increase of 21 over last year.

There are 21 enterprises with an import and export volume exceeding US $100 million, an increase of 17 over last year.

"The ability of enterprises to adapt to changes in the outside world" has been enhanced, "said some people from the Xinjiang foreign trade and Economic Cooperation Department." some enterprises have found a new direction through product adjustment. It can be said that Xinjiang's foreign trade enterprises have begun to mature and have a forward-looking outlook on the market.

In addition to the increase in export enterprises, another reason for the growth of Xinjiang's foreign trade is that enterprises are developing more and more emerging markets.

"Our company's trade with Kazakhstan has slipped, and this year we have mainly developed markets such as Russia and Ukraine. The volume of exports is basically unchanged from last year."

Xinjiang wild horse economic and trade company responsible person disclosed.

"Sanbao company has undertaken several major projects in Hakkas to promote export growth through projects," said Xinjiang Sanbao company staff.

The growth rate of clothing and footwear has doubled, and the export of machinery and electricity has dropped by 50%. From the export data, the fastest growing export products this year are concentrated on clothing, shoes and hats and other consumer products.

As shown in the figure: item clothing and accessories growth rate footwear growth in 2008, 3 billion 240 million US dollars 190% 1 billion US dollars 120% 2007 1 billion 110 million US $30.5% 460 million US 8.6% project electrical and mechanical growth rate of agricultural products 2 trillion and 8 billion 990 million US dollars 26.6% 320 million US dollar 320 million 320 million dollar US dollar, we can see that the growth rate of clothing and footwear is only US dollar, and the growth rate has doubled and clothing has even increased nearly double.

Last year, the fastest growth of mechanical and electrical products increased by 50% compared with the same period last year.

"If the product purchased is a daily consumption product, it shows that the economic index of people living in this area is low and can only meet the minimum living needs", which is the basic theory in economics.

Products with higher prices can not be purchased, but they are replaced by price consumer products.

"The elasticity of consumer products is less flexible than the market, mainly determined by demand," said the official of the Xinjiang foreign trade and Economic Cooperation Department. In the first half of this year, Kazakhstan maintained a 5% economic growth rate, while Russia maintained a 8% economic growth rate. Their growth ensured Xinjiang's export growth.

"The export products are mainly low and medium grade, but now they are mainly middle and high grade, especially clothing, from the border to the commercial city and shopping malls, plus the rise of China's prices, the prices of export products are growing very fast," said Guli, beautiful.

It is not difficult to see from this data that in the first half of this year, Xinjiang's exports were still low value-added products, while the growth rate of machinery and electronic products with high added value and high technology content declined significantly, and the product structure optimization was not as good as last year.

In addition, exports of cement, building materials and other products have declined sharply this year.

Export prices have risen by more than 30%, "one radish is cut at the top", which is the evaluation of the current situation of Xinjiang's foreign trade enterprises.

The rise in steel, crude oil and the depreciation of the US dollar are affected by many factors. In the past 08 years, the volume of exports in Xinjiang has declined and prices have increased.

The Alashankou is the largest port in Xinjiang.

Exports in the first half of this year were 6 million 965 thousand tons, down 4.7% from the same period last year.

The volume of import and export trade was 4 billion 977 million US dollars, up 39.8% over the same period last year.

The products are mainly coke, cement, building materials and department stores.

The export clothing and clothing accessories at the ports in the southern Xinjiang reach 62 thousand and 100 tons, 2.5 times more than the same period last year, and the trade volume has increased 3.5 times.

"Originally, one dollar was exchanged for 7.6 yuan, now it is 6.8 yuan, and the middle price difference is 0.8 yuan, that is, the difference of nearly 10%.

Coupled with the rising cost of raw materials, the products sold at present are more than 15% higher than that of the same period last year. "

Xinjiang Yi Xin International Economic and Technological Cooperation Co., Ltd. said the relevant personnel.

It is reported that the price of construction machinery products and automobiles has been raised this year, the range is 10% - 20%.

Clothing and footwear export prices increased by more than 20%.

The export price of tomatoes rose from US $600 per ton to US $746 per ton, rising by more than 30%.

The export prices of vegetables and meat also doubled.

Urumqi port is no longer thriving. With the prosperity of the local market, foreign investors who chose to purchase goods in Urumqi began to buy goods in the prefecture closer to their country.

The export trade of Kashi, Tacheng, Alashankou, Aletai and other regions increased rapidly this year. Tacheng's total trade volume of US $320 million doubled.

Kashi January - May trade volume of US $2 billion 177 million, an increase of 175% over the same period last year.

In addition to shunting to the prefecture, many customers go directly to Guangzhou and volunteer to buy goods.

"Customer churn is very fierce. Foreign businessmen also know that our goods come from the mainland. Instead of letting us make the difference, we should go directly to the mainland for cheaper purchases, and even some foreign businessmen will live long in the mainland."

Ms. Ho, a Frontier Hotel engaged in foreign trade business, said that her business decreased by nearly 2/3 last year, mainly due to the diversion of foreign businesses.