Export Trade In Yangtze River Delta: What Is The Trend Of Growth?

For the once brilliant foreign trade enterprises in China, spring and summer in 2008 were "winter".

Because of the economic recession in the United States and many domestic factors, a large number of small and medium-sized export enterprises have been closed down.

However, in the economically developed Yangtze River Delta region, many enterprises have effectively solved the risks of foreign trade through pformation, and the export has grown counter trend.

Transformation is not a dream: "labor intensive" is moving towards "technology intensive". This year, affected by the subprime mortgage crisis and the appreciation of the RMB, credit crunch and high cost of raw materials, our export business has been slowing down for many years, and the trade surplus has been experiencing negative growth. The export enterprises are facing unprecedented difficulties.

According to statistics from the General Administration of customs, China's total trade surplus reached 123 billion 700 million US dollars in the first 7 months of this year, down 9.6% from the same period last year, and the net decrease was 13 billion 100 million US dollars. In June, foreign trade export growth dropped from 17.6% in May to 17.6%, and the trade surplus in that month dropped by 20.6%, a net decrease of 5 billion 540 million US dollars.

In the first half of the year, the export growth rates of Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang were 13.7, 4.1 and 2.4 percentage points lower than that of the traditional export provinces.

The former vice president of sainty group and the Secretary General of the Jiangsu import and Export Chamber of Commerce, Mr Bai Jinliang, said that this year's export environment has both "external pressure" and "internal squeeze", which is the most difficult year since the reform and opening up.

"An enterprise is like a roller coaster. It's full of risks, but the" roller coaster "button is not in its own hands.

Reporters in the Yangtze River Delta region's interview found that, despite the current difficulties, some regions and enterprises realized economic pformation through industrial and product structure adjustment, and export growth in the opposite direction.

Shanghai, for example, achieved $80 billion 498 million in exports in the first half of this year, an increase of 25.12% over the same period last year. Its growth rate was 4.2 percentage points higher than that of the same period last year, 3.2 percentage points higher than the national average level, of which 41.8% of the total exports of new and high technology products accounted for the same period, while the export of restricted products in the same period decreased by 0.6% compared to the same period last year, accounting for only 2.3% of exports.

Reporters learned from the Jiangsu provincial foreign trade and Economic Cooperation Department, photovoltaic products have become an important driving force for the rapid growth of Jiangsu's high-tech products exports, the first half of this year exported 2 billion 970 million U.S. dollars, more than the total export volume last year, an increase of 231% over the same period last year.

Wuxi is the leader of the photovoltaic industry in Jiangsu. It has been selected as the "national innovation base for new energy technology and trade innovation". In the first half of this year, the export of photovoltaic products was US $1 billion 270 million, an increase of 156% over the same period last year, accounting for 42.7% of the total exports of the province.

Wang Ming, a researcher at Shanghai international economic and Trade Research Institute, thinks that the export situation is complex and changeable this year. However, many foreign trade enterprises have the ability to repair the disease.

After this round of survival of the fittest, China's exports will develop healthier, more actively and steadily.

The key to adjustment: independent brand, high technology and virtual trade "this year's export situation is like ships passing through the Three Gorges, rapids and dangerous waters, and countless reefs in the water."

The head of an export enterprise sighed at the reporter. "The more difficult the environment is, the more potential the enterprise can be aroused, and the successful response will be able to harvest the moving scenery of" gorge out of Pinghu ".

Case one: independent research and development, with "quick" winning, small batch, multi variety, fast speed export.

Jiangyin cloud bat group exported about 10000000 batches and exported $77 million from 1 to July this year, an increase of nearly 30% over the same period last year.

Guo Jian, chairman of the group, told reporters that although wages and energy prices rose by more than 10% this year, interest payments increased by about 8%, and the appreciation of the renminbi was nearly 7%, enterprises still maintained a profit margin of 5% to 6%. The most important secret was: first, the export of private brands exceeded 50%, the products had independent intellectual property rights, and the price was higher than that of similar products; two was to control their own distribution and shorten the intermediate links, not only to shorten the delivery time by nearly 1/3 than the competitors, but also to supply directly to retailers.

Case two: online pactions to reduce costs.

Zhejiang's Limited by Share Ltd sales declined 10% in the first half of the year, and the profit dropped 48% when the export volume was not reduced.

The performance of its 6 trading branches declined, two of them fell into losses, and 5 of the 11 production enterprises lost a record.

Li Yanli, the head of the company, said that under the circumstances of the depressed market in Europe and America, enterprises actively explored new markets such as Australia, South America, Russia and Ukraine, and increased the development of new dyeing technology and protein silk technology.

In addition, the company also opened a new path to open up Alibaba online pactions. In 3 months, more than 900 sample photos were released, and more than 2000 orders were obtained, which greatly reduced paction costs.

Case three: changing "small" foreign trade into "big" foreign trade, extending the industrial chain of foreign trade.

Shanghai hardware and mineral import and export company increased 10% over the same period last year from 1 to July. The total import and export volume is expected to increase by 100 million US dollars on the basis of 910 million US dollars last year, and the sales profit margin will increase further.

Liu Shoupei, general manager, said that using the resources of more than 3000 merchants distributed in more than 140 countries and regions around the world, Shanghai five mines continuously promoted the strategic pformation of enterprises, and gradually realized the combination of physical trade and virtual trade, combining commodity trade with financial futures trading, combining foreign trade with domestic trade. The company gradually became a large foreign trade enterprise integrating export, import, finance, futures, hedging and other trade forms.

Using some metal products in the domestic and international physical market and virtual market price difference, Shanghai five mines time segment to carry out export, import or hedging operation of different varieties, and achieved good results.

New trend: the "two high one capital" product is limited, and the export growth of large enterprises is fast. In a reporter's interview, we found that China's exports showed "two liters and two falls": first, the rapid growth of large enterprises and the obvious decline in the export of small and medium-sized enterprises; two, the export of resources, such as clothing, shoes, toys and other labor-intensive products and policies, declined rapidly, while the export of mechanical and electrical products and high-tech products still maintained rapid growth.

According to the data released by the General Administration of customs, the export volume of clothing and clothing accessories and footwear increased by only 3.4% and 14.2% compared with the same period in 1-7 months. The export of plastic products decreased by 1% compared with the same period last year. The export of electromechanical products and high-tech products increased by 25.7% and 22.5% over the same period, respectively. Among them, the export growth of LCD panels, ships, diodes and similar semiconductor devices reached 43%, 61.6% and 110.1% respectively.

Lian Ping, chief economist of Bank of communications, believes that China's export structure is becoming more and more diversified, and the cost digestion and bargaining power of export enterprises have also been greatly improved. The base of China's export industry has been very strong, which can effectively resist the risk of a single market economic downturn.

Mei Xinyu, a Research Institute of the international trade and Economic Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Commerce, said that the high speed export that relied on cheap resources and energy at the expense of the environment was unsustainable.

The export tax rebate adjustment started in July last year abolished the export tax rebates of 553 items of "two high and one capital" (high energy consumption, high pollution and resource), and 2268 export rebate rates which were easy to cause trade friction, which were in line with the direction of China's industrial restructuring.

At present, the decline of China's export growth is mainly reflected in the slow growth of the export of traditional bulk commodities, while the export of mechanical and electrical products is still growing rapidly. The advanced manufacturing industry represented by it is the lifeblood of the sustainable development of China's economy and society.

Some experts believe that there is no "sunset industry", only the "sunset enterprises". China's foreign trade enterprises should try their best to extend to the two industrial chains with high profit margins, increase the added value of products, and enhance the voice of the industry, as well as make "Chaoyang enterprises" in traditional industries.

The cloud bat group focuses on the production of woolen sweaters. With the growing strength, enterprises have gradually pformed into the "Contractor", drawing a beautiful "smile curve": the headquarters of the enterprise in Jiangyin, Wuxi focuses on design, development, proofing and product control. Labor intensive production links are migrated to lower cost Henan, Guiyang and other places. It has 2 branches in New York and Losangeles in the United States, employing local R & D and marketing personnel, and American designers constantly introducing new styles that conform to local consumption psychology and selling them with their own brand "SHERFFER".

Cao Xinyu, vice president of the China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce, said: "in the world economic environment of stagflation plus financial crisis, those companies that adjust faster and have better internal improvement can survive and harvest a larger market.

China has a vast hinterland and a good foundation for export industry. We should take this opportunity to make active adjustments to create a brand new "made in China", including product brand, technology brand and service brand.

I believe that China's foreign trade will therefore take a new step. "