China'S Import And Export Trade Has Achieved Good Results, Footwear Industry Is Growing Steadily.

The press office of the State Council held a news conference at 10 a.m. on January 13th at the press release Hall of the Information Office of the State Council. Zheng Yuesheng, director general of the General Administration of customs and director of the comprehensive statistics department, introduced the situation of import and export in 2014 and answered reporters' questions.

According to the introduction, in 2014, the total value of China's imports and exports was 26 trillion and 430 billion yuan (6.2088, 0.0118, 0.19%), an increase of 2.3% over 2013.

Among them, exports were 14 trillion and 390 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%; imports of 12 trillion and 40 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.6%; trade surplus of 2 trillion and 350 billion yuan, an expansion of 45.9%.

In 2014, the opening year of China's comprehensive deepening reform, in the past year, the world economy is still in the deep adjustment period after the international financial crisis, and the domestic economic development has entered a new normal. Under the correct leadership and unified arrangement of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, various reforms in the field of foreign trade have been steadily advancing, and all regions, departments and foreign trade enterprises have conscientiously implemented policies and measures to promote the steady growth of foreign trade.

According to customs statistics, in 2014, the total value of China's imports and exports was 26 trillion and 430 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3% over 2013.

Among them, exports were 14 trillion and 390 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%; imports of 12 trillion and 40 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.6%; trade surplus of 2 trillion and 350 billion yuan, an expansion of 45.9%.

In dollar terms, China's imports and exports, exports and imports increased by 3.4%, 6.1% and 0.4% respectively in 2014.

The main situation of China's import and export in 2014:

First, the growth rate of imports and exports is steadily improving.

In the first quarter of 2014, China's import and export value was 5 trillion and 900 billion yuan, down 3.8%; in the two quarter, imports and exports were 6 trillion and 500 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7%; in the three quarter, import and export 7 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.1%; the fourth quarter import and export 7 trillion yuan, an increase of 4%.

Among them, exports dropped by 6.1% in the first quarter, 3.4% and 12.7% in the two or three quarter, 8.7% in the fourth quarter, and 1.3% in the first quarter, basically flat in the two quarter, 0.8% in the three quarter and 1.6% in the fourth quarter.

Two, general trade is growing steadily.

The growth is smooth.

In 2014, China's general trade import and export volume was 14 trillion and 210 billion yuan, an increase of 4.2%, accounting for 53.8% of China's total import and export value in the same period.

Over the same period, the import and export volume of processing trade increased by 2.8%, accounting for 32.7%, 8 trillion and 650 billion yuan.

Three, bilateral trade between the EU and the United States has increased steadily, trade in Japan and Hongkong has declined, and trade in emerging markets has been performing well.

In 2014, the European Union, the United States, ASEAN, Hongkong and Japan were my top five trading partners.

Among them, my bilateral trade volume with the EU and the United States was 3 trillion and 780 billion yuan and 3 trillion and 410 billion yuan, respectively, increasing by 8.9% and 5.4% respectively. The bilateral trade volume between Hongkong and Japan was 2 trillion and 310 billion yuan and 1 trillion and 920 billion yuan, respectively, by 7.2% and 1% respectively.

Over the same period, China's bilateral trade volume in emerging markets such as ASEAN, Africa, Russia and India was 2 trillion and 950 billion yuan, 1 trillion and 360 billion yuan, 585 billion 190 million yuan and 433 billion 550 million yuan, respectively, increasing by 7.1%, 4.3%, 5.6% and 6.8% respectively.

Four, the growth of import and export of private enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises has declined slightly.

In 2014, private enterprises imported and exported 9 trillion and 130 billion yuan, an increase of 6.1%, accounting for 34.5% of China's total import and export value in the same period.

Over the same period, foreign investment enterprises accounted for 12 trillion and 190 billion yuan, an increase of 2.4%, accounting for 46.1%, and the import and export of state-owned enterprises was 4 trillion and 590 billion yuan, down 1.3%, accounting for 17.4%.

Five, the export of mechanical and electrical products and traditional labor-intensive products increased steadily.

In 2014, China's mechanical and electrical products exported 8 trillion and 50 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6%, accounting for 56% of the total value of exports.

In the same period, textiles,

7 categories of labor-intensive products, such as luggage, footwear, toys, furniture, plastic products, exported 2 trillion and 980 billion yuan, an increase of 4%, accounting for 20.7%.

Six, the import of consumer goods accelerated, and the import volume of major commodities increased and prices fell.

In 2014, China's consumer goods imports 936 billion 270 million yuan, an increase of 14.9%, significantly faster than the overall growth rate of China's imports in the same period, accounting for 7.8% of China's total imports over the same period.

Over the same period, imports of major commodities kept growing, including 9.3 million tons of imported iron ore, an increase of 13.8%, an import crude oil of 3.1 million tons, an increase of 9.5%, an increase of 71 million 399 thousand tons of soybeans, an increase of 12.7%, 14 million 432 thousand tons of steel, an increase of 2.5%, and 4 million 825 thousand tons of copper, an increase of 7.4%.

In addition, imports of coal 2.9 million tons, down 10.9%; imports of refined oil 29 million 997 thousand tons, down 24.2%.

Over the same period, the import prices of China's imports of bulk commodities generally declined, of which the average price of iron ore imports fell 23.4%, crude oil fell 6.1%, coal fell 15.2%, refined oil fell 4.6%, soybeans fell 6.8%, and copper fell 6.1%.

Seven, the pilot index of foreign trade exports declined for third consecutive months.

In December, the leading index of China's foreign trade was 40.1, down 0.7 from November, declining for third consecutive months, the lowest point since December 2013, indicating that China's export growth is still facing some pressure in the first quarter of this year.