The Overall Situation Of Foreign Trade Is Not Good.

In the first quarter of 2015, local foreign trade data came out one after another. As for the Yangtze River Delta, the growth rate of foreign trade was "up or down".

But Zhang Handong, President of Zhejiang Business Research Institute, told reporters on twenty-first Century economic report that Zhejiang in the first quarter

The good start was due to a substantial increase in the previous two months, and the overall situation is still not good.

From the overall situation, imports from various provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Delta are still weak in the first quarter. The imports and exports of four provinces and cities have declined to varying degrees. However, some new growth points are gradually emerging. For example, cross-border electricity providers have become a major highlight of Zhejiang's foreign trade in the first quarter.

Zhejiang's growth rate is 3%.

Although the overall foreign trade situation is not good in the whole country, the foreign trade situation in the Yangtze River Delta has risen and fallen in the first quarter.

Public figures show that the growth rate of foreign trade in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Anhui has shown a downward trend, of which Shanghai has dropped by 3% compared with the same period last year, while Jiangsu and Anhui have declined by 2.2% and 3.5% respectively.

However, during the same period, Zhejiang's foreign trade showed a "contrarian growth" phenomenon. Zhejiang's foreign trade growth in the first quarter was 3% higher than that of the same period last year.

The total value is 477 billion 480 million yuan.

Due to the influence of the Spring Festival, from the monthly data, the data of the provinces fluctuated greatly. Taking Zhejiang as an example, in February this year, Zhejiang's foreign trade export grew by 93.2% over the same period last year, much higher than the usual growth rate, and the figure in March dropped by 26.6%.

Analysis from Hangzhou customs showed that Zhejiang's foreign trade started well in the first quarter of this year, mainly due to the continuous pformation of the industrial structure in the province. The core competitiveness and market share of the export products increased. The export of mechanical and electrical products in Guangdong Province increased rapidly, and the European and American markets were stable, and the emerging markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America were effectively opened up.

However, Zhang Handong, President of Zhejiang Business Research Institute, told reporters on twenty-first Century economic report that the growth in the first quarter benefited from the large increase in the first two months of Zhejiang, and the overall situation is still poor.

From his related research, enterprises still feel that the level of profitability is decreasing, orders are short and small, enterprises are pessimistic about future prosperity, and they should attach great importance to the future development of foreign trade.

Compared with Zhejiang, the import and export value of Shanghai and its largest trading partner between the European Union and the largest trading partner increased from 8.6% in the same period last year to 6% at present, 1% in the US import and export volume, 8.7% in Japanese imports and exports, and greater in external market environment.

Jiangsu is also exposed to external conditions.

In the first quarter of this year, Jiangsu's trade volume with Japan and Hongkong showed a downward trend. The two trade partners of Japan and Hongkong contributed 88.2% to the decline of import and export in Jiangsu.

This year, the private enterprises in Jiangsu province have been declined by the high base last year. In the first quarter, the import and export of private enterprises was 201 billion 240 million yuan, down 8.1%.

In addition, the general trade volume of Shanghai and Jiangsu declined as a result of the decline in commodity prices, which accounted for 3.1% of the total trade imports and exports of 56.1% of Shanghai's total trade value and 2.5% of general trade in Jiangsu, which also led to a decline in Jiangsu's imports in some emerging markets.

The growth rate of foreign trade in Anhui has also declined, but the decline has been reduced compared with the same period last year. The export situation in the first quarter also showed a trend of improvement. Zheng Feng, head of the comprehensive Department of Hefei customs comprehensive statistics department, said that the increase of copper ore sand imports and the growth of Anhui's foreign trade were also the new drivers of Anhui's export growth.

Cultivate new growth points in foreign trade

Under the situation of poor overall situation, how to cultivate new growth points is related to the pformation and upgrading of foreign trade and structural optimization.

In this regard, Hangzhou customs analysis shows that Zhejiang's foreign trade is a major feature of the layout of cross-border electricity providers to seek pformation.

In March 12th of this year, the Hangzhou China (Hangzhou) cross border e-commerce comprehensive pilot area (hereinafter referred to as the "comprehensive test area") was officially approved by the State Council, which has also won the historic opportunity for the development of cross-border e-commerce in Zhejiang.

Data show that in the first quarter, Zhejiang exported 140 million yuan through cross-border e-commerce declarations, of which, the growth rate was 84.1% in February, 77% in March, and 110 million yuan in food, maternal and infant products.

Enterprises in Zhejiang are also concentrated in the layout of cross-border electricity providers, seeking pformation.

By building overseas warehouses and building our own operation platform, we will open up new growth points for foreign trade.

Zhang Handong told reporters on the twenty-first Century economic report that cross-border electricity providers are new things. For Zhejiang, Hangzhou will be granted the cross-border electricity supplier comprehensive reform pilot area, and there will be many specific measures in this regard.

Zhang Handong said that this year is helping Hangzhou make a cross-border.

The next three years' development plan looks forward to cross-border electric business becoming a new growth point for foreign trade in the future, and promoting the pformation and upgrading of traditional foreign trade enterprises.

The Hangzhou customs also suggested that, with the strategy of "machine substitution" in Zhejiang, resources allocation and product selection should be carried out globally, and the import of advanced technology and equipment and key components should be encouraged to promote domestic economic pformation, upgrading and structural adjustment.

For Jiangsu Province, the industry has suggested to the media that in view of the current general trade instability in Jiangsu, Jiangsu should cultivate new competitive advantages in manufacturing industry, speed up the pace of going out and promote the development of new trade formats.

Yao Xiaopei, President of the Anhui import and Export Chamber of Commerce, suggested that

Entering the new normal of speed shifting and structural pformation, Anhui is catching up with the major strategic opportunities such as "one belt along the way" and the Yangtze River economic belt, so as to continuously expand the new space for foreign trade development. At the same time, we should crack down on the difficulties in the development of foreign trade from the following aspects: the development of leading enterprises, the introduction of major projects and the introduction of high-tech enterprises, and the optimization and upgrading of electric products.