Customs General Administration: In January, China'S Foreign Trade Increased By 8.7%

The website of the General Administration of Customs yesterday released data on China's foreign trade import and export in January. According to customs statistics, in January this year, the total value of imports and exports of China's goods trade was 2 trillion and 730 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7% over the same period last year.

Among them, exports were 1 trillion and 500 billion yuan, an increase of 13.9%; imports of 1 trillion and 230 billion yuan, an increase of 2.9%; trade surplus of 271 billion 160 million yuan, 1.2 times the increase.

In dollar terms, in January, China's imports and exports amounted to 395 billion 980 million US dollars, an increase of 4%.

Among them, exports amounted to 217 billion 570 million US dollars, an increase of 9.1%; imports of US $178 billion 410 million, a decrease of 1.5%; trade surplus of US $39 billion 160 million, and expansion of 1.1 times.

General trade increased rapidly and increased in proportion.

In January, China's general trade imports and exports reached 1 trillion and 660 billion yuan, an increase of 13%, accounting for 60.9% of China's total foreign trade, 2.3 percentage points higher than the same period last year.

Among them, exports were 896 billion 300 million yuan, an increase of 20.9%; imports of 766 billion yuan, an increase of 5%; trade surplus of 130 billion 300 million yuan, 10 times the increase.

Over the same period, the import and export volume of processing trade decreased by 0.9%, or 24.9%, or 680 billion 700 million percentage points, or 2.4 percentage points.

Among them, exports were 435 billion 860 million yuan, an increase of 3%; imports of 244 billion 840 million yuan, a decrease of 7%; trade surplus of 191 billion 20 million yuan, an expansion of 19.5%.

In addition, China imported and exported 279 billion 730 million yuan in bonded logistics, an increase of 9.3%, accounting for 10.2% of China's total foreign trade.

Among them, exports were 90 billion 690 million yuan, an increase of 13.9%; imports of 189 billion 40 million yuan, an increase of 7.2%.

The growth rate of imports and exports of major markets such as the European Union, ASEAN and Japan is higher than that of the whole country.

In January, China EU trade value was 444 billion 840 million yuan, up 17.6%, accounting for 16.3% of China's gross foreign trade.

Among them, China exported 266 billion 500 million yuan to the European Union, an increase of 20.5%, an increase of 13.5% from the European Union's imports of 178 billion 340 million yuan, and a 88 billion 160 million increase in trade surplus with Europe.

The total trade volume between China and ASEAN is 356 billion 600 million yuan, an increase of 7.8%, accounting for 13.1% of China's total foreign trade.

Among them, China exported 203 billion 460 million yuan to ASEAN, an increase of 17.6%; imports from ASEAN 153 billion 140 million yuan, a decrease of 3%; and ASEAN trade surplus of 50 billion 320 million yuan, 2.3 times.

The total trade volume between China and the United States is 315 billion 820 million yuan, down 10.1%, accounting for 11.6% of China's total foreign trade.

Among them, China exported 252 billion 110 million yuan to the United States, an increase of 1.9%; imports from the United States dropped by 63 billion 710 million yuan, a decrease of 38.6%; trade surplus with the United States increased by 188 billion 400 million yuan and 31.2%.

The total trade volume between China and Japan was 185 billion 340 million yuan, an increase of 6.5%, accounting for 6.8% of China's total foreign trade.

Among them, exports to Japan amounted to 90 billion 640 million yuan, an increase of 10.3%; imports from Japan increased by 94 billion 700 million yuan, an increase of 3%; the trade deficit with Japan was 4 billion 60 million yuan, narrowing 58.4%.

Over the same period, China's total imports and exports to the countries along the belt and road grew by 770 billion 800 million yuan, an increase of 11.5%, higher than the national growth rate by 2.8 percentage points, accounting for 28.2% of China's total foreign trade, and the proportion increased by 0.7 percentage points.

Private enterprises import and export two digit growth and proportion increased.

In January, private enterprises imported and exported 1 trillion and 150 billion yuan, an increase of 17%, accounting for 42.3% of China's total foreign trade, an increase of 3 percentage points over the same period last year.

Among them, exports amounted to 777 billion 360 million yuan, an increase of 21.9%, accounting for 51.8% of the total value of exports, and imports of 377 billion 620 million yuan, an increase of 7.9%, accounting for 30.7% of the total value of imports.

Over the same period, foreign investment enterprises increased 1 trillion and 90 billion yuan in imports and exports, an increase of 2.2%, accounting for 40.1% of China's total foreign trade.

Among them, exports of 576 billion 470 million yuan, an increase of 5.7%; imports of 518 billion 90 million yuan, down 1.5%.

In addition, the import and export of state-owned enterprises was 469 billion 820 million yuan, an increase of 6%, accounting for 17.2% of China's total foreign trade.

Among them, exports were 145 billion 640 million yuan, an increase of 8.3%; imports of 324 billion 180 million yuan, an increase of 5%.

Exports of electromechanical products and labor-intensive products increased.

In January, China's mechanical and electrical products exported 857 billion 510 million yuan, an increase of 11.5%, accounting for 57.1% of the total value of exports.

Among them, electrical and electronic products exports 381 billion 510 million yuan, an increase of 8.7%; machinery and equipment 246 billion 30 million yuan, an increase of 13.6%.

Over the same period, clothing exports increased by 94 billion 150 million yuan, an increase of 9.7%; textiles 78 billion 730 million yuan, an increase of 19.7%; furniture 38 billion 180 million yuan, an increase of 18.9%; footwear 35 billion 620 million yuan, an increase of 14.2%; plastic products 29 billion 930 million yuan, an increase of 29.4%; bags and boxes 18 billion 20 million yuan, growth of 18 billion 20 million; toys earned yuan yuan, growth;

In addition, 6 million 190 thousand tons of steel exports, an increase of 33.3%; 90 thousand cars, an increase of 16.3%.

Imports of crude oil, natural gas and other commodities increased, and iron ore and soybean imports decreased.

3021.1 yuan, down 3.1%; coal 33 million 500 thousand tons, increase 19.5%, import average price of 576.4 yuan per ton, increase the 576.4; the average import price of soybeans is reduced, the average import price is up to RMB per ton; the average import price is up to RMB per ton; the average import price of oil is increased; the average import price is up to RMB per ton; the average import price per ton is increased. In January, China imported 91 million 260 thousand tons of iron ore, a decrease of 9.1%, an average import price of 511.3 yuan per ton, an increase of 7.4%, an increase of 42 million 600 thousand tons of crude oil, an increase of 5.1%, and an average import price of tonnes.

In addition, the import of mechanical and electrical products was 519 billion 630 million yuan, down 1.6%, of which 32 billion 420 million were integrated circuits, 9.7%, 160 billion 20 million yuan, 3.5%, 80 thousand cars, 12.3%, worth 27 billion 820 million yuan, and 1%.