In 2020, The Export Of Textile And Clothing In Beijing Will Increase By 202.7%

China News Agency, Beijing, January 25 (Reporter Yu LiXiao) - in 2020, Beijing's foreign trade situation will stabilize and become better, and the export of mobile phones and medical materials will increase substantially. Among them, the export of textile clothing (mainly medical masks and protective clothing) was 35.21 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), with a year-on-year increase of 202.7%; the export of mobile phones was 65.58 billion yuan, an increase of 50%.

On the 25th, Beijing Customs released import and export data for 2020, showing that in 2020, the import and export of Beijing area (including central units in Beijing) will reach 2.32 trillion yuan, down 19.1% from the same period last year. Among them, imports were 1.86 trillion yuan, down 21.1% year-on-year; exports were 465.49 billion yuan, down 10% year-on-year.

Affected by the epidemic situation of new crown pneumonia, the import and export scale of Beijing area decreased significantly in the first half of 2020. With the effective control of the domestic epidemic situation and the orderly progress of enterprises' resumption of work and production, the foreign trade situation in Beijing has stabilized and improved. In the second half of 2020, the import and export of Beijing will reach 1.19 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.7% over the first half of 2020.

Among them, in the third quarter, the import and export of Beijing reached 604.2 billion yuan, an increase of 19.5% compared with the second quarter; in the fourth quarter, the overall import and export fell slightly, but remained at a high level. In November and December, the import and export were above 200 billion yuan, with a month on month growth of 8.8% and 2.1% respectively.

Imports of automobiles, iron ore and its concentrates, pharmaceutical materials and pharmaceuticals increased. In 2020, Beijing will import 185.94 billion yuan of automobiles, an increase of 8%, accounting for 10% of the total import value of Beijing in the same period. In particular, at the end of the year, the imported automobile market was booming. In November and December, the import of automobiles in Beijing exceeded 20 billion yuan for two consecutive months.

In addition, in 2020, Beijing will import 122.48 billion yuan of iron ore and concentrate, an increase of 11%, and 70.03 billion yuan of medical materials and drugs, an increase of 12%.

The export of mobile phones and medical materials increased significantly. In 2020, Beijing will export 65.58 billion yuan of mobile phones, an increase of 50%, accounting for 14.1% of Beijing's total export value in the same period. During the same period, the export of medical materials increased significantly.

Among them, Beijing exported 35.21 billion yuan of textile clothing (mainly medical masks and protective clothing), 11.34 billion yuan of medical instruments and apparatus, 6.77 billion yuan of medical materials and drugs, an increase of 202.7 percent. (end)