The total value of my country's foreign trade imports and exports in the first four months is 11.62 trillion yuan, continuing to maintain a positive momentum
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- May 8,2021
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The General Administration of Customs announced today that the total value of my country's foreign trade import and export in the first four months of this year was 11.62 trillion yuan
The General Administration of Customs announced today that the total value of my country's foreign trade import and export in the first four months of this year was 11.62 trillion yuan, and the foreign trade import and export continued to maintain a positive momentum.
Customs statistics show that in the first four months of this year, the total value of my country's foreign trade imports and exports was 11.62 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.5%. In April, my country’s total import and export value was 3.15 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.6%. Among them, exports were 1.71 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.2%; imports were 1.44 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.2%.
According to Li Kuiwen, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs, since June last year, my country's foreign trade imports and exports have achieved positive growth for 11 consecutive months. Compared with the same period in 2019, the growth rate of imports and exports in the first four months of this year was as high as 21.8%. This shows that my country has achieved major strategic results in the overall planning of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and that foreign trade policies and measures are effective and effective.
In terms of major commodities, exports of mechanical and electrical products and labor-intensive products both grew rapidly. Among them, exports of mechanical and electrical products were 3.79 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 36.3%, accounting for 59.9% of the total export value; labor-intensive products were 1.11 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase An increase of 31.9%. It accounts for 17.5% of the total export value. Imports of major commodities increased, among which imports of soybeans, crude oil, and iron ore increased by 16.8%, 7.2% and 6.7% respectively year-on-year.