According to customs statistics, the total import and export value of my country’s goods trade in the first four months of this year was 9.07 trillion yuan, a decrease of 4.9% compared with the same period last year (the same below), and the decline was greater than that in the first quarter. 1.5 percentage points narrower. Among them, exports were 4.74 trillion yuan, down 6.4%; imports were 4.33 trillion yuan, down 3.2%; the trade surplus was 415.7 billion yuan, down 30.4%. In US dollars, my country’s total import and export value in the first four months was US$1.3 trillion, a decrease of 7.5%. Among them, exports were US$678.28 billion, down 9%; imports were US$620.05 billion, down 5.9%; and the trade surplus was US$58.23 billion, down 32.6%.
In April, my country’s foreign trade import and export volume was 2.5 trillion yuan, a slight decrease of 0.7% year-on-year; of which exports were 1.41 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.2%; imports were 1.09 trillion yuan, A decrease of 10.2%; the trade surplus was 318.15 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6 times. In dollar terms, my country’s foreign trade import and export in April was US$355.22 billion, down 5%; of which exports were US$200.28 billion, up 3.5%; imports were US$154.94 billion, down 14.2%; the trade surplus was US$45.34 billion, an increase of 2.5 times.
The proportion of import and export in general trade increased. In the first four months, my country’s general trade import and export volume was 5.43 trillion yuan, a decrease of 4.6%, accounting for 59.8% of my country’s total foreign trade value, an increase of 0.2 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 2.77 trillion yuan, down 6.3%; imports were 2.66 trillion yuan, down 2.7%. During the same period, the import and export of processing trade reached 2.18 trillion yuan, a decrease of 8.4%. Among them, exports were 1.35 trillion yuan, down 10.9%; imports were 833.3 billion yuan, down 4.2%. In addition, my country’s import and export through bonded logistics reached 1.11 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.2%, accounting for 12.2% of my country’s total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 359.11 billion yuan, an increase of 1.9%; imports were 746.26 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.6%.
Imports and exports to ASEAN and countries along the “Belt and Road” grew against the trend, while imports and exports to the EU, the United States, and Japan declined. In the first four months, ASEAN was my country’s largest trading partner. The total trade value between my country and ASEAN was 1.35 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.7%, accounting for 14.9% of my country’s total foreign trade value. Among them, my country’s exports to ASEAN were 740.9 billion yuan, an increase of 3.9%; China’s imports from ASEAN were 608.51 billion yuan, an increase of 8%; the trade surplus with ASEAN was 132.39 billion yuan, a decrease of 11.5%. The EU is my country’s second largest trading partner. The total trade value between my country and the EU was 1.23 trillion yuan, a decrease of 6.5%, accounting for 13.6% of my country’s total foreign trade value. Among them, my country’s exports to the EU were 719.01 billion yuan, a decrease of 6.6%; China’s imports from the EU were 515.56 billion yuan, a decrease of 6.4%; the trade surplus with the EU was 203.45 billion yuan, a decrease of 7.1%. The United States is my country’s third largest trading partner. The total value of Sino-US trade was 958.46 billion yuan, a decrease of 12.8%, accounting for 10.6% of my country’s total foreign trade value. Among them, my country’s exports to the United States were 702.28 billion yuan, a decrease of 15.9%; China’s imports from the United States were 256.18 billion yuan, a decrease of 3%; the trade surplus with the United States was 446.1 billion yuan, a decrease of 21.9%. Japan is my country’s fourth largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and Japan was 665.68 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.1%, accounting for 7.3% of my country’s total foreign trade value. Among them, exports to Japan were 302.86 billion yuan, down 2.2%; imports from Japan were 362.82 billion yuan, down 2%; the trade deficit with Japan was 59.96 billion yuan, down 1%. During the same period, my country’s total imports and exports to countries along the “Belt and Road” were 2.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.9%, accounting for 30.4% of my country’s total foreign trade value, and the proportion increased by 1.7 percentage points.
The import and export of private enterprises increased and their proportion increased. In the first four months, the import and export of private enterprises was 3.92 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.5%, accounting for 43.2% of my country’s total foreign trade value, an increase of 2.3 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 2.45 trillion yuan, a decrease of 2.7%, accounting for 51.7% of the total export value; imports were 1.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.5%, accounting for 33.8% of the total import value. During the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises was 3.6 trillion yuan, a decrease of 7.2%, accounting for 39.6% of my country’s total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 1.81 trillion yuan, down 10.7%; imports were 1.79 trillion yuan, down 3.3%. In addition, the import and export of state-owned enterprises was 1.52 trillion yuan, a decrease of 10.9%, accounting for 16.8% of my country’s total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 469.1 billion yuan, down 6.5%; imports were 1.05 trillion yuan, down 12.8%.
Exports of mechanical and electrical products and clothing declined, while exports of textiles increased. In the first four months, my country’s exports of mechanical and electrical products were 2.79 trillion yuan, down 5.9%, accounting for 58.8% of the total export value. Among them, the export of automatic data processing equipment and its parts was 370.67 billion yuan, a decrease of 6.6%; the export of mobile phones was 215.38 billion yuan, a decrease of 7.8%. During the same period, textile exports including masks were 261.3 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9%; clothing was 205.1 billion yuan, a decrease of 20.2%; plastic products were 139.87 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.4%; furniture was 93.23 billion yuan, a decrease of 15.7%; shoes and boots were 67.43 billion yuan, A decrease of 24.4%; toys were 43.69 billion yuan, a decrease of 13.5%; luggage and bags were 40.43 billion yuan, a decrease of 23.4%. In addition, steel exports were 20.601 million tons, a decrease of 11.7%; automobiles (including chassis) were 319,000, a decrease of 7.2%.
The import volume of iron ore, crude oil, coal, natural gas, soybeans and other commodities has increased, and the average import price of bulk commodities has been mixed. In the first four months, China imported 360 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 5.4%, and the average import price was 631.1 yuan per ton, an increase of 10%; crude oil was 170 million tons, an increase of 1.7%, and the average import price was 2906.7 yuan per ton, a decrease of 8.9%; Coal was 130 million tons, an increase of 26.9%, and the average import price was 510.1 yuan per ton, a decrease of 4.9%; natural gas was 32.328 million tons, an increase of 1.5%, and the average import price was 2702.5 yuan per ton, a decrease of 15%; soybeans were 24.506 million tons, an increase of 0.5%. , the average import price was 2,798.4 yuan per ton, down 2.8%; primary plastics were 11.225 million tons, down 4.9%, the average import price was 9,290.4 yuan per ton, down 7.9%; refined oil was 9.613 million tons, down 21.3%, the average import price 3,486.8 yuan per ton, down 5.5%; steel was 4.184 million tons, up 7.4%, and the average import price was 7,336.9 yuan per ton, down 11.5%; ��Forged and rolled copper and copper products were 1.748 million tons, an increase of 10.4%, and the average import price was 43,000 yuan per ton, a decrease of 4.7%. In addition, the import of mechanical and electrical products was 1.88 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.3%; of which, 160.54 billion integrated circuits, an increase of 31.1%, with a value of 692.11 billion yuan, an increase of 14%; 238,000 automobiles (including chassis), a decrease of 29.8%, with a value of 79.69 billion yuan. , down 22.9%.
