Customs Statistics: In The First 2 Months, China'S Foreign Trade Imports And Exports Were Reduced By 4 Trillion And 120 Billion Yuan To 9.6%.

According to customs statistics, in the first 2 months of this year, the total value of imports and exports of China's goods trade was 4 trillion and 120 billion yuan, down 9.6% from the same period last year (the same below). Among them, exports were 2 trillion and 40 billion yuan, down 15.9%; imports 2 trillion and 80 billion yuan, down 2.4%; the trade deficit was 42 billion 590 million yuan, a surplus of 293 billion 480 million yuan in the same period last year.

In dollar terms, the total value of imports and exports in the first 2 months was 591 billion 990 million US dollars, down 11%. Among them, exports were 292 billion 450 million US dollars, down 17.2%; imports 299 billion 540 million US dollars, down 4%; the trade deficit was US $7 billion 90 million, which was 41 billion 450 million US dollars in the same period last year.

General trade imports and exports continued to increase. In the first 2 months, China's general trade imports and exports were 2 trillion and 500 billion yuan, down 9.2%, accounting for 60.6% of our total foreign trade, up 0.3 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 1 trillion and 190 billion yuan, down 16.6%; imports 1 trillion and 310 billion yuan, down 1.2%; the trade deficit was 124 billion 350 million yuan, a surplus of 96 billion 220 million yuan in the same period last year. Over the same period, the import and export volume of processing trade decreased by 16.4%, or 23.1%, or 954 billion 540 million percentage points, or 1.9 percentage points. Among them, exports were 575 billion 500 million yuan, down 20.9%; imports 379 billion 40 million yuan, down 8.5%; trade surplus 196 billion 450 million yuan, narrowed 37.3%. In addition, China's import and export of bonded logistics amounted to 500 billion 170 million yuan, an increase of 0.2%, accounting for 12.1% of the total value of our foreign trade. Among them, exports were 151 billion 160 million yuan, down 8.2%; imports 349 billion 10 million yuan, an increase of 4.3%.

The growth of imports and exports of ASEAN and the "one belt along the way" has declined, and imports and exports of the EU, the United States and Japan have declined. In the first 2 months, ASEAN was my first trading partner. My total trade volume with ASEAN was 594 billion 110 million yuan, an increase of 2%, accounting for 14.4% of our total foreign trade. Among them, I exported 309 billion 80 million yuan to ASEAN, down 3.6%, imports from ASEAN 285 billion 30 million yuan, an increase of 9%, and ASEAN trade surplus 24 billion 50 million yuan, narrowing 59.3%. The European Union (excluding Britain) is my second largest trading partner, and the total trade value of the European Union is 557 billion 420 million yuan, down 14.2%, accounting for 13.5% of our total foreign trade. Among them, I exported 316 billion 60 million yuan to the European Union, a decrease of 17.1%, a decrease of 9.9% from the European Union's import of 241 billion 360 million yuan, a trade surplus of 74 billion 700 million yuan to the EU and a narrowing of 34.1%. The United States is my third largest trading partner, and the total trade volume between China and the United States is 422 billion 500 million yuan, down 19.6%, accounting for 10.2% of our total foreign trade. Among them, I exported 300 billion 100 million yuan to the United States, down 26.5%, imports from the United States 122 billion 400 million yuan, an increase of 4.3%, and the trade surplus with the United States was 177 billion 700 million yuan, narrowing 38.9%. Japan is my fourth largest trading partner. The total trade volume between China and Japan is 274 billion 950 million yuan, down 15.3%, accounting for 6.7% of our total foreign trade. Among them, exports to Japan amounted to 118 billion 740 million yuan, down by 23.3%; from Japan to 156 billion 210 million yuan, down by 8%; the trade deficit with Japan was 37 billion 470 million yuan, expanding 1.5 times. In the same period, I increased the total import and export volume of the "along the way" by 1 trillion and 310 billion yuan, an increase of 1.8%, which is 11.4 percentage points higher than the national growth rate, accounting for 31.7% of the total value of our foreign trade, and the proportion increased by 3.5 percentage points.

The import and export of private enterprises decreased slightly and the proportion increased. In the first 2 months, the import and export of private enterprises 1 trillion and 730 billion yuan, down 6.6%, less than the overall decline of 3 percentage points, accounting for 41.9% of our total foreign trade, an increase of 1.3 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 1 trillion and 50 billion yuan, down 12.8%, accounting for 51.6% of the total value of exports; imports 672 billion 420 million yuan, an increase of 5.1%, accounting for 32.3% of the total value of imports. Over the same period, foreign investment enterprises imported and exported 1 trillion and 600 billion yuan, down 13.8%, accounting for 38.9% of our total foreign trade. Among them, exports were 774 billion 540 million yuan, down 20.4%; imports 830 billion 240 million yuan, down 6.7%. In addition, the import and export volume of state-owned enterprises was 780 billion 670 million yuan, down 5%, accounting for 18.9% of the total value of our foreign trade. Among them, exports were 209 billion 760 million yuan, down 12.4%; imports 570 billion 910 million yuan, down 2%.

Exports of labor-intensive products such as electromechanical products and textiles and clothing have declined. In the first 2 months, China's mechanical and electrical products exported 1 trillion and 200 billion yuan, down 14.9%, accounting for 58.8% of the total export value. Among them, automatic data processing equipment and parts exported 138 billion 950 million yuan, down 26%; mobile phones 100 billion 310 million yuan, down 14.2%. In the same period, clothing exports were 112 billion 260 million yuan, down 18.7%; textiles 96 billion 230 million yuan, down 18.7%; plastic products 56 billion 990 million yuan, down 14.8%; furniture 44 billion 380 million yuan, 21.6%; shoes and shoes 39 billion 830 million yuan, fell 18.8%; bag and luggage 21 billion 840 million yuan, dropped 21 billion 840 million; toy yuan yuan, declined. In addition, steel exports 7 million 811 thousand tons, reduced by 27%; vehicle (including chassis) 152 thousand vehicles, an increase of 0.5%.

Imports of iron ore, crude oil, natural gas, soybeans and other commodities increased, and the average price of imports of commodities was mixed. In the first 2 months, China imported 1.8 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 1.5%, an average import price of 631.8 yuan per ton, an increase of 17.5%; crude oil 86 million 88 thousand tons, an increase of 5.2%, an average import price of 3405.8 yuan per ton, a 10.9% increase; 68 million 60 thousand tons of coal, an increase of 33.1%, an average import price of 68 million 60 thousand yuan per ton, a decrease of 68 million 60 thousand; an increase of natural gas ton, an average import price of $1 per ton, a drop of soybeans. An increase of 13 million 514 thousand tons, an increase of 14.2%, an average import price of 2828.5 yuan per ton, a decrease of 7.2%, a reduction of 4 million 943 thousand tons of refined oil, a reduction of 13.6%, an average import price of 4090.5 yuan per ton, an increase of 12.7%, an initial reduction of 5.5% tons of plastic 5 million 196 thousand tons, an average import price of 5.5% yuan per ton, a decrease of 5.5%%, an increase of imports of steel, an average import price of $1 per ton, a decrease of 0. Copper 846 thousand tons, an increase of 7.2%, the average import price of 45 thousand yuan per ton, down 0.2%. In addition, the import of mechanical and electrical products was 831 billion 580 million yuan, a decrease of 6.1%, of which 70 billion 820 million were integrated circuits, an increase of 26.2%, worth 298 billion 920 million yuan, an increase of 6.8%; vehicle (including chassis) 136 thousand vehicles, reducing 11.3%, worth 47 billion 370 million yuan, decreased by 4.5%.