General Administration Of Customs: My Country's Total Import And Export Value in The First Five Months Of This Year Was 16.77 Trillion Yuan, A Year-on-year Increase Of 4.7%

According to the website of the General Administration of Customs, according to customs statistics, in the first five months of this year, my country's total import and export value was 16.77 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.7% year-on-year (the same below). Among them, exports were 9.62 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.1%; imports were 7.15 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.5%; trade surplus was 2.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 38%. In terms of US dollars, the total value of my country's imports and exports in the first five months of this year was 2.44 trillion US dollars, a decrease of 2.8%. Among them, the export was 1.4 trillion US dollars, an increase of 0.3%; the import was 1.04 trillion US dollars, a decrease of 6.7%; the trade surplus was 359.48 billion US dollars, an increase of 27.8%.

In May this year, my country's import and export reached 3.45 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.5%. Among them, exports were 1.95 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.8%; imports were 1.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.3%; the trade surplus was 452.33 billion yuan, a decrease of 9.7%. In terms of US dollars, my country's import and export in May this year was 501.19 billion US dollars, a decrease of 6.2%. Among them, exports were US$283.5 billion, down 7.5%; imports were US$217.69 billion, down 4.5%; trade surplus was US$65.81 billion, down 16.1%.

Main features of my country's foreign trade import and export in the first five months of this year:

The proportion of general trade import and export increased. In the first five months, my country's general trade import and export reached 11 trillion yuan, an increase of 7%, accounting for 65.6% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 1.4 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 6.28 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.4%; imports were 4.72 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.9%. During the same period, the import and export of processing trade was 2.99 trillion yuan, a decrease of 9.3%, accounting for 17.8%. Among them, exports were 1.96 trillion yuan, down 5.1%; imports were 1.03 trillion yuan, down 16.2%. In addition, my country's import and export through bonded logistics was 2.14 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.4%. Among them, exports were 841.83 billion yuan, an increase of 21.3%; imports were 1.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.3%.

Imports and exports to ASEAN and the EU increased, while exports to the United States and Japan decreased. In the first five months, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and ASEAN was 2.59 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.9%, accounting for 15.4% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, the export to ASEAN was 1.56 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.4%; the import from ASEAN was 1.03 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.4%; the trade surplus with ASEAN was 523.86 billion yuan, an increase of 64.3%. The EU is China's second largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and the EU is 2.28 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.6%, accounting for 13.6%. Among them, the export to the EU was 1.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.4%; the import from the EU was 800.04 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; the trade surplus with the EU was 679.09 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.3%. The United States is China's third largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and the United States was 1.89 trillion yuan, a decrease of 5.5%, accounting for 11.3%. Among them, exports to the United States were 1.38 trillion yuan, a decrease of 8.5%; imports from the United States were 508.29 billion yuan, an increase of 3.9%; the trade surplus with the United States was 870.57 billion yuan, a decrease of 14.5%. Japan is China's fourth largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and Japan was 902.66 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.5%, accounting for 5.4%. Among them, exports to Japan were 461.27 billion yuan, an increase of 5.4%; imports from Japan were 441.39 billion yuan, a decrease of 11.3%; the trade surplus with Japan was 19.88 billion yuan, a trade deficit of 59.9 billion yuan in the same period last year. During the same period, my country's total import and export to countries along the "Belt and Road" was 5.78 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.2%. Among them, exports were 3.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 21.6%; imports were 2.34 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.7%.

The proportion of import and export of private enterprises exceeds 50%. In the first five months, the import and export of private enterprises was 8.86 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.1%, accounting for 52.8% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 3.9 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 6.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.2%, accounting for 63.3% of the total export value; imports were 2.77 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.8%, accounting for 38.8% of the total import value. The import and export of state-owned enterprises was 2.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.7%, accounting for 16.4% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 760.45 billion yuan, an increase of 8.8%; imports were 2 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.2%. During the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises was 5.1 trillion yuan, a decrease of 7.6%, accounting for 30.4% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 2.75 trillion yuan, down 6.8%; imports were 2.35 trillion yuan, down 8.5%.

Exports of mechanical and electrical products and Laomi products both increased. In the first five months, my country exported 5.57 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 9.5%, accounting for 57.9% of the total export value. Among them, automatic data processing equipment and its parts and components were 509.15 billion yuan, a decrease of 18.1%; mobile phones were 339.77 billion yuan, a decrease of 6.4%; automobiles were 266.78 billion yuan, an increase of 124.1%. During the same period, the export of Laomi products was 1.65 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.4%, accounting for 17.2%. Among them, clothing and clothing accessories were 421.89 billion yuan, an increase of 6.6%; textiles were 390.48 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.4%; plastic products were 294.02 billion yuan, an increase of 9%.

Iron ore, crude oil, and coal imports increased in volume and prices fell, while natural gas and soybean imports increased in both volume and price. In the first five months, my country imported 481 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 7.7%, and the average import price (the same below) was 791.5 yuan per ton, a decrease of 4.5%; crude oil was 230 million tons, an increase of 6.2%, 4029.1 yuan per ton, a decrease of 11.3% %; 182 million tons of coal, an increase of 89.6%, 877 yuan per ton, a decrease of 14.9%; 18.003 million tons of refined oil, an increase of 78.8%, 4068.8 yuan per ton, a decrease of 21.1%. During the same period, imported natural gas was 46.291 million tons, an increase of 3.3%, 4003.2 yuan per ton, an increase of 4.8%; soybeans were 42.306 million tons, an increase of 11.2%, 4469.2 yuan per ton, an increase of 9.7%. In addition, imports of plastics in primary shapes were 11.827 million tons, a decrease of 6.8%, or 10,900 yuan per ton, a decrease of 11.8%; unwrought copper and copper materials were 2.139 million tons, a decrease of 11%, or 61,000 yuan per ton, a decrease of 5.7%. During the same period, the import of mechanical and electrical products was 2.43 trillion yuan, a decrease of 13%. Among them, there were 186.48 billion integrated circuits, a decrease of 19.6%, with a value of 905.01 billion yuan, a decrease of 18.4%; 284,000 vehicles, a decrease of 26.9%, with a value of 123.82 billion yuan, a decrease of 21.7%.