The Momentum Of Advance Is Gradually Emerging, And Foreign Trade Development Shows Strong Vitality

The General Administration of Customs announced today (December 7) that in November this year, my country's total import and export value of goods trade was 3.7 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%. Data show that my country's foreign trade has further consolidated its stable and positive trend.

According to customs statistics, in the first 11 months of this year, my country's total import and export value of goods trade was 37.96 trillion yuan, basically the same as the same period last year. Among them, exports were 21.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.3%; imports were 16.36 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.5%.

In November, import and export volume reached 3.7 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.2%. Exports were 2.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.7%; imports were 1.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.6%.

Lu Daliang, Director of the Statistical Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs: Entering the fourth quarter, positive factors for my country's foreign trade development have continued to increase. Imports and exports have increased year-on-year for two consecutive months, and the stable and positive development trend continues to be consolidated. According to the China Customs Trade Prosperity Statistical Survey, the proportion of companies reporting an increase in export and import orders has increased, and the foundation for achieving the goal of stabilizing and improving the quality of foreign trade throughout the year is more solid.

Customs statistics show that in November this year, my country's imports and exports to its top three trading partners ASEAN, the EU, and the United States were 584.39 billion yuan, 441.66 billion yuan, and 414.9 billion yuan respectively, accounting for 38.9% of my country's total import and export value; The import and export of the "Belt and Road" countries amounted to 1.72 trillion yuan. During the same period, my country's imports and exports with the five countries in Latin America, Africa, and Central Asia continued to maintain a good momentum, with increases of 9.3%, 8.4%, and 43% respectively.

In the first 11 months, my country's private enterprises imported and exported 20.24 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%, accounting for 53.3% of my country's total import and export value, an increase of 3.1 percentage points. During the same period, the total import and export of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other Yangtze River Delta regions was 13.87 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.6%, of which exports increased by 1% year-on-year, driving my country's export growth by 0.4 percentage points during the same period, and the strong and active growth pole function continued to be consolidated promote.
In the past two months, foreign trade imports and exports have continued to grow, reflecting the current development trend that the domestic economy continues to recover and market demand continues to improve.