According to customs statistics, the total value of Chongqing's foreign trade imports and exports in the first four months was 245.91 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 48.3%. Among them, exports were 153.49 billion yuan, an increase of 53.2%; imports were 92.42 billion yuan, an increase of 40.7%. In April, imports and exports were 65.66 billion yuan, an increase of 22.7%, of which exports were 41.18 billion yuan, an increase of 13.5%, and imports were 24.48 billion yuan, an increase of 42.2%.
In the first four months of this year, general trade import and export maintained growth for 11 consecutive months. In April, imports and exports of general trade totaled 23.94 billion yuan, an increase of 81.4%.
The import and export performance of private enterprises was outstanding. The import and export in the first four months reached 105.15 billion yuan, an increase of 94.3%. In the same period, state-owned enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises realized import and export of 23.34 billion yuan and 117.18 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 59.3% and 20.9% respectively year-on-year.
At the same time, Chongqing's imports and exports with major trading partners have also maintained growth. In the first four months, Chongqing’s imports and exports to ASEAN, EU, and the United States were 40.11 billion yuan, 38.92 billion yuan, and 35.62 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 30.4%, 38.6% and 62.2% respectively. At the same time, Chongqing’s total imports and exports to countries along the “Belt and Road” was 68.16 billion yuan, an increase of 46.2%.
Data show that Chongqing's exports of electronic information products still maintain a relatively high growth rate. In the first four months, the export of electronic products such as notebook computers and integrated circuits was 58.75 billion yuan and 9.81 billion yuan, respectively, an increase of 38.9% and 34% year-on-year.
In addition, integrated circuits, metal ores and mineral sands are the main imported commodities. In the first four months, the imports were 37.85 billion yuan and 6.06 billion yuan, an increase of 20.7% and 1.2 times respectively.