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The reporter learned from Hohhot Customs that the import and export of foreign trade in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have been improving month by month since the beginning of this year. Customs data shows that the total import and export value in the first four months reached 60.77 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 45.1%, 39.3 percentage points higher than the national foreign trade growth rate. According to customs data, the export value was 23.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.6%; The import value was 37.39 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 59.6%.

According to customs data, from a trade perspective, the import and export of general trade amounted to 37.77 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.7%, accounting for 62.2% of the total foreign trade value of the autonomous region. During the same period, the import and export of small-scale border trade reached 12.35 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 161.4%, accounting for 20.3%; The import and export of bonded logistics reached 8.05 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 89.5%, accounting for 13.2%. From the perspective of trading partners, the import and export to Mongolia reached 22.22 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 146.5%; Import and export to Russia reached 10.85 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 103.3%; Import and export to the United States reached 2.41 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.3%. According to customs data, over the same period, imports and exports to countries along the "the Belt and Road" reached 42.63 billion yuan, up 79.7% year on year; Import and export to the European Union reached 2.85 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.3%.

In addition, according to customs data, the main export commodities of mechanical and electrical products, agricultural products, and steel exports increased by 143.6%, 24%, and 29.6% in the first four months, respectively. The import volume of main imported products such as coal, copper ore, and crude oil increased rapidly, with year-on-year growth of 439.3%, 40.8%, and 92.3%, respectively.