General

According to customs import and export data, in the first four months of this year, China's total import and export value was 13.32 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. Among them, exports reached 7.67 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.6%; Import reached 5.65 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.02%; The trade surplus reached 2.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 56.7%.

In US dollar terms, China's total import and export value in the first four months of this year was 1.94 trillion US dollars, a decrease of 1.9%. Among them, exports reached 1.12 trillion US dollars, an increase of 2.5%; Import of 822.76 billion US dollars, a decrease of 7.3%; The trade surplus reached 294.19 billion US dollars, an increase of 45%.

In April of this year, China's import and export reached 3.43 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.9%. Among them, exports reached 2.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.8%; Import reached 1.41 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.8%; The trade surplus was 618.44 billion yuan, an increase of 96.5%.

In US dollar terms, China's imports and exports in April this year reached $500.63 billion, an increase of 1.1%. Among them, exports reached 295.42 billion US dollars, an increase of 8.5%; Imports reached 205.21 billion US dollars, a decrease of 7.9%; The trade surplus reached 90.21 billion US dollars, an increase of 82.3%.

The main characteristics of China's foreign trade import and export in the first four months of this year:

The proportion of general trade imports and exports has increased. According to import and export data, in the first four months, China's general trade import and export reached 8.72 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.5%, accounting for 65.4% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 1.6 percentage points compared to the same period last year.

Among them, exports reached 5.01 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.1%; Import reached 3.71 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.8%. During the same period, the import and export of processing trade reached 2.38 trillion yuan, a decrease of 9.8%, accounting for 17.9%.

Among them, exports reached 1.57 trillion yuan, a decrease of 4.7%; Import reached 810.78 billion yuan, a decrease of 18.2%. In addition, China's import and export through bonded logistics amounted to 1.73 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.4%. Among them, exports reached 676.42 billion yuan, an increase of 23.4%; Import reached 1.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.8%.

Growth in imports and exports to ASEAN and the European Union, while decline in imports and exports to the United States, Japan, and others. In the first four months, ASEAN became my largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 2.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.9%, accounting for 15.7% of my total foreign trade value.

According to import and export data, exports to ASEAN reached 1.27 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.1%; Import from ASEAN reached 820.3 billion yuan, an increase of 1.1%; The trade surplus with ASEAN reached 451.55 billion yuan, expanding by 111.4%. The EU is my second largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 1.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.2%, accounting for 13.5%.

Among them, exports to the European Union reached 1.17 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.2%; Import from the European Union reached 631.35 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9%; The trade surplus with the European Union reached 541.46 billion yuan, an increase of 0.3%. The United States is my third largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 1.5 trillion yuan, a decrease of 4.2%, accounting for 11.2%.

Among them, exports to the United States reached 1.09 trillion yuan, a decrease of 7.5%; Imports from the United States reached 410.06 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; The trade surplus with the United States reached 676.89 billion yuan, narrowing by 14.1%. Japan is my fourth largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 731.66 billion yuan, a decrease of 2.6% or 5.5%.

Among them, exports to Japan reached 375.24 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%; Import from Japan reached 356.42 billion yuan, a decrease of 12.1%; The trade surplus with Japan was 18.82 billion yuan, compared to a trade deficit of 60.44 billion yuan in the same period last year.

Over the same period, China's imports and exports to countries along the "the Belt and Road" totaled 4.61 trillion yuan, an increase of 16%. Among them, exports reached 2.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 26%; Import reached 1.85 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.8%.

The proportion of imports and exports of private enterprises exceeds 50%. According to import and export data, in the first four months, private enterprises imported and exported 7.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.8%, accounting for 52.9% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 4.6 percentage points compared to the same period last year.

Among them, exports reached 4.86 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.2%, accounting for 63.3% of the total export value; Import reached 2.19 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.1%, accounting for 38.8% of the total import value. The import and export of state-owned enterprises reached 2.18 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.7%, accounting for 16.4% of China's total foreign trade value.

Among them, exports reached 605.24 billion yuan, an increase of 13.6%; Import reached 1.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 3%. During the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 4.06 trillion yuan, a decrease of 8.2%, accounting for 30.5% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports reached 2.2 trillion yuan, a decrease of 6.9%; Imports reached 1.86 trillion yuan, a decrease of 9.8%.

The exports of mechanical and electrical products and labor secret products have both increased. According to import and export data, in the first four months, China's export of mechanical and electrical products reached 4.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.5%, accounting for 57.9% of the total export value.

Among them, automobiles reached 204.53 billion yuan, an increase of 120.3%; Mobile phones reached 282.95 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.2%.

During the same period, the export of labor secret products reached 1.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.8%, accounting for 17.1%. Among them, clothing and accessories amounted to 330.46 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6%; Textiles amounted to 307.84 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.8%; Plastic products reached 235.15 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6%.

The import volume of iron ore, crude oil, and coal has increased in price, while the import volume of natural gas has decreased in price, while the import volume and price of soybeans have both increased.

In the first four months, China imported 385 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 8.6%, and the average import price (the same below) was 781.4 yuan per ton, a decrease of 4.6%; 179 million tons of crude oil, an increase of 4.6%, at 4017.7 yuan per ton, a decrease of 8.9%; 142 million tons of coal, an increase of 88.8%, at 897.5 yuan per ton, a decrease of 11.8%; 13.587 million tons of refined oil increased by 68.6%, with a decrease of 19.1% at 4084.4 yuan per ton.

During the same period, imported natural gas reached 35.687 million tons, a decrease of 0.3% and an increase of 8% at 4151 yuan per ton. In addition, imported soybeans amounted to 30.286 million tons, an increase of 6.8%, at 4559.8 yuan per ton, an increase of 14.1%. 9.511 million tons of imported primary shaped plastics, a decrease of 7.6%, at 10800 yuan per ton, a decrease of 10.8%; Unforged and rolled copper and copper products reached 1.695 million tons, a decrease of 12.6%, at 61000 yuan per ton, a decrease of 5.8%.

During the same period, imported mechanical and electrical products reached 1.93 trillion yuan, a decrease of 14.4%. Among them, there were 146.84 billion integrated circuits, a decrease of 21.1%, with a value of 724.08 billion yuan, a decrease of 19.8%; 225000 cars, a decrease of 28.9%, with a value of 100.41 billion yuan, a decrease of 21.6%.