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Recently, the reporter learned from Zhenjiang Customs that import and export data shows that from January to May this year, the total import and export volume of our city's foreign trade was 41.3 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2% compared to the same period last year, setting a new high for the same period in previous years. Among them, exports reached 29.92 billion yuan, an increase of 0.7%, and imports reached 11.37 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6%.

According to import and export data, in the first five months, the import and export of general trade in our city reached 31.03 billion yuan, an increase of 3.3%, accounting for 75.1% of the total foreign trade value. During the same period, the import and export of processing trade reached 8.04 billion yuan, an increase of 23.6%, accounting for 19.5%. In addition, the import and export of bonded logistics trade reached 2.17 billion yuan, a decrease of 36.8%, accounting for 5.3%.

ASEAN, the European Union, and the United States continue to be our main trading partners. According to import and export data, from January to May, our city's total trade value with ASEAN reached 8.87 billion yuan, an increase of 14.6%, accounting for 21.5% of our city's total foreign trade value; Our city's total trade value with the European Union is 7.23 billion yuan, an increase of 20.1%, accounting for 17.5%; Our city's total trade value with the United States is 5.65 billion yuan, a decrease of 7.8%, accounting for 13.7%. At the same time, the city's import and export to countries along the "the Belt and Road" reached 16.17 billion yuan, up 16.2%; The city's import and export to the other 14 member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership reached 14.17 billion yuan, up 7.7%.

Private enterprises have a large proportion of imports and exports in the market, with a significant growth rate. According to import and export data, from January to May, the foreign trade import and export of private enterprises in our city reached 23.58 billion yuan, an increase of 12.7%, 9.5 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of our city's foreign trade, accounting for 57.1% of our city's total foreign trade value. During the same period, the foreign trade import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 15.2 billion yuan, an increase of 2.4%, accounting for 36.8% of the city's total foreign trade value; The import and export of state-owned enterprises reached 2.51 billion yuan, a decrease of 40.5%, accounting for 6.1% of the city's total foreign trade value.

According to import and export data, in the first five months of this year, our city exported 16.67 billion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 15.1%, accounting for 55.7% of our city's total export value. Among them, the "new three types" - lithium batteries, solar cells, and electric passenger cars - saw vigorous development in foreign trade, with exports reaching 3.24 billion yuan, an increase of 1.3 times; Export of paper products reached 2.57 billion yuan, an increase of 46.6% Coal products are the main driving force behind import growth, with imported pulp products reaching 1.85 billion yuan, an increase of 81.1%, and imported coal reaching 200 million yuan, an increase of 1.7 times. (Transferred from: Zhenjiang Daily)