From January to February, the import and export of private enterprises in Fujian Province surged by 12.4%, achieving a "good start"

Since the Spring Festival, private enterprises in Fujian have seized the global market with the attitude of "love to fight and dare to win", painting a vivid picture of a "good start" in foreign trade and stirring up a surging spring tide of both import and export volume and quality. According to Xiamen Customs statistics, from January to February, the import and export of private enterprises in Fujian Province reached 194.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%, accounting for over 60% of the province's total import and export value during the same period; Among them, exports exceeded 100 billion yuan, reaching 131.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11%, accounting for 70.7% of the province's total export value during the same period; Imports exceeded 50 billion yuan, reaching 62.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%, accounting for 47.7% of the province's total import value during the same period.

Data shows that ASEAN and the EU are the top two markets for the import and export of private enterprises in Fujian. In January and February, private enterprises in Fujian Province imported and exported 39.69 billion yuan to ASEAN, a year-on-year increase of 18.6%, accounting for 20.4% of the total import and export value of private enterprises in the province during the same period; Among them, imports and exports to Indonesia amounted to 11.57 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.5%. During the same period, private enterprises in Fujian imported and exported 33.14 billion yuan to the European Union, a year-on-year increase of 28%, accounting for 17.1%; Among them, imports and exports to Germany amounted to 13.59 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.5%. In addition, from January to February, private enterprises in Fujian had frequent trade exchanges with emerging markets such as Latin America and Africa, with import and export values of 19.25 billion yuan and 12.56 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 25.5% and 35.1% year-on-year.

According to officials from Xiamen Customs, mechanical and electrical products are the "main engine" driving the export growth of private enterprises in Fujian. According to officials from Xiamen Customs, from January to February, private enterprises in Fujian exported mechanical and electrical products worth 54.94 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.6%, accounting for 41.7% of the total export value of private enterprises in the province during the same period, and driving the export growth of private enterprises in Fujian by 6.6 percentage points; Among them, the main export of electrical equipment was 21.53 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.7%. During the same period, private enterprises in Fujian exported labor-intensive products worth 38.57 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%, accounting for 29.3%; Among them, the export of textile and clothing reached 16.88 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.3%. In addition, from January to February, private enterprises in Fujian exported "new three types" products worth 20.19 billion yuan, among which electric vehicles and photovoltaic products showed promising growth, with export values of 1.3 billion yuan and 310 million yuan respectively, an increase of 1.2 and 2.4 times year-on-year; The export of electronic technology reached 1.48 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 53.4%.

In terms of imports, bulk commodities and agricultural products are the top two imported goods for private enterprises in Fujian, collectively driving a 9.6 percentage point increase in imports for private enterprises in Fujian. According to statistics, from January to February, private enterprises in Fujian imported 22.21 billion yuan of bulk commodities, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%, accounting for 35.6% of the total import value of private enterprises in the province during the same period; Among them, imported metal ore was 13.19 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.3%. During the same period, private enterprises in Fujian imported 11.71 billion yuan worth of agricultural products such as meat, aquatic products, dried and fresh fruits and nuts, a year-on-year increase of 29.5%, accounting for 18.8%; Among them, imported grain was 2.75 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.6 times.