In the first two months, the import and export of foreign trade in Jiangmen City increased by 11.2%

According to customs statistics, the import and export value of foreign trade in Jiangmen City was 34.58 billion yuan in the first two months, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%; Among them, exports amounted to 30.09 billion yuan, an increase of 13%; Imports amounted to 4.49 billion yuan, an increase of 0.7%.

Firstly, the import and export of general trade and private enterprises maintained double-digit growth. In the first two months, our city imported and exported 28.77 billion yuan through general trade, an increase of 18.5%, accounting for 83.2% of the total import and export value of the city during the same period; The import and export of processing trade amounted to 5.62 billion yuan, a decrease of 16.3%, accounting for 16.3%; The import and export of bonded logistics reached 150 million yuan, an increase of 111.8%. During the same period, the import and export of private enterprises in our city reached 21.12 billion yuan, an increase of 18.7%, accounting for 61.1%; Foreign invested enterprises imported and exported 12.87 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.5%, accounting for 37.2%; The import and export of state-owned enterprises reached 560 million yuan, an increase of 62.6%. In addition, the import and export of national level specialized, refined, and new enterprises reached 650 million yuan, an increase of 25.4%, accounting for 1.9%.

Secondly, the structure of trading partners is better and cooperation is deeper. In the first two months, the top five export markets of our city were the European Union (5.14 billion yuan, an increase of 27.9%), ASEAN (3.96 billion yuan, an increase of 24.3%), Hong Kong (3.61 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.3%), the United States (3.43 billion yuan, a decrease of 8.3%), and Australia (1.06 billion yuan, an increase of 40.3%), accounting for 57.1% of the city's total export value. The top five import sources are ASEAN (1.21 billion yuan, an increase of 12.1%), the European Union (660 million yuan, an increase of 29.7%), Taiwan, China, China (510 million yuan, an increase of 10.4%), Japan (430 million yuan, an increase of 82%), and Brazil (280 million yuan, a decrease of 55.1%), which together account for 68.7% of the city's total import value. Over the same period, the import and export of Jiangmen to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" reached 16.82 billion yuan, up 14.6%; Imports and exports to Africa amounted to 3.18 billion yuan, an increase of 39.5%; Imports and exports to 17 countries and regions in the Middle East amounted to 3.09 billion yuan, an increase of 31.5%.

Thirdly, the export momentum of mechanical and electrical products and labor protection products is good. In the first two months, the top five export commodities in our city were household appliances (3.76 billion yuan, down 10.5%), motorcycles (3.26 billion yuan, up 32.4%), textiles and clothing (1.6 billion yuan, up 14.1%), printed circuits (1.4 billion yuan, up 10%), and plastic products (1.01 billion yuan, up 11.8%). The total export value of these commodities accounted for 36.7% of the city's total export value. During the same period, our city exported mechanical and electrical products worth 22.12 billion yuan, an increase of 13.1%, accounting for 73.5%; Export high-tech products worth 2.58 billion yuan, an increase of 0.5%; The export of labor-intensive products reached 3.76 billion yuan, an increase of 15.1%.

The fourth is the steady expansion of coal and integrated circuit imports. In the first two months, the top five imported goods in Jiangmen City were integrated circuits (630 million yuan, an increase of 23.1%), coal (510 million yuan, an increase of 65.3%), pulp (500 million yuan, a decrease of 48.6%), primary shaped plastics (350 million yuan, a decrease of 17.3%), and agricultural products (250 million yuan, a decrease of 7.6%). The total import value of these goods accounted for 49.9% of the city's total import value.