In the first quarter of this year, Qingdao's imports and exports increased by 3.8%

According to statistics from Qingdao Customs, the import and export volume of Qingdao in the first quarter of this year was 219.37 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.8%, accounting for 25.5% of the total import and export value of Shandong Province. Among them, exports amounted to 129.85 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7%; Imports amounted to 89.52 billion yuan, an increase of 6.9%.

In the first quarter of this year, Qingdao's foreign trade imports and exports showed the following characteristics:

All trade modes have achieved growth in imports and exports. General trade imports and exports amounted to 141.49 billion yuan, an increase of 0.6%, accounting for 64.5% of the city's total import and export value. During the same period, the import and export of bonded logistics reached 39.55 billion yuan, an increase of 22.9%; The import and export of processing trade reached 34.34 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2%.

The import and export of private enterprises have grown rapidly and their proportion has increased. The import and export of private enterprises reached 157.32 billion yuan, an increase of 7.6%, accounting for 71.7% of the total import and export value, an increase of 2.5 percentage points in proportion. During the same period, foreign-invested enterprises imported and exported 36.22 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7%, accounting for 16.5% of the total import and export value.

Growth in imports and exports to emerging markets such as ASEAN, Russia, and Brazil. Imports and exports to ASEAN, Russia, and Brazil amounted to 33.67 billion yuan, 15.6 billion yuan, and 12.85 billion yuan, respectively, with growth rates of 5.3%, 10.4%, and 43.2%. Import and export to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" reached 130.56 billion yuan, up 6.2%, accounting for 59.5% of the total import and export value; Imports and exports to other RCEP member countries amounted to 73.59 billion yuan, an increase of 3.1%, accounting for 33.5% of the total import and export value.

The export growth of electromechanical products and agricultural products. The export of electromechanical products reached 69.36 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7%, accounting for 53.4% of the total export value. Among them, household appliances and general mechanical equipment increased by 6.1% and 6.6% respectively. During the same period, agricultural product exports reached 12.22 billion yuan, an increase of 6.6%, of which edible aquatic products increased by 14.1%.

Agricultural products and metal ores drive import growth. The import of agricultural products reached 19.46 billion yuan, an increase of 7.1%, accounting for 21.7% of the total import value, driving the city's import growth by 1.5 percentage points. Among them, edible aquatic products and soybeans increased by 37.4% and 1.3% respectively. During the same period, the import of metal ore and mineral sand reached 14.48 billion yuan, an increase of 15.8%, accounting for 16.2% of the total import value and driving a growth of 2.4 percentage points. Among them, iron ore imports amounted to 6.39 billion yuan, an increase of 25.1%