The total import and export value of Chongqing's foreign trade in the first half of the year increased by 31.9% year-on-year

According to statistics from Chongqing Customs, in the first half of this year, Chongqing's foreign trade imports and exports amounted to 481.23 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 31.9%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the overall national growth rate. Among them, exports amounted to 339.29 billion yuan, an increase of 34.6%, while imports amounted to 141.94 billion yuan, an increase of 26%.

Specifically, there are four main characteristics:

One is the continuous expansion of diversified markets. In the first half of the year, Chongqing's imports and exports to ASEAN and the European Union were 78.84 billion yuan and 57.03 billion yuan, respectively, an increase of 23.5% and 17.8%. Over the same period, imports and exports to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" totaled 215.93 billion yuan, up 33.2%; Imports and exports to emerging markets such as Latin America, Africa, and Central Asia amounted to 42.38 billion yuan, 20.55 billion yuan, and 4.77 billion yuan, respectively, with growth rates of 37.4%, 47.8%, and 49.3%.

Secondly, various foreign trade entities are experiencing a surge of vitality. In the first half of the year, there were 5616 import and export enterprises in Chongqing, an increase of nearly 1300 compared to the same period last year. Among them, the import and export of private enterprises reached a record high of 230.56 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 30.3%; The import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 195.13 billion yuan, an increase of 29.2%; The import and export of state-owned enterprises reached 55.47 billion yuan, an increase of 51.8%.

The third is to collaborate with open channels and platforms. In the first half of the year, Chongqing's imports and exports through the Western Land Sea New Corridor amounted to 28.71 billion yuan, an increase of 13.7%. The import and export of Chongqing Comprehensive Bonded Zone reached 327.09 billion yuan, an increase of 40.2%, accounting for 68% of Chongqing's total foreign trade value during the same period.

The fourth is to consolidate the momentum of stable and high-quality import and export of key commodities. In terms of exports, in the first half of the year, laptops, automobiles, mobile phones, and motorcycles were exported for 90.82 billion yuan, 29.74 billion yuan, 27.24 billion yuan, and 15.15 billion yuan, respectively, with growth rates of 24.5%, 66.9%, 4.2%, and 13.4%; The export of agricultural products reached 1.34 billion yuan, an increase of 58.1%. In terms of imports, in the first half of the year, integrated circuits and computer accessories were imported at 58.34 billion yuan and 14.86 billion yuan, respectively, an increase of 11.5% and 257.5%.