In the first half of the year, the import and export of foreign trade in Jiangmen City increased by 5%

According to customs statistics, in the first half of the year, the import and export value of foreign trade in Jiangmen City was 101.43 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5%; Among them, exports amounted to 87.37 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1%; Imports amounted to 14.06 billion yuan, an increase of 4.2%.

One is the stable growth of general trade imports and exports. In the first half of the year, Jiangmen City imported and exported 83.12 billion yuan through general trade, an increase of 8.8%, accounting for 82% of the city's total import and export value during the same period; The import and export of processing trade amounted to 17.79 billion yuan, a decrease of 10.3%, accounting for 17.5%; The import and export of bonded logistics reached 380 million yuan, an increase of 21%.

The second is to improve the quality and quantity of imports and exports for private enterprises. In the first half of the year, the import and export of private enterprises in Jiangmen City reached 60.94 billion yuan, an increase of 8.9%, accounting for 60.1%; The import and export of foreign-invested enterprises amounted to 39.24 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.2%, accounting for 38.7%; The import and export of state-owned enterprises reached 1.14 billion yuan, an increase of 31.1%. During the same period, the import and export of national level specialized, refined, and new enterprises reached 1.43 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.3%.

Thirdly, the market expansion has achieved significant results, with strong support from diversified patterns. In the first half of the year, the top five export markets of Jiangmen City were the European Union (13.64 billion yuan, an increase of 8.8%), Hong Kong (12.01 billion yuan, an increase of 1.5%), ASEAN (12 billion yuan, an increase of 18.6%), the United States (9.92 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.5%), and Australia (2.84 billion yuan, an increase of 20.7%). The above export markets accounted for 57.7% of the city's total export value. The top five import sources are ASEAN (3.61 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7%), Taiwan (1.82 billion yuan, an increase of 45.7%), the European Union (1.81 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6%), Brazil (1.22 billion yuan, a decrease of 21.4%), and Japan (1.21 billion yuan, an increase of 57.2%), accounting for 68.8% 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" was 48.46 billion yuan, up 4.5%; Imports and exports to Africa amounted to 9.7 billion yuan, an increase of 31%; Imports and exports to the Middle East amounted to 6.43 billion yuan, a decrease of 16.8%.

Fourthly, the export of motorcycles and printed circuits continues to improve. In the first half of the year, the top five export commodities in Jiangmen City were motorcycles (10.16 billion yuan, up 15.3%), household appliances (9.89 billion yuan, down 13.7%), printed circuits (4.73 billion yuan, up 12%), textiles and clothing (4.25 billion yuan, down 5.8%), and ships (3.52 billion yuan, up 11.8%). The total export value of these commodities accounted for 37.3% of the city's total export value. During the same period, Jiangmen City exported mechanical and electrical products worth 63.08 billion yuan, an increase of 4.3%, accounting for 72.2%; Exported high-tech products worth 11.29 billion yuan, an increase of 9.8%; The export of labor-intensive products amounted to 10.23 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.1%.

Fifth, there is a strong demand for integrated circuits and coal imports. In the first half of the year, the top five imported goods in Jiangmen City were integrated circuits (2.19 billion yuan, up 42.3%), pulp (1.91 billion yuan, down 20.5%), coal (1.06 billion yuan, up 43.7%), agricultural products (900 million yuan, down 11.3%), and primary shaped plastics (790 million yuan, down 38.7%). The total import value of these goods accounted for 48.8% of the city's total import value.