In the first half of the year, Fujian Province's foreign trade imports and exports amounted to 995.89 billion yuan

According to statistics from Fuzhou Customs, in the first half of this year, Fujian Province's foreign trade imports and exports amounted to 995.89 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.2%. Among them, exports amounted to 574.01 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7%, while imports amounted to 421.88 billion yuan, an increase of 18.5%. Specifically, it mainly presents the following six characteristics:
Firstly, the scale has steadily increased, with imports and exports reaching a new historical high for the same period. In the first half of this year, the import and export scale of Fujian Province approached the trillion yuan mark, and the import scale exceeded 400 billion yuan for the first time in history during the same period, both reaching a new historical high. The operation of foreign trade presents a good trend of "steady progress and quality improvement". From the quarterly trend, the import and export scale in the second quarter reached 514.07 billion yuan, an increase of 6.7% compared to the first quarter, and the development resilience continues to show.
The second is the diversified expansion of the market, with strong growth in emerging markets. Fujian Province is deeply implementing the market diversification strategy, and the trade "circle of friends" continues to expand. In the first half of the year, Fujian Province's foreign trade partners covered 230 countries and regions worldwide. The traditional market has made steady progress, with imports and exports to ASEAN reaching 195.11 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5%; Imports and exports to the European Union amounted to 134.05 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7%. The development of emerging markets has achieved significant results, with imports and exports to Latin America and Africa reaching 107.58 billion and 60.54 billion yuan, respectively, an increase of 14.4% and 22.2%. Over the same period, the import and export to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" was 529.78 billion yuan, up 9.6%, driving the overall import and export growth of Fujian Province by 5 percentage points over the same period.
Thirdly, private enterprises take the lead and various entities collaborate to make efforts. In the first half of the year, the import and export of private enterprises in Fujian Province reached 615.56 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6%, accounting for 61.8% of the total import and export value of Fujian Province's foreign trade during the same period, driving the import and export growth of Fujian Province by 6.4 percentage points. The position of the "main force" in foreign trade has become more stable. The import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 212.23 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%. During the same period, the import and export of state-owned enterprises reached 167.14 billion yuan, an increase of 3.9%.
Fourthly, exports are moving towards new and better directions, and the accumulation of industrial momentum is accelerating. Fujian Province is accelerating the transformation and upgrading of foreign trade, and its export products are moving towards high-end and intelligent directions. In the first half of the year, the export of mechanical and electrical products in Fujian Province was 273.89 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6%, accounting for 47.7% of the total foreign trade export value of Fujian Province during the same period, and driving the overall export growth of Fujian Province by 2.6 percentage points during the same period. Among them, computers and their components, ships, LCD panel display modules, wires and cables were exported for 17.75 billion yuan, 9.98 billion yuan, 9.94 billion yuan, and 8.01 billion yuan, respectively, with an increase of 6.1%, 13.7%, 7.4%, and 22.9%. In addition, traditional advantageous products are accelerating their "rejuvenation" and going global, with steel exports reaching 11 billion yuan, an increase of 77%; The export of dried and fresh fruits and nuts reached 1.28 billion yuan, an increase of 47.5%.
The fifth is to supplement the supply chain and strengthen the foundation through imports, highlighting the supporting role of domestic demand. The function of Fujian Province as a hub for commodity allocation continues to strengthen, with imported metal ore worth 90.11 billion yuan in the first half of the year, an increase of 6.8%, accounting for 21.4% of Fujian Province's total foreign trade imports during the same period. The demand for high-end manufacturing imports is strong, with imports of mechanical and electrical products reaching 74.57 billion yuan, an increase of 28.9%, accounting for 17.7%, driving the overall import growth of Fujian Province by 4.7 percentage points during the same period. Among them, integrated circuits, aircraft components, computers and their components imported 14.78 billion yuan, 11.46 billion yuan, and 9.76 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 26.7%, 31.1%, and 183.9%. The simultaneous expansion of imports of consumer goods for people's livelihoods enriches market supply. The import of agricultural products reached 49.62 billion yuan, an increase of 19.4%. Among them, grain imports amounted to 15.82 billion yuan, an increase of 79.3%; The import of edible aquatic products reached 6.29 billion yuan, an increase of 29.4%.
Sixth, the strong support and prominent driving effect of the foreign trade market. In the first half of the year, the import and export of Fuzhou City reached 150.81 billion yuan, an increase of 24.7%; The import and export of Xiamen City reached 510.8 billion yuan, an increase of 11.8%. The two cities together accounted for 66.4% of the total import and export value of Fujian Province, driving the overall import and export growth of Fujian Province by 9.1 percentage points during the same period, providing solid support for the stable growth of our province's foreign trade. (Zou Yuan/Text)