People's Daily: Shanghai's foreign trade has accumulated 3 trillion yuan in imports and exports in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%

According to statistics from Shanghai Customs, in the first seven months of this year, Shanghai has achieved a cumulative import and export of 3 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.7% compared to last year, and the operation of foreign trade has maintained a stable and positive trend. Among them, Shanghai's import and export in July reached 447.57 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6%, maintaining growth for 18 consecutive months; Exports amounted to 211.98 billion yuan, an increase of 24.3%; Imports amounted to 235.59 billion yuan, an increase of 3.8%. It mainly presents four characteristics:
From the perspective of trade modes, the import and export of all major trade modes have maintained growth. In July, Shanghai's general trade imports and exports reached 260.66 billion yuan, an increase of 13.7%; The import and export of bonded logistics reached 134.09 billion yuan, an increase of 13.2%; The import and export of processing trade reached 48.89 billion yuan, an increase of 4.5%.
From the perspective of trading partners, the import and export performance of major trading partners is good. In July, Shanghai's imports and exports to ASEAN reached 81.26 billion yuan, an increase of 54.3%, with Vietnam and Singapore increasing by 109.9% and 79.4% respectively. During the same period, imports and exports to the European Union amounted to 79.02 billion yuan, an increase of 7.7%.
From the perspective of foreign trade entities, both foreign investment and private enterprises have achieved double-digit growth. In July, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises in Shanghai reached 229.6 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1%; The import and export of private enterprises reached 188.62 billion yuan, an increase of 15%; The import and export of state-owned enterprises reached 29.22 billion yuan, an increase of 9.4%.
From the perspective of key products, AI related products, "new three types" products, and high-end equipment form a three end drive. In July, the total import and export of three types of AI related products, including integrated circuits, storage components, servers, and related accessories, reached 92.67 billion yuan, an increase of 61.9%, driving Shanghai's import and export growth by 8.9 percentage points. During the same period, the export of "new three types" products reached 27.17 billion yuan, an increase of 70.2%. Among them, the export of electric vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products increased by 88.7%, 20.8%, and 79.2% respectively; Ship exports amounted to 7.98 billion yuan, an increase of 321.8%; The total export of four types of robots, including industrial, intelligent bionic, surgical, and cleaning, was 330 million yuan, an increase of 12%.