Chengdu Daily: The number of foreign trade entities in the province has exceeded 10000, and the "new three types" of exports have grown together. In the first three quarters, the import and export of goods trade in Chengdu increased by 6.1% year-on-year

The number of foreign trade entities has increased by nearly 20%, with the quantity exceeding 10000; Imports and exports to the top three trading markets of ASEAN, the United States, and the European Union have all increased; The export of lithium batteries, photovoltaic products, and electric vehicles, which are the "new three types" of foreign trade, have all grown. On October 15th, the foreign trade data for the first three quarters of Sichuan was released, mainly showing these three major changes.

According to statistics from Chengdu Customs, in the first three quarters, the total import and export value of goods trade in Sichuan reached 825.46 billion yuan, setting a new historical high for the same period, ranking ninth in the country and first in the western region, with a year-on-year growth of 6.3%. During the same period, Chengdu's import and export of goods reached 685.56 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%, accounting for over 80% of the province's total foreign trade value and continuing to play a "backbone" role.

Enterprises with import and export achievements have exceeded 10000 for the first time

In the released foreign trade data, there is a particularly eye-catching data, which is that the scale of foreign trade entities continues to expand - in the first three quarters, Sichuan had 10525 import and export performance enterprises, breaking through 10000 for the first time in the same period of history, setting a new high in quantity, an increase of 18.9% compared to the same period last year, or nearly 1700 enterprises.

This indicates that the pace of Sichuan enterprises and goods exporting from Sichuan to overseas has accelerated, and the favorable international business environment has stimulated more enterprises to explore international markets, "said Xiao Xiaowen, Deputy Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of Chengdu Customs. Sichuan continues to expand its high-level opening up to the outside world, deeply implements the strategy of Sichuan enterprises and goods exporting from Sichuan to overseas, and the tangible results have been transmitted to the changes in the scale of foreign trade entities.

In line with the expansion of foreign trade entities, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises, private enterprises, and state-owned enterprises in Sichuan all achieved year-on-year growth in the first three quarters. Among them, the import and export of private enterprises exceeded 300 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.2%, accounting for 37.3% of the total import and export value of the province. The import and export of foreign-invested enterprises exceeded 460 billion yuan, accounting for 56.6%, and they have taken up half of the province's foreign trade, indicating that Sichuan is still a fertile ground for foreign investment.

Import and export growth in the top three trading markets

Currently, ASEAN, the United States, and the European Union are the top three markets for Sichuan's foreign trade imports and exports. The latest foreign trade data shows that Sichuan has closer ties with these three major trade markets, with both imports and exports increasing year-on-year.

According to Chengdu Customs statistics, in the first three quarters, Sichuan's largest trading partner was ASEAN, with imports and exports to ASEAN reaching 185.36 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.5%. Next is the US market, with imports and exports to the US reaching 126.85 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%; The third is the EU market, with imports and exports to the EU reaching 126.04 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%.

The data also shows that in the first three quarters, Sichuan's import and export to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" was 360.45 billion yuan, up 5.4% year on year, accounting for more than 40% of the province's total foreign trade import and export value; Imports and exports to other RCEP member countries amounted to 271.32 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%.

The export growth of "new three types" products exceeds 10%

Looking through the list of exported goods in foreign trade, we can see two particularly dazzling "new forces": one is that the export of products such as laptops, which represent new quality productivity, has maintained stable and rapid growth; Secondly, the export of the "new three types" of foreign trade products increased year-on-year.

According to statistics from Chengdu Customs, in the first three quarters, the main category of exported goods in Sichuan was still mechanical and electrical products, accounting for about 80% of the province's total export value. Among them, in addition to the "protagonist" of integrated circuits, the export of laptops has also maintained stable growth, achieving an export value of 64.03 billion yuan in the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%.

The export of "new three kinds" of foreign trade products also gave awesome. The export volume in the first three quarters exceeded 26 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of more than 10%. Specifically, exports of lithium batteries, photovoltaic products, and electric vehicles increased by 20.3%, 11.6%, and 2.3% year-on-year, respectively. In addition, the export of agricultural products from Sichuan has also grown rapidly, with a year-on-year increase of over 10%.

In terms of imports, the import of multiple categories of goods increased year-on-year. Data shows that in the first three quarters, the import of integrated circuits in Sichuan increased by 14.7% year-on-year, and the import of storage components increased by 227.1% year-on-year; The import of spodumene increased by 159% year-on-year, and the import of copper materials increased by 50.2% year-on-year.

Many of these imported goods are raw materials and components for the processing and production of smart chips, laptops, and 'new three' products. The rapid growth of imports means that there will be momentum in foreign trade exports in the later stage, supporting the continuous increase of 'new' volume in foreign trade, "explained experts in the trade field.