In the first three quarters, Fujian Province's foreign trade continued to experience a trend of both quantity and quality improvement. The import and export scale continued to reach a new historical high in the same period

According to statistics from Fuzhou Customs, in the first three quarters of this year, Fujian Province's foreign trade imports and exports reached 1.52 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.4%. Among them, exports reached 884.44 billion yuan, an increase of 1.4%, and imports reached 637.52 billion yuan, an increase of 17%. Fujian Province's import and export, as well as import scale, continue to reach a new historical high, maintaining a stable and positive trend with improved quality and efficiency. The main characteristics are as follows:

The scale of import and export is expanding quarter by quarter, and the monthly operation is stable with progress. In the first, second, and third quarters of this year, the import and export scale of Fujian Province increased quarter by quarter, growing by 9.1%, 7.4%, and 5.8% respectively. From a monthly perspective, imports and exports have all achieved positive growth since the beginning of this year. In September, imports and exports reached a record high of 180.17 billion yuan, an increase of 9.1% compared to the same period in a single month.

The trade mode structure continues to optimize, and the supporting role of general trade is stable. In the first three quarters, the general trade import and export of Fujian Province reached 1.18 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.1%, accounting for 77.3% 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 6.9 percentage points. During the same period, the import and export of processing trade amounted to 2007.6 billion yuan, an increase of 14.9%, accounting for 13.2%.

The vitality of business entities continues to be released, and the role of private enterprises as the main force is highlighted. In the first three quarters, the import and export of private enterprises in Fujian Province reached 959.34 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6%, accounting for 63% of the total import and export value of Fujian Province's foreign trade during the same period, driving the growth of Fujian Province's import and export by 6.5 percentage points. The import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 327.64 billion yuan, an increase of 7.2%, accounting for 21.5%.

Market diversification has been promoted in depth, and the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" has played a prominent role in driving. In the first three quarters, Fujian Province's imports and exports to ASEAN reached 297.33 billion yuan, an increase of 6.9%; Imports and exports to the European Union amounted to 207.06 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6%. Imports and exports to emerging markets such as Latin America and Africa amounted to 167.32 billion and 93.34 billion yuan, respectively, with growth rates of 7% and 16.6%. The import and export of Japan and South Korea have achieved rapid growth, with imports and exports of 58 billion yuan and 46.41 billion yuan, respectively, increasing by 9.5% and 26.5%. Over the same period, the import and export to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" was 816.33 billion yuan, up 9%, driving the import and export of Fujian Province up 4.7 percentage points over the same period; Imports and exports to other RCEP member countries amounted to 486.35 billion yuan, an increase of 6.6%. The November APEC Leaders' Informal Meeting will be held in Shenzhen. In the first three quarters, Fujian Province's imports and exports to other APEC economies amounted to 908.32 billion yuan, an increase of 6.3%, accounting for 59.7% of Fujian Province's total foreign trade imports and exports during the same period.

Export goods are moving towards novelty and excellence, with mechanical and electrical products leading the growth. The export of mechanical and electrical products in Fujian Province reached 431.77 billion yuan, an increase of 6.1%, accounting for 48.8% of the total foreign trade export value of Fujian Province during the same period, and driving the overall export growth of Fujian Province by 2.8 percentage points. Among them, the export of computers and their components, LCD panel display modules, electrical control devices, wires and cables performed well, with exports of 27.02 billion yuan, 14.88 billion yuan, 14.21 billion yuan, and 12.44 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 5.8%, 3.9%, 40.1%, and 16.4%. In addition, plastic products, furniture, and their parts were exported for 29.7 billion yuan and 24.31 billion yuan, respectively, with an increase of 10.7% and 5.9%; The export of dried and fresh fruits and nuts reached 1.87 billion yuan, an increase of 21.2%; Steel exports amounted to 15.4 billion yuan, an increase of 12.1%; The export of pulp, paper and its products reached 9.85 billion yuan, an increase of 14.6%.

The import scale is steadily expanding, and the driving force of mechanical and electrical products and agricultural products is significant. Fujian Province imported metal ore worth 131.87 billion yuan, an increase of 1%, accounting for 20.7% of the total foreign trade import value of Fujian Province during the same period. Among them, iron ore imports amounted to 61.82 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3%. The import of electromechanical products reached 116.28 billion yuan, an increase of 26.6%, accounting for 18.2%, driving the overall import growth of Fujian Province by 4.5 percentage points. Among them, the import of integrated circuits was 23.11 billion yuan, an increase of 30.2%; The import of computers and their components reached 17.9 billion yuan, an increase of 164.1%; Aircraft parts imports amounted to 17.35 billion yuan, an increase of 19.6%; The import of semiconductor manufacturing equipment reached 5.46 billion yuan, an increase of 27.5%. The import of agricultural products reached 76.87 billion yuan, an increase of 18.2%, accounting for 12.1%, driving the overall import growth of Fujian Province by 2.2 percentage points. Among them, grain imports amounted to 26.05 billion yuan, an increase of 57.4%; The import of edible aquatic products reached 10.13 billion yuan, an increase of 33.2%. In addition, coal and lignite imports amounted to 34.79 billion yuan, an increase of 22.3%. (Zou Yuan/Text)