General Administration Of Customs: China'S Import And Export Increased By 28.5% In The First Four Months

According to customs statistics, in the first four months of this year, China's total import and export value was 11.62 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.5%, and an increase of 21.8% over the same period in 2019. Among them, exports reached 6.32 trillion yuan, up 33.8% year-on-year, 24.8% higher than the same period in 2019; Imports were 5.3 trillion yuan, up 22.7% year-on-year, 18.4% higher than the same period in 2019; The trade surplus was 1.02 trillion yuan, up 149.7% year on year.

In the first four months of this year, the total value of China's import and export was US $1.79 trillion, up 38.2% year-on-year and 27.4% higher than that of the same period in 2019. Among them, exports amounted to $973.7 billion, up 44% year-on-year and 30.7% over the same period in 2019; Imports reached US $815.79 billion, a year-on-year increase of 31.9% and an increase of 23.7% over the same period in 2019; The trade surplus was US $157.91 billion, up 174% year on year.

In April, China's total import and export value was 3.15 trillion yuan, up 26.6% year-on-year, 4.2% month on month, and 25.2% higher than the same period in 2019. Among them, export was 1.71 trillion yuan, up 22.2% year-on-year, 10.1% month on month, and 31.6% higher than the same period in 2019; Imports were 1.44 trillion yuan, up 32.2% year-on-year, down 2.2% month on month, and 18.4% higher than the same period in 2019; The trade surplus was 276.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 12.4%.

In April, China's total import and export value was 484.99 billion US dollars, up 37% year-on-year, 3.5% month on month, and 29.6% higher than the same period in 2019. Among them, exports amounted to US $263.92 billion, up 32.3% year-on-year, 9.5% month on month, and 36.3% higher than the same period in 2019; Imports were US $221.07 billion, up 43.1% year-on-year, down 2.8% month on month and 22.5% higher than the same period in 2019; The trade surplus was US $42.85 billion, down 4.7% year on year.

The import and export of general trade increased and its proportion increased. In the first four months, China's general trade import and export reached 7.16 trillion yuan, an increase of 32.3% year-on-year (the same below), accounting for 61.6% of China's total foreign trade, an increase of 1.8 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports reached 3.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 38.8 percent; Imports were 3.32 trillion yuan, up 25.5%. Over the same period, the import and export of processing trade reached 2.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 18%, accounting for 22.1%, down 2 percentage points. Among them, exports reached 1.62 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.9%; Imports totaled 956.09 billion yuan, up 14.9 percent. In addition, China's imports and exports in the form of bonded logistics reached 1.41 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.2%. Among them, exports reached 495.1 billion yuan, an increase of 40.7 percent; Imports were 914.78 billion yuan, up 23.7%.

Imports and exports to ASEAN, the European Union, the United States and other major trading partners increased. In the first four months, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and ASEAN was 1.72 trillion yuan, an increase of 27.6%, accounting for 14.8% of China's total foreign trade. Among them, exports to ASEAN reached 950.58 billion yuan, up 29%; Imports from ASEAN totaled 765.05 billion yuan, up 25.9 percent; The trade surplus with ASEAN was 185.53 billion yuan, an increase of 43.6%. The EU is China's second largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 1.63 trillion yuan, an increase of 32.1%, accounting for 14%. Among them, exports to the EU totaled 974.69 billion yuan, an increase of 36.1%; Imports from the European Union totaled 650.42 billion yuan, up 26.4 percent; The trade surplus with the EU was 324.27 billion yuan, up 60.9%. The United States is China's third largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 1.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 50.3%, accounting for 12.4%. Among them, exports to the United States reached 1.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 49.3 percent; Imports from the United States totaled 393.05 billion yuan, up 53.3 percent; The trade surplus with the United States was 653.89 billion yuan, an increase of 47%. Japan is China's fourth largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 770.64 billion yuan, an increase of 16.2%, accounting for 6.6%. Among them, exports to Japan totaled 340.74 billion yuan, an increase of 12.6 percent; Imports from Japan totaled 429.9 billion yuan, up 19.2 percent; The trade deficit with Japan was 89.16 billion yuan, up 53.6%. Over the same period, China's imports and exports to countries along the belt and road totaled 3.43 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.8%. Among them, exports reached 1.95 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.5 percent; Imports were 1.48 trillion yuan, up 19.3%..

The import and export of private enterprises increased and their proportion increased. In the first four months, the import and export of private enterprises reached 5.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 40.8%, accounting for 47.2% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 4.1 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports reached 3.53 trillion yuan, an increase of 45%, accounting for 55.9% of the total export value; Imports reached 1.95 trillion yuan, an increase of 33.7%, accounting for 36.8% of the total import value. Over the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 4.32 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.3%, accounting for 37.2% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports reached 2.26 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.6 percent; Imports were 2.06 trillion yuan, up 15.9 percent. In addition, the import and export of state-owned enterprises reached 1.77 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.2%, accounting for 15.2% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports reached 513.64 billion yuan, an increase of 9.8 percent; Imports were 1.25 trillion yuan, up 19.1%.

The export of mechanical and electrical products and labor-intensive products increased. In the first four months, China's export of mechanical and electrical products reached 3.79 trillion yuan, an increase of 36.3%, accounting for 59.9% of the total export value. Among them, 489.9 billion yuan of automatic data processing equipment and its parts, an increase of 32.2%; Mobile phones reached 292.06 billion yuan, up 35.6 percent; Automobiles (including chassis) reached 57.76 billion yuan, an increase of 91.3%. Over the same period, the export of labor-intensive products reached 1.11 trillion yuan, an increase of 31.9%, accounting for 17.5%. Among them, clothing and accessories amounted to 288.7 billion yuan, an increase of 41%; Textiles, including masks, totaled 285.65 billion yuan, up 9.5 percent; Plastic products reached 186.96 billion yuan, an increase of 42.6%. In addition, 25.654 million tons of steel products were exported, an increase of 24.5%; The refined oil was 24.608 million tons, a decrease of 5.3%.

The import volume and price of iron ore, soybean and copper rose, while the import volume of crude oil, natural gas and other commodities increased while the price fell. In the first four months, China imported 382 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 6.7%, and the average import price was 1009.7 yuan per ton, up 58.8%; Crude oil was 180 million tons, an increase of 7.2%, and the average import price was 2746.9 yuan per ton, down 5.4%; The average import price of coal was 477.7 yuan per ton, down 6.7%; The average import price of natural gas was 2228.9 yuan per ton, down 17.6%; Soybean 28.627 million tons, an increase of 16.8%, the average import price was 3235.6 yuan per ton, up 15.5%; The average import price of plastics in primary shape was 10700 yuan per ton, up 15.4%; The average import price was 3670.9 yuan per ton, up 4.7%; The average import price was 7611.3 yuan per ton, up 3.8%; The average import price was 55800 yuan per ton, up 29.8%. Over the same period, imports of mechanical and electrical products reached 2.27 trillion yuan, an increase of 21%. Among them, there were 210 billion integrated circuits, an increase of 30.8%, and a value of 822.24 billion yuan, an increase of 18.9%; 333000 vehicles (including chassis) increased by 39.8% and the value was 117.04 billion yuan, an increase of 46.9%.