At 10:00 a.m. today, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to announce the situation of import and export in the first quarter of this year. According to customs statistics, in the first quarter of this year, China's goods trade import and export reached 10.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.3%. Among them, exports were 6.13 trillion yuan, growing by 6.9%; imports were 4.17 trillion yuan, down by 6%. The growth rate of import and export rebounded month by month. In January, import and export decreased by 2.2%, basically unchanged in February, and increased by 6% in March.
In the face of increasing external difficulties and challenges, all localities, departments, and broad foreign trade operators actively responded, promoting a stable start for China's foreign trade in the first quarter.
In terms of exports, in the first quarter, China's export scale exceeded 6 trillion yuan, achieving a relatively fast growth of 6.9%, showing strong resilience under pressure. Among them, exports to more than 170 countries and regions achieved growth. The momentum of China's manufacturing transformation towards high-end, intelligent, and green is strong. Exports of ships and marine engineering equipment, as well as specialized equipment, increased by 10.8% and 16.2%, respectively. New energy products continued to play an important role in the global green transformation. Exports of wind power units, lithium batteries, and electric vehicles increased by 43.2%, 18.8%, and 8.2%, respectively.
In terms of imports, in the first quarter, domestic industrial production grew rapidly, driving an increase in imports of components and equipment. Among them, automatic data processing equipment parts and ships and marine engineering equipment increased by 95.6% and 52.5%, respectively. The consumer market stabilized and improved, with an increase in imports of some livelihood goods. Among them, the import value of edible oils increased by 12.1%, and the import volume of dried and fresh fruits increased by 8.3%.
In the first quarter, private enterprises' import and export amounted to 5.85 trillion yuan, growing by 5.8%, with the proportion rising to 56.8%. While achieving rapid growth in foreign trade scale, the quality of development also continued to improve. Private enterprises achieved growth in import and export to nearly 180 countries and regions worldwide. Imports and exports to emerging markets such as ASEAN, Africa, and Latin America increased by 7.4%, 9.6%, and 5.2%, respectively; imports and exports to traditional markets such as the EU and Japan increased by 7.1% and 4.8%, respectively. High-tech product imports and exports by private enterprises set a historical record for the same period, approaching 1 trillion yuan, maintaining their position as the largest entity in imports and exports. Among them, exports of industrial robots increased by 67.4%, and high-end machine tools increased by 16.4%; imports of high-end equipment accounted for 25.6%, and surgical robots increased by 47.5%.
Data shows that over the past five years, the cumulative share of foreign-invested enterprises in China's foreign trade has been about one-third. In the first quarter of this year, more than 67,000 foreign-funded enterprises with import and export performance were recorded, setting a new record for the same period in nearly three years; their import and export amounted to 2.99 trillion yuan, growing by 0.4%, achieving growth for four consecutive quarters.
In the first quarter, China's import and export to the EU amounted to 1.3 trillion yuan, growing by 1.4%. The high complementarity and close integration of interests between China and Europe have continuously promoted the sustained improvement of bilateral trade. ASEAN continued to maintain its position as China's largest trading partner, with import and export reaching 1.71 trillion yuan, growing by 7.1%, and the proportion in China's overall foreign trade rose to 16.6%. China's economic and trade relations with ASEAN are becoming increasingly closer, and the trade complementarity continues to strengthen.
In the first quarter, China's import and export to countries along the "Belt and Road" amounted to 5.26 trillion yuan, growing by 2.2%, setting a new historical record for the same period, and the proportion in China's overall foreign trade continued to rise to 51.1%. (CCTV News)
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