China News Service, April 9 talked about the impact of the epidemic on foreign trade. Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Gao Feng said on the 9th that a series of foreign trade stabilization policies have been issued in the early stage. Enterprises are alleviating difficulties, striving to minimize the impact of the epidemic on foreign trade and stabilizing the basics of foreign trade.
The Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference today. A reporter asked at the meeting: Can you introduce the general situation of the decline in orders of foreign trade enterprises? When is the problem of insufficient external demand expected to continue? Will the impact of the epidemic on foreign trade exceed the 2008 financial crisis?
Gao Feng responded that, at present, the resumption of production and production of foreign trade enterprises is proceeding in an orderly manner, and the capacity recovery rate of more than 76% of key foreign trade enterprises nationwide exceeds 70%. In March, the manufacturing PMI new export order index and import index rose by 17.7 and 16.5 percentage points from February respectively.
"But at the same time, the impact of the spread of the global epidemic on the world economy and international trade is gradually emerging. According to our survey of key regions, key industries, and key enterprises, some foreign trade companies have delayed or canceled orders in hand, and new orders have been affected. In particular, consumer industries such as textiles and apparel have been hit hard in the short term. "Gao Feng said.
"We will closely follow up and assess the degree of foreign trade impact. In the early stage, we have issued a series of foreign trade stabilization policies. The next step will be to implement them vigorously. According to changes in the situation, we will strive to alleviate the difficulties of foreign trade enterprises and strive to treat the epidemic situation against foreign trade. The impact is minimized and the basic foreign trade market is stabilized. "Gao Feng said.