China News Network, Guangzhou, June 17 (Tang Guijiang, Chen Lin, Tang Bing) A reporter learned from the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs on the 17th that from January to May 2020, Guangdong’s foreign trade import and export was 2.48 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below), than The same period last year (the same below) decreased by 8.8%, a decrease of 1 percentage point from the previous 4 months. Since March, the province’s total foreign trade import and export volume has increased month-on-month for three consecutive months.

  Statistics show that imports and exports continued to pick up in May. In May, Guangdong’s imports and exports were 556.89 billion yuan, an increase of 1.3% month-on-month, and three consecutive months of month-on-month growth, a year-on-year decrease of 5.2%.

  The proportion of general trade increased. From January to May, Guangdong’s general trade imports and exports reached 1.27 trillion yuan, accounting for 51.1% of Guangdong’s total imports and exports, accounting for an increase of 0.7 percentage points from the same period last year; processing trade was 687.86 billion yuan; and bonded logistics was 391.65 billion yuan. In addition, the market procurement export was 107.34 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 68.7%.

The customs officers of Gongbei Customs went to the enterprise to understand the resumption of production and production. Data photo by Yu Bo

  Private enterprises accounted for more than 50%. From January to May, the import and export of Guangdong's private enterprises was 1.36 trillion yuan, accounting for 54.7% of the total value of Guangdong's import and export over the same period; foreign-invested enterprises were 979.91 billion yuan, down 16.1%; state-owned enterprises were 135.44 billion yuan, down 18.7%.

  Imports and exports to ASEAN increased, while they declined to Hong Kong, China, the European Union and the United States. From January to May, Guangdong’s imports and exports to ASEAN reached 381.83 billion yuan, up 5.6% year-on-year; to Hong Kong, China 344.71 billion yuan, down 16.4% year-on-year; to the European Union 275.72 billion yuan, down 6.5% year-on-year; to the United States 256.12 billion yuan, down year-on-year 17.2%.

  Exports of medical supplies increased rapidly, and mechanical and electrical products and labor-intensive products declined. From January to May, Guangdong exported 1.01 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, a year-on-year decrease of 10.1%; exports of labor-intensive products such as apparel and other products were 255.95 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 7.8%. In the same period, the export of medical supplies increased rapidly, of which 6.65 billion yuan in pharmaceutical products, an increase of 46% year-on-year, textile products (including masks) 48.84 billion yuan, an increase of 2.7 times year-on-year, medical equipment 13.45 billion yuan, an increase of 27.4% year-on-year.

  The Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs said that in general, the export of Guangdong's medical and anti-epidemic materials continued to maintain a rapid growth trend, and the decline in the export of major export commodities such as mobile phones, laptops and other consumer electronic commodities was significantly narrowed. To a certain supporting role. (Finish)