China News Service, November 16th, National Bureau of Statistics spokesperson Fu Linghui said today that the results of China’s epidemic prevention and control are relatively obvious, and that enterprises have resumed work and production, and production operations are in good condition, even if the international situation is uncertain. , But China’s import and export trade will still be better than the overall global situation.
The Information Office of the State Council held a press conference on the operation of the national economy in October 2020. Fu Linghui revealed the above information at the conference.
Fu Linghui said that under the impact of the epidemic this year, global trade in goods has declined, but from the perspective of China, imports and exports in the first 10 months have increased by 1.1% year-on-year, which is better than the growth of global trade.
This fully reflects that China's foreign trade potential is relatively large and its resilience is relatively sufficient.
Specifically, the reason why China's import and export situation is better than expected as a whole is related to the situation of foreign trade this year.
The impact of the epidemic has adversely affected global demand, but there are also some demands, especially the demand for epidemic prevention materials.
There are three factors. One is that the demand for epidemic prevention materials such as masks and medical equipment has increased significantly.
Second, the demand for home office and home living is increasing.
These are some new demands created by the impact of the epidemic.
Third, the epidemic has also had some important effects on supply, and has adversely affected the production and supply links in some countries.
Under the influence of these three factors, Chinese companies have actively adjusted. Faced with the demand for epidemic prevention materials, China and the world have actively cooperated to support the global epidemic prevention. Exports of masks and medical equipment have increased significantly.
In the first 10 months, the export of textiles, including masks, exceeded 900 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of more than 30%. The growth of medical equipment has maintained rapid development.
Chinese companies have obvious advantages in home appliances and information electronics. Driven by the "home economy", exports of related home appliances, laptop computers, and mobile office equipment have increased significantly.
With the global supply interruption, China's foreign orders are shifting to the domestic market, which supports export growth. This factor has a very strong driving effect on the development of China's foreign trade.
Fu Linghui pointed out that from a later point of view, although some countries in Europe and the United States are facing an increasing impact from the secondary impact of the epidemic, the growth of foreign trade may face uncertainty, but in general, the results of China's epidemic prevention and control are relatively obvious. The resumption of work and production, and the recovery of production operations are in good condition. Even if the international situation is uncertain, China's import and export trade will still be better than the overall situation of the world.