Chinanews.com, January 14th. Li Kuiwen, a spokesperson for the General Administration of Customs and Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department, said on the 14th that according to customs statistics, in 2020, the total value of my country's import and export of goods trade was 32.16 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.9 over 2019. %.

Among them, exports were 17.93 trillion yuan, an increase of 4%; imports were 14.23 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.7%; the trade surplus was 3.7 trillion yuan, an increase of 27.4%.

  Li Kuiwen said that in detail, there are mainly the following six characteristics:

  First, the scale of import and export hit a record high.

In 2020, world economic growth and global trade will be severely impacted, and the external environment for my country’s foreign trade development is complex and severe. Under such difficult circumstances, my country’s foreign trade imports and exports have achieved rapid stabilization and continued improvement, showing strong resilience and comprehensive competition. force.

my country's foreign trade imports and exports have achieved positive growth for 7 consecutive months starting from June 2020. The total value of imports and exports and exports for the year have both hit record highs, and the international market share has also set a record for the best in history. It has become the only company in the world to achieve positive growth in goods trade. The status of major economies and the largest country in trade in goods has been further consolidated.

According to the data published by the WTO and other countries, in the first 10 months of 2020, the international market share of my country's import and export, export, and import reached 12.8%, 14.2%, and 11.5%, respectively, setting record highs.

  Second, the vitality of foreign trade entities continued to increase.

In 2020, there will be 531,000 import and export enterprises, an increase of 6.2%.

Among them, the import and export of private enterprises was 14.98 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.1%, accounting for 46.6% of my country's total foreign trade value, an increase of 3.9 percentage points from 2019. The position of the largest foreign trade subject has been consolidated, and it has become an important force in stabilizing foreign trade.

The import and export of foreign-invested enterprises was 12.44 trillion yuan, accounting for 38.7%.

State-owned enterprises import and export 4.61 trillion yuan, accounting for 14.3%.

  Third, trading partners have become more diversified.

In 2020, my country’s top five trading partners will be ASEAN, EU, United States, Japan and South Korea in order. Imports and exports to these trading partners will be 4.74, 4.5, 4.06, 2.2 and 1.97 trillion yuan, an increase of 7%, 5.3%, and 8.8 respectively. %, 1.2% and 0.7%.

In addition, my country’s imports and exports to countries along the “Belt and Road” were 9.37 trillion yuan, an increase of 1%.

  Fourth, the trade method is more optimized.

In 2020, my country's general trade import and export was 19.25 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.4%, accounting for 59.9% of my country's total foreign trade value, an increase of 0.9 percentage points from 2019.

Among them, exports were 10.65 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.9%; imports were 8.6 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.7%.

The import and export of processing trade was 7.64 trillion yuan, down 3.9%, accounting for 23.8%.

  Fifth, the export of traditional superior products continued to grow.

In 2020, my country's export of mechanical and electrical products was 10.66 trillion yuan, an increase of 6%, accounting for 59.4% of the total export value, a year-on-year increase of 1.1 percentage points.

Among them, the export of notebook computers, household appliances, medical instruments and equipment increased by 20.4%, 24.2%, and 41.5% respectively.

In the same period, the export of seven categories of labor-intensive products including textiles and garments was 3.58 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.2%, of which textile exports including masks were 1.07 trillion yuan, an increase of 30.4%.

  Sixth, the export of epidemic prevention materials strongly supports the global fight against the epidemic.

my country has played its role as the world's largest supplier of anti-epidemic materials, actively carried out international cooperation in anti-epidemic, and did its best to provide and export anti-epidemic materials to more than 200 countries and regions around the world.

From March 2020 to the end of last year, customs across the country inspected and released major epidemic prevention and control supplies worth 438.5 billion yuan, fully demonstrating my country's image as a responsible major country and making important contributions to the global fight against the epidemic.

At the same time, exports of notebook computers and other "home economy" products were 2.51 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.5%, to meet the needs of people from all over the world for home life and work during the epidemic.

  Li Kuiwen pointed out that in 2020, facing unprecedented difficulties and challenges, my country's foreign trade import and export has handed in a brilliant report card, which is really not easy.

In 2021, there are many uncertainties in the epidemic situation and the external environment. The world economic situation is still complicated and severe, and the development of foreign trade is facing many unstable and uncertain factors.

The customs will adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, based on the new development stage, implement new development concepts, build a new development pattern, do a solid job of "six stability", fully implement the "six guarantees" tasks, strengthen supervision and optimize services, and continue to optimize Port business environment, high level of service and opening to the outside world, promote the high-quality development of foreign trade, make due contributions to the "14th Five-Year" foreign trade and make a good start, and greet the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party with excellent results.