China News Service, March 7 According to the website of the General Administration of Customs, the General Administration of Customs released its analysis of foreign trade in the first two months of 2021 on the 7th.

The article pointed out that in the first two months, the increase in foreign trade imports and exports was obvious and the “off-season was not weak”, continuing the trend of continuous improvement in imports and exports from negative to positive since June last year.

Among them, the foreign trade of the central and western regions was active, the proportion of imports and exports continued to increase, and the domestic regional layout was further optimized.

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In the first two months of this year, my country’s foreign trade imports and exports were 5.44 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.2%

  According to customs statistics, in the first two months of this year, my country’s total import and export value was 5.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 32.2% over the same period last year (the same below).

Among them, exports were 3.06 trillion yuan, an increase of 50.1%; imports were 2.38 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.5%.

In the first two months, the increase in foreign trade import and export was obvious, and the "off season was not weak". This continued the trend of import and export from negative to positive and continued to improve since June last year, mainly due to the following three reasons:

  First, the production and consumption prosperity of major economies such as Europe and the United States has rebounded, and the increase in external demand has driven China's export growth.

Since the beginning of this year, the economy of Europe and the United States, especially the manufacturing industry, has rebounded significantly, and the manufacturing PMI index of the United States and Europe has remained high.

At the same time, thanks to the fiscal stimulus plan, consumption in major economies such as Europe and the United States has recovered, and demand for our products has increased.

In the first two months, my country's exports to Europe, the United States and Japan increased by 59.2%, which was higher than the overall increase in exports.

In addition, during the Spring Festival holiday this year, most manufacturing practitioners chose to "Celebrate the New Year in situ". Our agency has investigated and found that many enterprises in major foreign trade provinces such as Guangdong and Zhejiang have maintained production during the Spring Festival, and orders that could only be delivered after the Chinese New Year are now available. It was delivered normally.

  Second, the domestic economy continued to recover steadily, driving rapid growth in imports.

In January and February this year, my country's economy continued to expand as a whole. The manufacturing PMI index has been on the line of prosperity and decline for 12 consecutive months, and the production index and new order index of most industries are above the threshold.

Entering the peak season for production and sales after the year, market demand is expected to rebound further, and companies are more optimistic about future expectations.

Our agency's survey shows that some companies stock up in advance, mainly importing integrated circuits, energy and resource products, such as integrated circuits, iron ore, and crude oil imports increased by 36%, 2.8%, and 4.1% respectively.

  Third, due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, imports and exports fell by 9.7% year-on-year in the first two months of last year. The low base is also one of the reasons for the larger increase this year.

But even compared with normal years, such as the same period in 2018 and 2019, my country's import and export growth rate is about 20%.

  From the perspective of customs supervision of freight volume, freight volume, containers, etc. are basically consistent with the trend of import and export values.

In the first two months, the customs supervised import and export cargo volume of 740 million tons, an increase of 6.5%; supervised 16.91 million container times, an increase of 17.7%, of which 11.78 million cases of heavy containers, an increase of 32.7%; supervised 3.71 million inbound and outbound transportation vehicles (vehicles) , Ships, knots, sorties), an increase of 3%.

  In the first two months, foreign trade achieved a “good start”, marking a good start for the whole year. According to a survey conducted by the General Administration of Customs, the proportion of export companies that recently reported an increase in export orders and optimism about the export situation in the next 2-3 months has increased. .

At the same time, we must also see that the new crown pneumonia epidemic is still spreading globally, the international situation has increased instability and uncertainty, the world economic situation is complex and severe, and the steady growth of foreign trade has a long way to go.

Achieve growth for major trading partners and countries along the “Belt and Road”

  Customs statistics show that in the first two months, my country’s imports and exports to ASEAN, the EU, the United States, and Japan were 786.2 billion, 779.04 billion, 716.37 billion, and 349.23 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 32.9%, 39.8%, 69.6% and 27.4% respectively. The economic and trade exchanges between the above-mentioned economies have become closer.

During the same period, my country’s imports and exports with countries along the “Belt and Road” totaled 1.62 trillion yuan, an increase of 23.9%.

  my country continues to open up to the outside world, maintain and expand the circle of economic and trade cooperation friends, especially the continuous deepening of economic and trade cooperation with countries along the "Belt and Road", which expands the space for my country's foreign trade development and plays an important supporting role in the continued improvement of my country's foreign trade.

Active foreign trade in the central and western regions

  Customs statistics show that in the first two months, the foreign trade import and export of my country's central and western regions was 975.11 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 55.8%. The growth rate was 23.6 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of my country's foreign trade, and the proportion of imports and exports in the country increased by 2.7 percentage points compared with the same period last year. To 17.9%.

  The foreign trade of the central and western regions has been active, the proportion of imports and exports has continued to increase, and the domestic regional layout has been further optimized. This fully reflects that the central and western regions of my country continue to play their own advantages, increase their ability to undertake industrial transfers, and further explore the potential of foreign trade. This will help consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation and Comprehensively promote rural revitalization.