China News Service, June 7th. According to the website of the General Administration of Customs, customs statistics show that in the first five months of this year, my country’s total import and export value was 14.76 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28.2% and a year-on-year increase of 21.6%.

Among them, exports were 8.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 30.1% year-on-year, and an increase of 23.6% year-on-year; imports were 6.72 trillion yuan, an increase of 25.9% year-on-year, and an increase of 19.2% year-on-year; the trade surplus was 1.32 trillion yuan, an increase of 56.2 year-on-year %.

  In dollar terms, my country’s total import and export value in the first five months of this year was US$2.27 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 38.1% and a year-on-year increase of 26.8%.

Among them, exports were US$1.24 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 40.2%, and a year-on-year increase of 29%; imports were US$1.03 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 35.6%, and a year-on-year increase of 24.3%; a trade surplus of US$203.45 billion, a year-on-year increase of 70.2% .

  In May, my country’s total import and export value was 3.14 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.9%, a month-on-month decrease of 0.4%, and a year-on-year increase of 20.8%.

Among them, exports were 1.72 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.1%, a month-on-month growth of 0.2%, and an increase of 19.5% over the same period in 2019; imports were 1.42 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 39.5%, a month-on-month decrease of 1.1%, and an increase of 22.3% over the same period in 2019; The trade surplus was 296 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 32.1%.

  In terms of U.S. dollars, my country's total import and export value in May was 482.31 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 37.4%, a month-on-month decrease of 0.6%, and a year-on-year increase of 24.7%.

Among them, exports were US$263.92 billion, a year-on-year increase of 27.9%, basically the same month-on-month, an increase of 23.4% over the same period in 2019; imports were US$218.39 billion, a year-on-year increase of 51.1%, a month-on-month decrease of 1.2%, and an increase of 26.4% over the same period in 2019; a trade surplus of 455.3 Billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 26.5%.

  General trade imports and exports increased and the proportion increased.

In the first five months, my country's general trade import and export was 9.12 trillion yuan, an increase of 32% year-on-year (the same below), accounting for 61.8% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 1.8% over the same period last year.

Among them, exports were 4.9 trillion yuan, an increase of 34.5%; imports were 4.22 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.2%.

In the same period, the import and export of processing trade was 3.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.7%, accounting for 21.9%, and a decline of 2.2 percentage points.

Among them, exports were 2.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.4%; imports were 1.21 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.1%.

In addition, my country's imports and exports through bonded logistics were 1.79 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.9%.

Among them, exports were 625.26 billion yuan, an increase of 37.6%; imports were 1.16 trillion yuan, an increase of 26.1%.

  Imports and exports to major trading partners such as ASEAN, the European Union and the United States all increased.

In the first five months, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and ASEAN was 2.19 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.2%, accounting for 14.8% of China's total foreign trade value.

Among them, exports to ASEAN were 1.21 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.3%; imports from ASEAN were 980.4 billion yuan, an increase of 29%; the trade surplus with ASEAN was 224.93 billion yuan, an increase of 30.6%.

The EU is China's second largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 2.06 trillion yuan with the EU, an increase of 28.7%, accounting for 14%.

Among them, exports to the EU were 1.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 27.9%; imports from the EU were 827.44 billion yuan, an increase of 30%; the trade surplus with the EU was 406.75 billion yuan, an increase of 23.8%.

The United States is China's third largest trading partner. The total value of Sino-US trade is 1.82 trillion yuan, an increase of 41.3%, accounting for 12.3%.

Among them, exports to the United States were 1.34 trillion yuan, an increase of 38.9%; imports from the United States were 478.3 billion yuan, an increase of 48.5%; the trade surplus with the United States was 860.51 billion yuan, an increase of 34.1%.

Japan is China's fourth largest trading partner. The total value of Sino-Japanese trade is 969.79 billion yuan, an increase of 14.9%, accounting for 6.6%.

Among them, exports to Japan were 431.36 billion yuan, an increase of 8.9%; imports from Japan were 538.43 billion yuan, an increase of 20.1%; the trade deficit with Japan was 107.07 billion yuan, an increase of 105.1%.

During the same period, my country’s total imports and exports to countries along the “Belt and Road” reached 4.36 trillion yuan, an increase of 27.4%.

Among them, exports were 2.46 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.6%; imports were 1.9 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.7%.

  The import and export of private enterprises increased and their proportion increased.

In the first five months, private imports and exports amounted to 7.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 38.1%, accounting for 47.6% of China’s total foreign trade value, an increase of 3.4 percentage points over the same period last year.

Among them, exports were 4.53 trillion yuan, an increase of 39.4%, and accounted for 56.3% of the total export value; imports were 2.49 trillion yuan, an increase of 35.8%, and accounted for 37.1% of the total import value.

In the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises was 5.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 20%, accounting for 36.9% of China's total foreign trade value.

Among them, exports were 2.83 trillion yuan, an increase of 21.5%; imports were 2.61 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.4%.

In addition, the import and export of state-owned enterprises was 2.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.7%, accounting for 15.1% of our total foreign trade value.

Among them, exports were 651.91 billion yuan, an increase of 11.9%; imports were 1.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.8%.

  Exports of mechanical and electrical products and labor-intensive products both increased.

In the first five months, my country exported 4.78 trillion yuan in mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 31.9%, accounting for 59.5% of the total export value.

Among them, automatic data processing equipment and its parts were 612.2 billion yuan, an increase of 20.4%; mobile phones were 354.87 billion yuan, an increase of 28.8%; automobiles (including chassis) were 75.67 billion yuan, an increase of 95.8%.

In the same period, the export of labor-intensive products was 1.42 trillion yuan, an increase of 22.4%, accounting for 17.6%.

Among them, clothing and clothing accessories were 368.01 billion yuan, an increase of 37.6%; textiles, including masks, were 364.48 billion yuan, a decrease of 10.3%; and plastic products were 240.12 billion yuan, an increase of 38.5%.

In addition, the export of steel products was 30.924 million tons, an increase of 23.7%; refined oil products were 30.015 million tons, an increase of 0.5%.

  The import volume and prices of iron ore, crude oil and soybeans have risen, while the import volume of natural gas has risen and prices have fallen. In the first five months, China imported 472 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 6%, and the average import price was 1032.8 yuan per ton, an increase of 62.7%; crude oil was 221 million tons, an increase of 2.3%, and the average import price was 2809.2 yuan per ton, an increase 9.1%; 111 million tons of coal, a decrease of 25.2%, an average import price of 493.1 yuan per ton, a drop of 2.3%; 49.78 million tons of natural gas, an increase of 24.5%, an average import price of 2234.1 yuan per ton, a decrease of 15.5%; soybeans 38.234 million Ton, an increase of 12.8%, the average import price was 3290.7 yuan per ton, an increase of 18.7%; the primary form of plastic was 14.748 million tons, an increase of 0.3%, and the average import price was 11,000 yuan per ton, an increase of 21.6%; refined oil was 10.38 million tons , A decrease of 22%, the average import price was 3721.9 yuan per ton, an increase of 22.1%; steel was 6.097 million tons, an increase of 11.6%, and the average import price was 7731.8 yuan per ton, an increase of 9.8%; unwrought copper and copper materials were 2.366 million tons , An increase of 8.4%, and the average import price was 57,400 yuan per ton, an increase of 35.1%. In the same period, imports of mechanical and electrical products totaled 2.87 trillion yuan, an increase of 21.8%. Among them, integrated circuits were 260.35 billion, an increase of 30%, valued at 1.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.2%; automobiles (including chassis) were 429,000, an increase of 54.2%, and their value was 149.7 billion yuan, an increase of 61.2%.