[Explanation] On July 13, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Li Kuiwen, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs, introduced that the total value of China's foreign trade imports and exports has maintained a positive year-on-year growth for 13 consecutive months, and the scale of imports and exports has reached the best in the same period in history. Level, the steady growth of foreign trade has been further consolidated.
[Concurrent] Li Kuiwen, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs
According to customs statistics, in the first half of this year, my country’s total import and export value of goods trade was 18.07 trillion yuan, an increase of 27.1% over the same period last year. The scale of imports and exports reached the highest level in the same period in history. In June, my country’s foreign trade imports and exports were 3.29 trillion yuan. A year-on-year increase of 22%, and a positive year-on-year growth for the 13th consecutive month starting in June 2020.
The steady growth of foreign trade has been further consolidated.
[Explanation] Li Kuiwen said that overall, in the first half of 2021, China's foreign trade continued the good momentum of the second half of last year, with a rapid growth rate, laying a solid foundation for the steady and high-quality growth of foreign trade throughout the year.
Talking about the outlook for China's foreign trade situation in the second half of the year, Li Kuiwen said:
[Concurrent] Li Kuiwen, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs
The current new crown pneumonia epidemic is still spreading in many places around the world. The trend of the epidemic is complicated, and there are still many uncertain and unstable factors facing the development of foreign trade.
At the same time, in the second half of last year, my country's foreign trade imports and exports increased by nearly 27% over the first half of last year. Under the influence of a higher base, the year-on-year growth rate of imports and exports in the second half of this year may slow down, but imports and exports throughout the year are still expected to remain relatively fast. increase.
[Explanation] At the press conference, Li Kuiwen also introduced China's export of new crown vaccines in the first half of this year.
He said that in order to ensure the rapid customs clearance of the new crown vaccine, the General Administration of Customs took the initiative to connect with the new crown vaccine export enterprises and established a full-process traceability platform to significantly reduce the time for customs clearance.
[Concurrent] Li Kuiwen, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs
At present, the time for examination and approval of health and quarantine for exported vaccines has been shortened from the statutory 20 working days to 2 hours, and the time for customs clearance has been shortened to 3 hours.
According to statistics, in the first half of this year, my country has exported more than 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine and stock solutions to 112 countries and regions.
my country's global supply of vaccines and stock solutions is equivalent to 1/6 of the current global vaccine production, which has made important contributions to global anti-epidemic cooperation and economic recovery.
Reporter Liu Xuanting reports from Beijing
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】