Chinanews.com, August 10, according to the Ministry of Commerce website news, from January to July, my country's foreign trade grew rapidly, stabilized quickly, and stabilized and improved, and it effectively served to build a new development pattern.

On July 2, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Accelerating the Development of New Forms and New Models of Foreign Trade" to enhance new momentum for foreign trade development.

The Ministry of Commerce, in conjunction with various localities and departments, has paid close attention to the implementation of various policies and measures, and has taken solid steps in the high-quality development of foreign trade.

　　First, the scale of import and export has achieved rapid growth.

From January to July, the scales of imports and exports, exports, and imports were 21.34, 11.66, and 9.68 trillion yuan (in RMB, the same below), all hitting historical highs over the same period, increasing by 24.5%, 24.5%, and 24.4% year-on-year, respectively. It is a 10-year high, and the two-year average growth rate is 10.6%, 10.9%, and 10.2% respectively.

In July, imports and exports reached 3.27 trillion yuan, the second highest in a single month in history (second only to 3.29 trillion yuan in June this year).

　　Second, demand in the international market continued to recover.

The traditional market grew steadily.

Exports to traditional markets such as the United States, the European Union, and Japan increased by 22.6% in total, pushing up the overall export growth rate by 11.5 percentage points.

Trade cooperation with emerging markets has continued to deepen.

Exports to emerging markets such as ASEAN, Latin America, and Africa increased by 26.5% in total, accounting for an increase of 0.8 percentage points from the same period last year to 49.8%, which pushed up the overall export growth rate by 13 percentage points.

　　Third, various market entities are full of vitality.

From January to July, the export of private enterprises increased by 30.1%, which accounted for an increase of 2.4 percentage points from the same period last year to 56.8%, which increased the overall export growth rate by 16.4 percentage points.

The export of state-owned enterprises and foreign-funded enterprises increased by 16.7% and 17.9% respectively.

More than 110,000 new foreign trade operators have been registered, of which private enterprises account for nearly 95%.

　　Fourth, the structure of export commodities has been continuously optimized.

The export of mechanical and electrical products increased by 25.5% year-on-year, accounting for a year-on-year increase of 0.5 percentage points to 59%, pushing up China's export growth rate by 14.9 percentage points.

From January to June, the export of intermediate goods increased by 34% year-on-year, and its proportion increased by 2.2 percentage points to 50.7%, providing strong support for the recovery of global economic and trade.

　　Fifth, a variety of trade methods are booming.

The proportion of general trade exports increased by 1.5 percentage points to 61.1% compared with the same period last year. The industrial foundation has become more stable and the capacity for independent development has been enhanced.

The export of processing trade increased by 12.3% year-on-year, and the regional layout was further optimized.

The export of other trade methods increased by 35.2% year-on-year, of which the export of small border trade increased by 22.6%.

　　Sixth, new momentum for foreign trade development continues to increase.

New forms of foreign trade continued to grow rapidly.

From January to June, cross-border e-commerce exports increased by 44.1% year-on-year, and exports by market procurement trade methods increased by 49.1% year-on-year, which in total increased the overall export growth rate by 4.2 percentage points.

New energy vehicles drive the growth of automobile exports.

From January to July, automobile exports increased by 102.5% year-on-year, the growth rate hit a record high for the same period in history, pulling up the overall export growth rate by 0.6 percentage points.

　　With the rapid growth of imports and exports, we are also soberly aware that the current global epidemic is still evolving, the risks of the industrial chain and supply chain are increasing, the politicization of trade issues is intensified, and there is great uncertainty in economic recovery.

We will continue to pay attention to changes in the macro-environment of foreign trade development and the difficulties of micro-subjects, continue to promote the "three plans" of superior import and export, trade industry integration and unimpeded trade, and strive to complete the goal of stabilizing quality and improving quality throughout the year.