China News Agency, Beijing, September 11 (Reporter Liu Liang) According to data disclosed by the Ministry of Commerce on the 11th, China's foreign trade situation was stable and positive in the first August of this year, and the total import and export volume reached a record high over the same period in history.

　　Data show that the value of imports and exports, exports, and imports from January to August were 24.78, 13.56, and 11.22 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below), a record high in the same period in history.

In August, the value of imports and exports, exports, and imports were respectively 3.43, 1.9, and 1.53 trillion yuan, setting a new monthly high.

　　From January to August, imports and exports continued their high growth momentum since the fourth quarter of last year.

From a year-on-year perspective, imports and exports, exports, and imports increased by 23.7%, 23.2%, and 24.4% respectively, the highest levels in the same period in the past decade.

From the two-year average growth rate, imports and exports, exports, and imports increased by 10.8%, 11.2%, and 10.3% respectively, maintaining double-digit growth.

　　At the same time, the trade structure continued to be optimized and improved.

The proportion of China’s exports to emerging markets increased by 1 percentage point to 49.8%, pushing up the overall export growth rate by 12.5 percentage points.

Exports continued to climb towards the high end of the value chain. Exports of electromechanical products increased by 23.8%, and their proportion increased by 0.3 percentage points to 58.8%.

The export growth rate of private entities was 5.1 percentage points higher than the overall rate, and its share increased by 2.2 percentage points to 57.1%, which pushed up the overall export growth rate by 15.5 percentage points.

General trade exports increased by 26.3%, and its share increased by 1.5 percentage points to 61.2%.

　　Under the active promotion of various policies, foreign trade innovation and development capabilities have gradually increased.

From January to June, cross-border e-commerce exports increased by 44.1%.

From January to July, the market purchase trade method exports increased by 41.6%.

There are more than 1,500 comprehensive foreign trade service companies, more than 1,900 overseas warehouses, with an area of ​​more than 13.5 million square meters, and about 130 bonded maintenance projects have been completed.

　　The development of foreign trade can also force economic growth.

In the first half of the year, the increase in exports accounted for 27.9% of the increase in GDP, a 10-year high; 127,300 foreign trade operators were newly registered from January to August, and new business forms such as cross-border e-commerce drove a large number of small and micro entities Become a new type of foreign trade operator; in the first 7 months, the import and export link tax revenue was 1.2 trillion yuan, accounting for 10.2% of the national tax revenue.

　　The Ministry of Commerce stated that the current world economic situation is complicated, and the majority of foreign trade entities are still facing challenges such as poor shipping and logistics and high prices of some raw materials. In the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will focus on stabilizing growth, promoting innovation, ensuring smooth flow, and expanding cooperation, strengthen cross-cycle adjustments, and strive to keep foreign trade within a reasonable range. (over)