Beijing, April 27 (Reporter Ge Mengchao) A few days ago, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange released data showing that in the first quarter, my country's balance of payments remained basically balanced.
Among them, the current account surplus was 89.5 billion US dollars, and the ratio to the gross domestic product (GDP) in the same period was 2.1%, which continued to be in a reasonable and balanced range.
First, the import and export of goods trade continued to grow steadily.
In the first quarter, my country's trade surplus in goods in terms of the balance of payments was US$145 billion, the highest in the same period over the years.
Among them, the export of goods trade was 803.2 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 16%, and the import was 658.2 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 15%.
Second, the deficit in service trade continued to narrow.
In the first quarter, the service trade deficit was US$18.2 billion, down 30% year-on-year.
Third, direct investment maintained a relatively high level of net inflow.
In the first quarter, the net inflow of direct investment was US$65 billion.
Among them, the net inflow of direct investment in China was 107 billion US dollars, and the net outflow of my country's foreign direct investment was 42 billion US dollars.