China News Agency, Beijing, January 12 (Reporter Li Xiaoyu) China's foreign trade data in 2022 will be released soon.
Shu Jueting, spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce, revealed on the 12th that China's total import and export volume will hit a new high last year, and the current situation of receiving orders from major exporting provinces has also improved.
On January 12, Shu Jueting, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce of China, revealed that China's total import and export volume will hit a new high last year, and the current situation of receiving orders from major exporting provinces has also improved.
The data picture shows the first "Mindu" China-Laos railway international freight train in Fujian Province departing from Fuzhou Jiangyin Station.
(UAV photo) Photo by China News Agency reporter Wang Dongming
Shu Jueting said at the press conference held that day that in the past three years, the world's changes have accelerated, the epidemic of the century has far-reaching impacts, and the international economic and trade environment is turbulent.
China's foreign trade has withstood the test of major risks and has shown strong resilience and vitality.
In 2021, China's total import and export volume will exceed two steps of 5 trillion and 6 trillion US dollars in a row, and the scale is expected to reach a new high in 2022.
According to official statistics, the total value of China's foreign trade imports and exports in the first 11 months of 2022 was 38.34 trillion yuan, a year-on-year growth rate of 8.6%, of which exports increased by 11.9% year-on-year.
Shu Jueting said frankly that at present, the risk of global economic recession is rising and the growth of external demand continues to slow down, which is the biggest pressure on the steady growth of foreign trade. Some industries have weak demand and insufficient orders.
But she also said that in the recent period, a series of trade promotion measures have been implemented, which has greatly increased the channels and confidence of foreign trade enterprises to expand markets and receive orders.
Judging from the situation of the sample foreign trade enterprises tracked and monitored by the Ministry of Commerce, some positive signals have emerged, especially the situation of receiving orders in major exporting provinces has improved.
Shu Jueting said that in the future, we will increase support and make every effort to promote the stable scale and optimized structure of foreign trade, including supporting foreign trade enterprises to participate in overseas exhibitions, docking and negotiation, and supporting small, medium and micro enterprises to participate in overseas exhibitions in various forms; further increase foreign trade enterprises. In particular, credit support for small, medium and micro foreign trade enterprises; helping enterprises solve difficulties, etc.
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