China News Service, February 29. According to the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, on February 29, the National Bureau of Statistics released the 2023 National Economic and Social Development Statistical Bulletin.
The total import and export of goods for the whole year was 41,756.8 billion yuan, an increase of 0.2% over the previous year.
Among them, exports were 23,772.6 billion yuan, an increase of 0.6%; imports were 17,984.2 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.3%.
The import and export surplus of goods was 5,788.3 billion yuan, an increase of 193.8 billion yuan over the previous year.
The import and export volume to countries jointly building the “Belt and Road” was 19,471.9 billion yuan, an increase of 2.8% over the previous year.
Among them, exports were 10,731.4 billion yuan, an increase of 6.9%; imports were 8,740.5 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.9%.
The import and export volume with other member states of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) was 12,596.7 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.6% from the previous year.
The import and export volume of private enterprises was 22,360.1 billion yuan, an increase of 6.3% over the previous year, accounting for 53.5% of the total import and export volume.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics website
The total import and export of services for the whole year was 6,575.4 billion yuan, an increase of 10.0% over the previous year.
Among them, exports were 2,685.7 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.8%; imports were 3,889.8 billion yuan, an increase of 24.4%.
The service import and export deficit was 1.2041 billion yuan.
There were 53,766 newly established enterprises with foreign direct investment throughout the year, an increase of 39.7% over the previous year.
The actual amount of foreign direct investment used was 1,133.9 billion yuan, a decrease of 8.0%, equivalent to US$163.3 billion, a decrease of 13.7%.
Among them, there were 13,649 newly established enterprises from the countries co-building the "Belt and Road" (including investment in China through some free ports), an increase of 82.7%; the direct investment in China was 122.1 billion yuan, a decrease of 11.4%, equivalent to US$17.6 billion. down 16.7%.
The actual amount of foreign investment used in high-tech industries was 423.3 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.9%, equivalent to US$61 billion, a decrease of 10.8%.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics website
The total foreign non-financial direct investment for the whole year was 917 billion yuan, an increase of 16.7% over the previous year, equivalent to US$130.1 billion, an increase of 11.4%.
Among them, the amount of non-financial direct investment in countries jointly building the “Belt and Road” was 224.1 billion yuan, an increase of 28.4%, equivalent to US$31.8 billion, an increase of 22.6%.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics website
The annual turnover of foreign contracted projects was 1,133.9 billion yuan, an increase of 8.8% over the previous year, equivalent to US$160.9 billion, an increase of 3.8%.
Among them, the completed turnover of countries jointly building the “Belt and Road” was US$132.1 billion, an increase of 4.8%, accounting for 82.1% of the completed turnover of foreign contracted projects.
Foreign labor cooperation dispatched 350,000 labor personnel of various types.