CCTV News:According to the website of the General Administration of Customs, according to customs statistics, in the first 11 months of this year, China’s total import and export value was 37.96 trillion yuan, which was the same as that of the same period last year. Among them, exports reached 21.6 trillion yuan, up 0.3%; Imports were 16.36 trillion yuan, down 0.5%; The trade surplus was 5.24 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.8%. In dollar terms, in the first 11 months of this year, China’s total import and export value was 5.41 trillion US dollars, down 5.6%. Among them, exports were 3.08 trillion US dollars, down 5.2%; Imports were 2.33 trillion US dollars, down 6%; The trade surplus was $748.13 billion, narrowing by 2.7%.
In November this year, China’s import and export amounted to 3.7 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.2%. Among them, exports were 2.1 trillion yuan, up by 1.7%; Imports reached 1.6 trillion yuan, up by 0.6%; The trade surplus was 490.82 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5%. In dollar terms, in November this year, China’s import and export amounted to 515.47 billion US dollars, the same as last year. Among them, exports reached 291.93 billion US dollars, up by 0.5%; Imports reached US$ 223.54 billion, down 0.6%; The trade surplus was $68.39 billion, an increase of 4%.
Main features of China’s import and export in the first 11 months of this year:
The import and export of general trade increased and its proportion increased. In the first 11 months, China’s general trade import and export was 24.58 trillion yuan, up 1.6%, accounting for 64.8% of China’s total foreign trade, up 1 percentage point over the same period last year. Among them, the export was 13.94 trillion yuan, an increase of 2%; Imports reached 10.64 trillion yuan, up by 1%. In the same period, the import and export of processing trade was 6.97 trillion yuan, down 9.7%, accounting for 18.4%. Among them, exports were 4.5 trillion yuan, down 8.6%; Imports were 2.47 trillion yuan, down 11.6%. In addition, China’s import and export by bonded logistics was 4.99 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.6%. Among them, exports were 1.98 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.3%; Imports reached 3.01 trillion yuan, up 4.3%.
Imports and exports to ASEAN increased, and imports from the EU increased. In the first 11 months, ASEAN was my largest trading partner, and the total trade value between China and ASEAN was 5.8 trillion yuan, up by 0.1%, accounting for 15.3% of China’s total foreign trade. Among them, exports to ASEAN were 3.33 trillion yuan, down 0.1%; Imports from ASEAN reached 2.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.4%; The trade surplus with ASEAN was 850.06 billion yuan, narrowing by 1.7%. The EU is my second largest trading partner, and my total trade with the EU is 5.03 trillion yuan, down 2.2%, accounting for 13.2%. Among them, exports to the EU were 3.22 trillion yuan, down 5.8%; Imports from the EU reached 1.81 trillion yuan, an increase of 5%; The trade surplus with the EU was 1.41 trillion yuan, narrowing by 16.7%. The United States is my third largest trading partner, and my total trade with the United States is 4.26 trillion yuan, down 6.9%, accounting for 11.2%. Among them, exports to the United States were 3.21 trillion yuan, down 8.5%; Imports from the United States were 1.05 trillion yuan, down 1.6%; The trade surplus with the United States was 2.16 trillion yuan, narrowing by 11.6%. Japan is my fourth largest trading partner, and my total trade with Japan is 2.04 trillion yuan, down 6.2%, accounting for 5.4%. Among them, exports to Japan were 1.01 trillion yuan, down 3.3%; Imports from Japan were 1.03 trillion yuan, down 8.8%; The trade deficit with Japan was 10.97 billion yuan, narrowing by 85.4%. In the same period, China has jointly built the "Belt and Road"The country’s total import and export was 17.65 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.6%. Among them, exports were 9.7 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.9%; Imports reached 7.95 trillion yuan, down 2.1%.
The import and export of private enterprises maintained growth. In the first 11 months, the import and export of private enterprises was 20.24 trillion yuan, up 6.1%, accounting for 53.3% of China’s total foreign trade, up 3.1 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 13.62 trillion yuan, up 5.3%, accounting for 63% of the total export value; Imports were 6.62 trillion yuan, up 7.6%, accounting for 40.5% of the total import value. The import and export of state-owned enterprises was 6.08 trillion yuan, down 0.8%, accounting for 16% of China’s total foreign trade. Among them, exports were 1.72 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.4%; Imports were 4.36 trillion yuan, down 1.2%. In the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises was 11.54 trillion yuan, down 9%, accounting for 30.4% of China’s total foreign trade. Among them, exports were 6.23 trillion yuan, down 9.3%; Imports reached 5.31 trillion yuan, down 8.7%.
Mechanical and electrical products accounted for nearly 60% of exports, including mobile phones and automobiles. In the first eleven months, China exported 12.66 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 2.8%, accounting for 58.6% of the total export value. Among them, automatic data processing equipment and its parts and components were 1.2 trillion yuan, down 17.2%; Mobile phones reached 885.25 billion yuan, up by 3.3%; Automobile was 652.92 billion yuan, an increase of 79.6%. In the same period, the export of labor products was 3.73 trillion yuan, down 2.6%, accounting for 17.3%. Among them, clothing and clothing accessories were 1.02 trillion yuan, down 3.3%; Textiles reached 865.57 billion yuan, down 3.7%; Plastic products reached 639.13 billion yuan, up 0.5%. The export of agricultural products was 628.65 billion yuan, up by 6.6%.
Imports of major commodities such as iron ore, crude oil, coal, natural gas and soybeans increased. In the first 11 months, China imported 1.078 billion tons of iron ore, up 6.2%, and the average import price (the same below) was 788.8 yuan per ton, up 2.3%. 516 million tons of crude oil, an increase of 12.1%, 4192 yuan per ton, down 13.1%; 427 million tons of coal, up 62.8%, 785.1 yuan per ton, down 19.6%; 107 million tons of natural gas, up 8.5%, 3,715 yuan per ton, down 11.4%; 89.625 million tons of soybeans, up by 13.3% and 4,237.3 yuan per ton, down by 5.1%; Refined oil was 43.225 million tons, up by 86.6% and 4,123.7 yuan per ton, down by 18.8%. In addition, 26.995 million tons of plastics with primary shapes were imported, down by 3.7% to 10,800 yuan per ton, down by 12.5%; The unwrought copper and copper products reached 5.042 million tons, a decrease of 5.9% and 61,000 yuan per ton, a decrease of 1.1%. In the same period, the import of mechanical and electrical products was 5.91 trillion yuan, down 6.5%.