Recently, Changsha Customs released statistics showing that from January to May this year, the total value of Hunan's imports and exports was 239.25 billion yuan, up 14.2% year-on-year. Among them, the export of 169.86 billion yuan, an increase of 21.1%.
The value of Hunan's import and export in May was 73.46 billion yuan, up 54.6% year-on-year and 43.6% year-on-year. Among them, exports of 58.32 billion yuan, up 79.8% year-on-year and 59.5% year-on-year.
From January to May, ASEAN, other members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) and countries along the "Belt and Road" to promote the growth of Hunan's foreign trade. Hunan's import and export to ASEAN 48.11 billion yuan, an increase of 49.6%, accounting for 20.1% of the total import and export value. The import and export to other RCEP member countries was 79.46 billion yuan, an increase of 24.8%. The import and export to countries along the "Belt and Road" amounted to 81.12 billion yuan, an increase of 39.8%, contributing 77.8% to the growth of Hunan's import and export.
In the first five months, waterway transport is the main trade mode, accounting for more than 70%. 1 to May, Hunan waterway transport import and export 172.94 billion yuan, an increase of 20.6%, accounting for 72.3% of the total import and export value. Waterway transported goods are mainly rubber, toys, iron ore, soybeans, etc.. Air transport and railroad transport have increased, up 19% and 31.1% respectively.
From the point of view of import and export products, January to May, Hunan exports of shoes and boots increased significantly, toys exports to Japan, Malaysia, a larger increase. Iron ore imports fell, soybean imports grew faster.
From the import and export situation in each city and state, the first five months, the province's 11 cities and states to achieve positive growth. Among them, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture grew by 81.4%, ranking first in the province; Chenzhou, Huaihua, Changde grew faster.
Changsha Customs suggested that to maintain the sustained growth of Hunan's foreign trade, we should improve the competitiveness of products and expand the export of advantageous products; encourage the import of advanced technology, important equipment and key components and advantageous agricultural products to form a positive interaction with the province's industrial development; seize the opportunity of RCEP and actively explore the emerging markets of East Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South America, Central and Eastern Europe and other "Belt and Road"; give full play to the advantages of the comprehensive security zone, and do a better job. Emerging industries; support leading foreign trade enterprises " brand to the sea ", to tap the export potential of enterprises that have not carried out foreign trade business.
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