General Administration of Customs: In the first 8 months, my country's total foreign trade import and export value was 27.3 trillion yuan

The General Administration of Customs announced today (7th) that in the first eight months of this year, the total value of foreign trade imports and exports in my country was 27.3 trillion yuan, a year -on -year increase of 10.1%.Among them, exports were 15.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.2%year -on -year; imports were 11.82 trillion yuan, a year -on -year increase of 5.2%.

According to customs statistics, in the first eight months, my country's imports and exports to ASEAN, the European Union, the United States, and South Korea increased by 14%, 9.5%, 10.1%and 7.8%year -on -year.ASEAN continues to be my country's largest trading partner, accounting for 15%of my country's total foreign trade.

During the same period, the import and export of countries along the “Belt and Road” increased by 20.2%year -on -year. In August, the import and export of countries along the “Belt and Road” countries increased by 23.8%year -on -year, driving the overall import and export of 6.9 percentage points.The other 14 member states from RCEP increased by 7.5%year -on -year.

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