The import and export of Shantou in the first eight months of the import and export of more than 56.5 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1%

The reporter learned from Shantou Customs a few days ago that according to statistics from Shantou Customs, from January to August this year, the import and export of Shantou City was 56.52 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1%over the same period last year (the same below), and the growth rate of 9.5 percentage points higher than the province during the same period. Among them, exports were 46.86 billion yuan, an increase of 11.8%; imports were 9.66 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6%. In August, Shantou's imports and exports were 8.56 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3%, and an increase of 17.6%month -on -month. Among them, exports were 7.22 billion yuan, an increase of 17.5%month -on -month; imports were 1.34 billion yuan, an increase of 18%from the previous month.

In August, Shantou's foreign trade mainly presented three highlights: First, the import of agricultural products and liquefied petroleum and gas increased significantly. In August, 380 million yuan of agricultural products imported from Shantou, an increase of 2.5 times, enriched the local people's "vegetable baskets". Among them, the imported dried fresh melon and nuts of 290 million yuan, an increase of 4.5 times; imported dairy products were 35.19 million yuan, an increase of 50%. In terms of energy guarantee, in August, 210 million yuan of liquefied petroleum gas was imported, an increase of 19.7%. The second is that the export of toys has remained well increased, and the exports of shoe and boots are doubled. In August, Shantou exported labor -intensive products were 3.89 billion yuan, an increase of 20%, accounting for 53.9%of the total export value of Shantou City during the same period, of which the export toys were 2.02 billion yuan, an increase of 46.1%, and achieved double -digit growth for 5 consecutive months; Export shoes and boots were 120 million yuan, an increase of 1.1 times. Third, market procurement exports have increased significantly, with a scale of 3 consecutive months exceeding 400 million yuan. In August, the new format of Shantou continued to accelerate the development trend. It exported 480 million yuan through market procurement trade, an increase of 4.1 times, and has maintained a significant increase in 12 consecutive months.

(Source: Shantou Daily)

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