In the first half of the year, China's imports and exports increased by 9.4% year -on -year.

China News Agency, Beijing, July 13 (Reporter Li Xiaoyu) The latest data released by the General Administration of Customs on the 13th shows that the total value of China's goods trade import and export in the first half of the year was 1.98 trillion yuan (RMB, the same below), a year -on -year increase of 9.4%. Among them, exports increased by 13.2%, and imports increased by 4.8%.

In the month of June, the total value of China's import and export value reached 14.3%year -on -year, a 9.4 percentage point from May, a record high of a single month since this year.

Don't look at the country, China's imports and exports to major trading partners have maintained their growth, of which Sino -US trade volume has the fastest growth rate, reaching 11.7%. China and ASEAN growth rates are 10.6%; the growth rate of China -Europe trade is 7.5%. ASEAN continues to become China's largest trading partner.

During the same period, China ’s exports to the“ Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement ”(RCEP) trade partners increased by 5.6%year -on -year, and imports and exports to countries along the“ Belt and Road ”increased by 17.8%.

From the perspective of products, the import and export of Chinese electromechanical products in the first half of the year increased by 4.2%year -on -year, and the import and export of agricultural products increased by 9.3%. Crude oil, natural gas, coal and other energy products imported 1.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 53.1%year -on -year.

Li Kuiwen, a spokesman for the General Administration of Customs, said at a press conference held on the same day that the import and export of China's foreign trade in the first half of the year showed a strong toughness. In the first quarter, it started steadily. Lay a solid foundation for the overall foreign trade stability and quality.

Li Kuiwen said that at present, the new crown pneumonia's epidemic and international environment are becoming more severe and complicated. China's foreign trade development still faces some unstable and uncertain factors. However, with the implementation of a policies and measures for the stability of the country's economy, and the orderly advancement of resumption of labor and re -production, China's foreign trade is still expected to continue to maintain stable growth. (Finish)

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