The total value of total import and export last year last year increased by 0.2 year-on-year increased by 0.2%, Better than expected.
Comprehensive Surging News and China News Network reported that Wang Lingjun, deputy director of the General Administration of Customs of China on Friday (January 12), announced at a press conference that the total valueIn the same, about 7.82 trillion yuan), of which exports were 23.77 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.6%; imports were 17.99 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.3%.
Wang Lingjun said that since the fourth quarter of last year, the scale of China's import and exports has risen month by month. From October, the calculation increased by 0.8%, 1.3%, and 2.8%from October.Yuan is a monthly high.
He mentioned that the role of private enterprises in imports and exports has increased.Data show that the import and export scale of private enterprises was 2.236 trillion yuan, accounting for 53.5%of the total value of import and export, an increase of 3.1 percentage points.During the same period, foreign -invested enterprises imports and exports 1.261 trillion yuan, accounting for 30.2%; the import and export of state -owned enterprises was 6.68 trillion yuan, accounting for 16%.
From the perspective of foreign trade countries, China increased by 6.8%and 7.1%of the import and export scale of Latin America and Africa last year.In the fourth quarter, the import and export of the European Union and the United States recovered.Data show that China's trade surplus in December last year slipped from US $ 29.8 billion (about S $ 39.6 billion) to $ 27.3 billion.
In terms of export products, China's export mechanical and electrical products increased by 2.9%last year, accounting for 58.6%of the total export value.Among the electromechanical products, electric vehicle, lithium -ion batteries and solar battery products exported a total of 1.06 trillion yuan, exceeding the trillion yuan mark for the first time, an increase of 29.9%year -on -year.
In terms of import, the import volume of large commodities such as energy, metal ore, and food last year increased by 15.3%, and energy products such as crude oil, natural gas, and coal also increased by 27.2%year -on -year. Imported agricultural products increased by 5%.The imports of caps of caps increased by 5.6%, and the imports of jewelry and clocks increased by 63%and 17.2%, respectively.
Wang Lingjun said at the press conference that the import and export of Chinese cargo trade in 2023 better than expected and achieved the goal of promoting stability.However, he also admits that the complexity, severe and uncertainty of the external environment in 2024 increased, and further promoting the stable growth of foreign trade needs to overcome some difficulties and pay more efforts.
