In the first quarter of the year before this year, the global economy grew moderately, and the domestic economy achieved steady progress. China's foreign trade import and export continued to improve. According to customs statistics, in the previous quarter, the total value of China's trade in goods was 20.29 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.6% over the same period of last year. Among them, exports were 11.16 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.4%, and imports were 9.13 trillion yuan, an increase of 22.3%; the trade surplus was 2.03 trillion yuan, narrowing 17.7. The specific circumstances mainly include the following aspects:

1. General trade import and export growth, the proportion of increase.

In the previous quarter, China's general trade import and export amounted to 11.49 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.1%. ■ China's total import and export value was 56.6%, an increase of 0.7 percentage points from the same period of 2016, and the structure of the trade pattern was optimized.

2. The overall export and import of traditional markets has rebounded, and the import and export of some countries along the “One Belt and One Road” has increased rapidly.

In the previous quarter, China’s imports and exports to the European Union, the United States, and Japan increased by 16.4%, 18.7%, and 14.9%, respectively, and the total was 36.8% of China’s total import and export value. During the same period, China’s imports and exports to Russia, Poland, and Kazakhstan increased by 27.7%, 24.8%, and 41.1%, respectively.

3. The growth of import and export of private enterprises has increased.

In the previous quarter, the import and export of private enterprises in China was 7.81 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.8%. ■ The total import and export value of China was 38.5%, which was 0.4% higher than the same period in 2016. Among them, exports were 5.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.7%, ■ 46.8% of the total value of exports, the proportion of increase of 0.9%, the status of the first major export operations further consolidated; import 2.58 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.8%.

4. The growth rate of imports and exports in the Midwest and Northeast China is higher than that in the whole country.

In the previous quarter, the overall growth rate of foreign trade in the 18 provinces and cities in the central and western regions was 24.7%, which was 8.1 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate in the country; the overall growth rate of the foreign trade in the Northeast Yunnan Province was 18.5%, exceeding the national overall growth rate of 1.9 percentage points; 10 provinces and cities in the east The overall growth rate of foreign trade is 15.3%. Regional development is more coordinated.

5. Mechanical and electrical products and traditional labor-intensive products are still the main exporters.

In the previous quarter, China's export of mechanical and electrical products was 6.41 trillion yuan, an increase of 13%, and 57.5% of China's total exports. Among them, automobile exports increased by 28.5%, ship exports increased by 12.2%, and mobile phone exports increased by 10%. In the same period, the total export of traditional labor-intensive products was 2.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.4%, and the total export value was 20.7%.

6. The volume of imports of iron ore, crude oil, natural gas and other bulk commodities rose.

In the previous quarter, China imported 817 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 7.1%; crude oil was 318 million tons, an increase of 12.2%; soybeans were 71.45 million tons, an increase of 15.5%; natural gas was 48.38 million tons, an increase of 22.3%; An increase of 4.2%; copper was 3.44 million tons, a decrease of 9.4%. In the same period, China's import prices rose by 10.6% overall. Among them, the average price of iron ore imports rose 38.4%, crude oil rose 33%, soybeans rose 9.7%, natural gas rose 13.9%, refined oil rose 27.5%, copper rose 29.2%.

7. China’s foreign trade export leader index dropped slightly, and export managers’ confidence index rose.

In September, China’s foreign export leader index was 41.8, down 0.1 from the previous month. According to online questionnaire survey data, China’s export manager index was 43.9, a decrease of 0.8 from the previous month; export managers’ confidence index rose by 0.2 to 51.1, and the new export order index and exporter’s overall cost index fell by 0.7, respectively. 2.7 to 47.1, 19.9.