Import And Export Data Of Steel Products
The Information Office of the State Council held a press conference at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Li Kuiwen, spokesman of the General Administration of customs and director of the Department of statistics and analysis, was invited to introduce the import and export situation in the first half of 2021 and answer questions from reporters. Li Kuiwen said that in the first half of this year, China's general trade import and export reached 11.19 trillion yuan, an increase of 30.7%, accounting for 61.9% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 1.7 percentage points over the same period last year. At the same time, emerging trade formats such as cross-border e-commerce and market procurement trade also show a vigorous development momentum, and the trade mode structure is further optimized.
In the first half of this year, the total value of Sino US bilateral trade in goods was 2.21 trillion yuan, up 34.6% year on year. Exports to the United States reached 1.64 trillion yuan, an increase of 31.7%, including 1.01 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 34.2%, and 372.2 billion yuan of labor-intensive products, an increase of 24.1%. In terms of specific products, computers, mobile phones, home appliances, clothing, plastic products and furniture all maintained growth.
In the first half of this year, the bilateral trade volume between China and the EU was 2.52 trillion yuan, an increase of 26.7% over the same period last year. Among them, exports reached 1.51 trillion yuan, an increase of 25.5%; Imports reached 1.01 trillion yuan, up 28.5%. China EU trade accounts for 13.9% of China's total foreign trade, and the EU is China's second largest trading partner after ASEAN. From April last year to June this year, the value of China EU bilateral monthly trade has maintained a positive growth for 15 consecutive months, with double-digit growth in the past eight months.
In addition, in one of the trade with one belt, one road, the export of "home economics" products, steel and automobiles has become a significant force to stimulate our country's export growth to the countries along the route. One belt, one road, along the route, exported 187 billion 300 million yuan to the "home economy" products, including computer, household appliances and furniture, which increased by 35.1%. Steel exports reached 127.87 billion yuan, up 47.8%; The export of automobiles and parts reached 105.02 billion yuan, an increase of 54.6%; The export of pharmaceutical materials and drugs reached 42.56 billion yuan, an increase of 95%.
The novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic is spreading all over the world, Li Kuiwen said. The trend of the epidemic is perplexing, and the uncertainties and unstable factors facing the development of foreign trade are still more. At the same time, in the second half of last year, China's foreign trade import and export increased by nearly 27% compared with the first half of last year. Under the influence of a higher base, the year-on-year growth rate of import and export in the second half of this year may slow down, but the annual import and export is still expected to maintain rapid growth.
