According to customs statistics, in the first five months of this year, my country's total import and export value was 16.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.3% over the same period last year (the same below). Among them, the export was 8.94 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.4%; the import was 7.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.7%; the trade surplus was 1.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 47.6%. In dollar terms, my country's total import and export value in the first five months was 2.51 trillion US dollars, an increase of 10.3%. Among them, the export was 1.4 trillion US dollars, an increase of 13.5%; the import was 1.11 trillion US dollars, an increase of 6.6%; the trade surplus was 290.46 billion US dollars, an increase of 50.8%.
In May, my country's total import and export value was 3.45 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.6%. Among them, the export was 1.98 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.3%; the import was 1.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.8%; the trade surplus was 502.89 billion yuan, an increase of 79.1%. In dollar terms, my country's total import and export value in May was 537.74 billion US dollars, an increase of 11.1%. Among them, the export was 308.25 billion US dollars, an increase of 16.9%; the import was 229.49 billion US dollars, an increase of 4.1%; the trade surplus was 78.76 billion US dollars, an increase of 82.3%.
The import and export of general trade increased and the proportion increased. In the first five months, my country's general trade import and export reached 10.27 trillion yuan, an increase of 12%, accounting for 64% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 2.1 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 5.71 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.8%; imports were 4.56 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.5%. In the same period, the import and export of processing trade was 3.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.9%, accounting for 20.6%, a decrease of 1.3 percentage points. Among them, exports were 2.07 trillion yuan, an increase of 2%; imports were 1.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.7%. In addition, my country's import and export through bonded logistics was 1.93 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.3%. Among them, exports were 708.79 billion yuan, an increase of 14%; imports were 1.22 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2%.
Imports and exports to major trading partners such as ASEAN, the European Union and the United States increased. In the first five months, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and ASEAN was 2.37 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.1%, accounting for 14.8% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, the export to ASEAN was 1.35 trillion yuan, an increase of 12%; the import from ASEAN was 1.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.4%; the trade surplus with ASEAN was 330.92 billion yuan, an increase of 50.6%. The EU is China's second largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 2.2 trillion yuan with the EU, an increase of 7%, accounting for 13.7%. Among them, the export to the EU was 1.45 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.4%; the import from the EU was 756.58 billion yuan, a decrease of 8.5%; the trade surplus with the EU was 690.81 billion yuan, an increase of 70.2%. The United States is China's third largest trading partner. The total value of Sino-US trade is 2 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.1%, accounting for 12.5%. Among them, the export to the United States was 1.51 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.9%; the import from the United States was 489.27 billion yuan, an increase of 2.1%; the trade surplus with the United States was 1.02 trillion yuan, an increase of 19%. South Korea is China's fourth largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and South Korea is 970.71 billion yuan, an increase of 8.2%, accounting for 6.1%. Among them, the export to South Korea was 419.91 billion yuan, an increase of 14.8%; the import from South Korea was 550.8 billion yuan, an increase of 3.6%; the trade deficit with South Korea was 130.89 billion yuan, a decrease of 21%. During the same period, my country’s total imports and exports to countries along the “Belt and Road” reached 5.11 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.8%. Among them, exports were 2.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.2%; imports were 2.27 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.9%.
The import and export of private enterprises grew rapidly and the proportion increased. In the first five months, the import and export of private enterprises was 7.86 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.8%, accounting for 49% of our total foreign trade value, an increase of 1.5 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 5.28 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.7%, accounting for 59% of the total export value; imports were 2.58 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.9%, accounting for 36.5% of the total import value. In the same period, foreign-invested enterprises imported and exported 5.53 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.4%, accounting for 34.5% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 2.96 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.5%; imports were 2.57 trillion yuan, a decrease of 1.9%. The import and export of state-owned enterprises was 2.62 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.1%, accounting for 16.4% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 698.91 billion yuan, an increase of 7.1%; imports were 1.93 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.8%.
Exports of mechanical and electrical products and labor-intensive products both increased. In the first five months, my country exported 5.11 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 7%, accounting for 57.2% of the total export value. Among them, automatic data processing equipment and its parts were 622.61 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7%; mobile phones were 363.16 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3%; automobiles were 119.05 billion yuan, an increase of 57.6%. In the same period, the export of labor-intensive products was 1.58 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.6%, accounting for 17.6%. Among them, textiles were 400.72 billion yuan, an increase of 10%; clothing and clothing accessories were 396.75 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1%; plastic products were 271.88 billion yuan, an increase of 13.4%. In addition, 25.915 million tons of steel were exported, a decrease of 16.2%; 18.445 million tons of refined oil, a decrease of 38.5%; 7.57 million tons of fertilizers, a decrease of 41.1%.
The import volume and price of iron ore fell, and the import volume of crude oil, coal, natural gas and soybeans decreased in price. In the first five months, my country imported 447 million tons of iron ore, down 5.1%, and the average import price was 789.6 yuan per ton, down 28.1%. During the same period, the imported crude oil was 217 million tons, down 1.7%, the average import price was 4,463 yuan per ton, up 55.6%; the coal was 95.955 million tons, down 13.6%, and the average import price was 1018.2 yuan per ton, up 105.3%; natural gas was 44.911 million tons, up 105.3%. A decrease of 9.3%, the average import price was 3815.3 yuan per ton, up 70.3%; soybeans were 38.035 million tons, a decrease of 0.4%, and the average import price was 4063.9 yuan per ton, an increase of 23.3%; the primary shape plastic was 12.695 million tons, a decrease of 13.9%, and the import The average price was 12,300 yuan per ton, up 12.3%; refined oil was 9.982 million tons, down 3.8%, the average import price was 5,167.2 yuan per ton, up 38.8%; steel was 4.98 million tons, down 18.3%, and the average import price was 9,776.6 yuan per ton , rose 26.5%. In addition, the import of unwrought copper and copper products was 2.404 million tons, an increase of 1.6%, and the average import price was 64,900 yuan per ton, an increase of 12.1%. During the same period, the import of mechanical and electrical products was 2.8 trillion yuan, down 2.3%. Among them, there were 232.07 billion integrated circuits, a decrease of 10.9%, and a value of 1.11 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.1%; 388,000 automobiles (including chassis), a decrease of 9.5%, and a value of 158.23 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7%.
