前4个月我国外贸进出口规模超14万亿元 对东盟、欧盟出口增速大幅高于外贸整体增速

Core Insights - China's foreign trade maintained a stable growth trend in the first four months of the year, with a total import and export value of 14.14 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.4% [4][9] - In April, the total value of goods trade reached 3.84 trillion yuan, growing by 5.6%, with exports at 2.27 trillion yuan, up 9.3%, and imports at 1.57 trillion yuan, increasing by 0.8% [3][9] Trade Performance - Exports in April exceeded market expectations, driven by factors such as "export grabbing" in markets outside the U.S., resilient external demand, and the timing of tariff policies [5][10] - The export growth rate in April was 8.1% in dollar terms, despite a significant decline in exports to the U.S. by 21.0%, which pulled down the overall export growth by approximately 3 percentage points [5][10] Key Trade Partners - ASEAN and the EU emerged as China's largest and second-largest trading partners, with exports to ASEAN growing by 12.6% and to the EU by 6.1%, both significantly higher than the overall foreign trade growth rate [9][10] - In April, exports to ASEAN surged by 20.8%, which helped offset the decline in exports to the U.S. [10] Sector Performance - Labor-intensive products showed low growth, with a combined monthly year-on-year change of -0.8%, while exports of general machinery and equipment, ships, and integrated circuits saw significant increases of 17.0%, 36.1%, and 20.2% respectively [6][9] Private Sector Contribution - The share of private enterprises in foreign trade continued to rise, accounting for 56.9% of total trade value in the first four months, with exports from private enterprises growing by 8.1% [10]