中国外贸韧性凸显

Core Viewpoint - China's foreign trade shows resilience with a total import and export value of 14.14 trillion yuan in the first four months of the year, reflecting a year-on-year growth rate of 2.4% [1] Group 1: Trade Performance - In April, China's total foreign trade value reached 3.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.6%, with exports at 2.27 trillion yuan (up 9.3%) and imports at 1.57 trillion yuan (up 0.8%) [2] - The trend for imports and exports improved from a decline of 2.2% in January to a slight increase of 1.3% in the first quarter, culminating in a growth of 2.4% in the first four months [2] - Private enterprises accounted for 49.2% of the total import and export enterprises, with a year-on-year increase of 8.2%, contributing to 56.9% of the total trade value and driving a growth of 3.7 percentage points in overall trade [2] Group 2: Product and Market Diversification - High-tech product exports grew by 7.4% in the first four months, making up nearly 20% of total exports and contributing 1.3 percentage points to overall export growth [2] - Exports to regions outside the U.S. maintained double-digit growth, with a 13% increase in April, while exports to ASEAN exceeded 20% [3] - Trade with the EU, China's second-largest trading partner, totaled 1.78 trillion yuan, reflecting a growth of 1.1% and accounting for 12.6% of China's total foreign trade [4] Group 3: Support for Foreign Trade - Various policies have been implemented to support foreign trade, including enhancing public information services, expanding export credit insurance, and increasing financial support for foreign trade enterprises [5] - Recent high-level economic talks between China and the U.S. have provided more certainty to the economic relationship, potentially benefiting trade dynamics [6]