前5个月我市进出口436.2亿元 规模创历史同期新高

Core Insights - The total value of goods trade in Zhenjiang reached 43.62 billion yuan in the first five months of this year, marking a 5.5% increase compared to the same period last year, achieving a historical high for this timeframe [1] - Exports amounted to 34.27 billion yuan, growing by 6.4%, while imports were 9.35 billion yuan, with a growth of 2.5% [1] Trade Structure - General trade has solidified its dominant position, with a total of 34.21 billion yuan in general trade imports and exports, reflecting an 11% increase and accounting for 78.4% of the city's total trade, up 3.8 percentage points from last year [1] Market Dynamics - Zhenjiang has maintained its traditional markets while expanding into emerging markets, with trade with the EU reaching 8.74 billion yuan, a 17% increase, and trade with ASEAN at 8.05 billion yuan, a 0.7% increase [1] - Trade with the US decreased by 22% to 4.3 billion yuan, while trade with Russia surged by 41.9% to 1.48 billion yuan [1] - Trade with Belt and Road countries totaled 22.32 billion yuan, growing by 3.6%, and accounted for 51.2% of total trade, an increase of 2.3 percentage points [1] - Trade with Latin America and Central Asia saw significant growth, increasing by 31.6% and 167.8%, respectively, indicating the potential of emerging markets [1] Business Entities - Private enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises contributed equally, with private enterprises' imports and exports reaching 25.77 billion yuan, a 6.9% increase, making up 59.1% of the total foreign trade [2] - Foreign-invested enterprises reported 16.05 billion yuan in trade, growing by 5.6% [2] Product Structure - Mechanical and electrical products continued to be the main export category, with exports totaling 19.8 billion yuan, a 5.9% increase, representing 57.8% of total exports [2] - Notable growth was observed in shipbuilding, agricultural machinery, and automobiles, with increases of 140%, 150%, and 6,820% respectively [2] - The import structure is also improving, with mechanical and electrical products accounting for 33.3% of total imports at 3.12 billion yuan, growing by 7.7% [2] - Significant increases were noted in imports of lithium batteries, LCD panels, and diodes, with growth rates of 450%, 360%, and 270% respectively [2] - Fast growth was also seen in bulk commodities, with coal and lignite imports increasing by 82.3% and soybeans by 56.2% [2]