上半年外贸进出口规模创历史新高

Core Viewpoint - China's foreign trade maintained a stable growth in the first half of the year, achieving a record high for the same period, with total imports and exports reaching 21.79 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.9% [1][2]. Group 1: Trade Performance - In the first half of the year, exports amounted to 13 trillion yuan, growing by 7.2%, while imports were 8.79 trillion yuan, declining by 2.7% [1]. - The second quarter saw a year-on-year growth of 4.5% in imports and exports, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of growth [1]. - In June, the total trade volume reached 3.85 trillion yuan, a 5.2% increase, with exports at 2.34 trillion yuan, also growing by 7.2% [2]. Group 2: Private Enterprises - Private enterprises' imports and exports reached 12.48 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%, accounting for 57.3% of China's total foreign trade [3]. - The growth rate of private enterprises' trade outpaced the national average by 4.4 percentage points, with a historical first-time scale exceeding 12 trillion yuan [3]. - Private enterprises are increasingly focusing on innovation and upgrading, with a significant portion of "specialized, refined, characteristic, and innovative" small giant enterprises being privately owned [3]. Group 3: High-tech Products - High-tech product exports grew by 9.2% in the first half of the year, maintaining a nine-month growth streak [4]. - Exports of high-end machine tools, ships, and marine engineering equipment saw growth rates exceeding 20%, while instrument exports increased by 14.7% [4]. - The proportion of self-owned brands in high-tech product exports reached 32.4%, up by 1.2 percentage points from the previous year [4]. Group 4: Market Adaptation - Companies are increasingly tailoring their products to meet international market demands, developing customized solutions such as solar-powered phones for areas with power shortages [4]. - The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is expected to continuously optimize export structures and support trade growth with East Asian regions [4].