长三角外贸展现强大韧性活力

Core Insights - Since the elevation of the Yangtze River Delta integration development to a national strategy in 2018, the region's foreign trade scale has rapidly increased, surpassing 100 trillion yuan, reaching 101.2 trillion yuan as of May this year [1] Trade Performance - In the first five months of this year, the Yangtze River Delta region's import and export total reached 6.73 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%, accounting for 37.5% of China's total import and export value during the same period [1] - Jiangsu's total import and export value was 2.33 trillion yuan, growing by 5.3%, representing 34.7% of the Yangtze River Delta's total [1] - Zhejiang's exports amounted to 1.69 trillion yuan, contributing 20.7% to the national export growth, ranking first in the country [1] - Anhui's total import and export value was 374.79 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 15.4%, exceeding the national growth rate of 12.9 percentage points [1] - Shanghai maintained its position as an import hub in the Yangtze River Delta, with imports nearing 1 trillion yuan, accounting for 40.7% of the region's total imports [1] Trade Composition - In the first five months, the Yangtze River Delta region's general trade import and export value was 4.4 trillion yuan, an increase of 4% [1] - Private enterprises accounted for 3.74 trillion yuan in import and export value, growing by 9.1%, which is 55.6% of the total import and export value in the region [1] - Mechanical and electrical products accounted for nearly 60% of exports, with integrated circuit exports growing rapidly [1] - The region exported mechanical and electrical products worth 2.56 trillion yuan, a growth of 9.9%, making up 59.6% of the total export value during the same period [1] Trade Partners - In the first five months, the Yangtze River Delta region's import and export values with ASEAN and the EU were 1.07 trillion yuan and 1.02 trillion yuan, respectively, growing by 16.9% and 3.9% [2] - The total import and export value with countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative reached 3.36 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.1% [2]