苏州外贸前7月同比增5.3%

Group 1 - The total value of Suzhou's goods trade import and export reached 1.53 trillion yuan in the first seven months of this year, an increase of 5.3% compared to the same period last year, accounting for 5.9% of the national total and 46.1% of the provincial total [1] - Exports amounted to 958.99 billion yuan, growing by 7%, while imports were 566.81 billion yuan, increasing by 2.5% [1] - In July alone, the city's goods trade import and export reached 229.97 billion yuan, a growth of 3.2%, with imports at 89.68 billion yuan, marking the highest level since October of the previous year [1] Group 2 - General trade was the main contributor to growth, with a total of 669.4 billion yuan in imports and exports, increasing by 7.3%, accounting for 43.9% of the total [1] - Processing trade saw imports and exports of 625.91 billion yuan, growing by 3%, and accounting for 41% of the total [1] - The bonded logistics sector grew by 5.1% [1] Group 3 - Trade with countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative showed significant performance, with imports and exports totaling 680.2 billion yuan, an increase of 14.3%, contributing 5.9 percentage points to the overall growth [1] - The share of trade with Belt and Road countries increased by 3.5 percentage points to 44.6% compared to the same period last year [1] - Exports to ASEAN countries reached 291.25 billion yuan, growing by 26.2%, while exports to the EU were 204.85 billion yuan, increasing by 0.9% [1] Group 4 - Mechanical and electrical products were the main driving force behind export growth, with exports totaling 745.5 billion yuan, an increase of 6.2%, accounting for 77.7% of the city's total exports [2] - Specific categories such as electrical equipment and audio-video equipment parts saw exports of 52.79 billion yuan and 13.56 billion yuan, respectively, with growth rates of 19.3% and 86.4% [2] - The proportion of high-tech product imports increased, totaling 329.46 billion yuan, a growth of 8.8%, with the share rising by 3.3 percentage points to 58.1% compared to the same period last year [2]