今年前8个月广东外贸进出口同比增长4.2%

Core Points - Guangdong's foreign trade import and export value reached 6.21 trillion yuan in the first eight months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%, accounting for 21% of the national total [1] - Exports amounted to 3.97 trillion yuan, growing by 1.9%, while imports were 2.24 trillion yuan, increasing by 8.5% [1] Trade Partners - The top three trading partners for Guangdong were ASEAN, Hong Kong, and the EU, with import and export values of 1.02 trillion yuan, 782.62 billion yuan, and 747.83 billion yuan respectively, all showing faster growth than the overall foreign trade growth rate [1] - Trade with countries involved in the "Belt and Road" initiative reached 2.41 trillion yuan, a growth of 4.3%, representing 38.9% of Guangdong's total import and export value [1] Business Performance - The import and export performance of private enterprises and foreign-invested enterprises in Guangdong continued to improve, with foreign-invested enterprises achieving positive growth for seven consecutive months [1] - Private enterprises' import and export value was 3.99 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.8%, while foreign-invested enterprises reached 1.94 trillion yuan, growing by 5.6% [1] Product Categories - Mechanical and electrical products accounted for nearly 70% of exports, with significant growth in integrated circuits, electrical equipment, and computers and their components [1] - In terms of imports, Guangdong imported mechanical and electrical products worth 1.56 trillion yuan, which constituted 69.6% of the total import value [1]