今年前8月四川进出口增长2.5% 规模创同期历史新高

Core Viewpoint - In the first eight months of this year, Sichuan's import and export trade reached a historical high of 683.2 billion yuan, marking a year-on-year growth of 2.5% [1] Trade Performance - Exports amounted to 410.05 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 5.3% [1] - Imports totaled 273.15 billion yuan, showing a year-on-year decline of 1.5% [1] Growth Drivers - Sichuan's foreign trade has demonstrated resilience, with the export scale surpassing 400 billion yuan for the first time in history, contributing over 20 billion yuan to foreign trade growth [1] - The number of enterprises engaged in import and export activities exceeded 8,500, representing a 9.2% increase [1] Certification Impact - Enterprises with advanced certification (AEO enterprises) achieved an import and export value of 332.62 billion yuan, growing by 9.8%, which is 7.3 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate [1] - The share of AEO enterprises in total foreign trade increased by 3.2 percentage points to 48.7% [1] Regional Contributions - Chengdu played a central role with an import and export value of 566.98 billion yuan, growing by 4.9%, contributing 4 percentage points to Sichuan's foreign trade growth [1] - Seven other cities, including Mianyang, Neijiang, and Zigong, achieved double-digit growth rates, indicating a positive development trend [1]