海关总署：今年前三季度，西部地区外贸发展保持强劲动能

Core Viewpoint - The foreign trade in the western region of China has shown strong momentum in the first three quarters of this year, with imports and exports reaching 3.21 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.2% [1] Group 1: Driving Factors - The growth is attributed to a dual drive from advantageous and emerging industries, with traditional manufacturing products like home appliances, motorcycles, and furniture seeing export growth exceeding 20% [1] - Specialty agricultural products have significantly increased in value through deep processing, with products like coffee liquid and caviar accelerating their export [1] - The export of high-tech products in modern manufacturing and strategic emerging industries, such as high-end equipment, electronic information, and biomedicine, exceeded 450 billion yuan, growing by 26.4% [1] Group 2: Infrastructure Development - The recent acceptance of the Chongqing International Railway Port Comprehensive Bonded Zone has increased the number of comprehensive bonded zones in the western region to 41, enhancing the attractiveness and capacity for enterprises [1] - The region is actively promoting the construction of the Western Land-Sea New Corridor and China-Europe Railway Express, creating a network of open routes [1] - In the first three quarters, the import and export through the Western Land-Sea New Corridor reached 611.5 billion yuan, an increase of 19.3%, contributing 3.4 percentage points to the growth of foreign trade in the western region [1] Group 3: Enterprise Dynamics - The vitality and strength of foreign trade entities have been enhanced, with various enterprises focusing on development in the western region [1] - The number of import and export enterprises in the western region reached 41,000, an increase of 11.8% [1] - Among the top 100 enterprises in terms of import and export scale in China, 12 are from the western region, an increase of 2 compared to the same period last year [1]