广西外贸进出口增长12.1%

Core Insights - Guangxi's foreign trade in the first ten months of the year reached 650.35 billion yuan, marking a year-on-year growth of 12.1% [1] - Exports totaled 381.28 billion yuan, increasing by 18.3%, while imports were 269.07 billion yuan, up by 4.4% [1] - Trade with ASEAN countries showed robust growth, with imports and exports amounting to 344.74 billion yuan, a 12.1% increase, accounting for 53% of Guangxi's total foreign trade [1] Trade with ASEAN - Guangxi's trade with the top three ASEAN partners—Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia—grew by 8.4%, 7%, and 53.6% respectively [1] - Trade with Timor-Leste reached 3.405 million yuan, reflecting a growth of 19.6% [1] - The signing of the upgraded version of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 agreement during the 47th ASEAN Summit is expected to create new opportunities for cooperation in new energy and electronic information industries, intermediate goods trade, and cross-border e-commerce [1] Industrial Performance - Guangxi's industrial economy has shown steady growth, with the added value of industrial enterprises above designated size maintaining a strong growth momentum [2] - Lithium battery exports surged to 20.54 billion yuan, a remarkable increase of 76.6% [2] - The cross-border electronic information industry has driven significant growth in related product exports, with flat panel display modules, computer accessories, printed circuits, and integrated circuits growing by 86%, 41.8%, 225.8%, and 8.1% respectively [2] Import Dynamics - The import value of major commodities rose, with metal ore imports reaching 103.14 billion yuan, an increase of 16.1% [2] - Copper ore imports experienced rapid growth of 27.6%, attributed to the benefits of the "bonded mixed mining" policy [2]