Core Viewpoint - Suzhou's foreign trade has shown steady growth in the first 11 months of the year, with a total import and export value of 2.54 trillion yuan, marking a 6.8% increase compared to the same period last year, outperforming national and provincial averages [1] Group 1: Trade Performance - The total export value reached 1.59 trillion yuan, growing by 7.5%, while imports amounted to 950.5 billion yuan, increasing by 5.8% [1] - Monthly trade performance remained robust, with each month exceeding 210 billion yuan, and November setting a new record of 265.83 billion yuan, reflecting a 14.3% growth, the highest since February of the previous year [1] Group 2: Contribution of Enterprises - Private enterprises have played a significant role in driving trade growth, with their import and export value reaching 987.87 billion yuan, a historical high, and contributing over 30% to the overall trade growth [1] - Exports from private enterprises grew by 10.3%, surpassing the overall growth rate by 2.8 percentage points, contributing 61.5% to the total export growth [1] Group 3: Trade Regions - Trade with countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative exceeded 1.1 trillion yuan, a 16.6% increase, accounting for 44.8% of Suzhou's total foreign trade, an increase of 3.7 percentage points from the previous year [2] - Trade with ASEAN countries reached 483.69 billion yuan, growing by 25.9% [2] Group 4: Product Categories - The manufacturing sector's advantages have become more pronounced, with intermediate goods exports totaling 827.69 billion yuan, a 19.4% increase, which is 11.9 percentage points higher than the overall export growth rate, contributing 9.1 percentage points to the total export growth [2]
苏州外贸稳中有进韧性强 前11月进出口总值2.54万亿元,增长6.8%
Su Zhou Ri Bao·2025-12-23 22:19