【宏观经济】一周要闻回顾(2025年5月7日-5月13日)

Core Viewpoint - In the first four months of 2025, China's total goods trade value increased by 2.4% year-on-year, with exports growing by 7.5% and imports declining by 4.2% [6][8]. Trade Performance - The total value of goods trade in April 2025 reached 3.84 trillion yuan, marking a 5.6% increase. Exports were 2.27 trillion yuan, up 9.3%, while imports were 1.57 trillion yuan, up 0.8% [7]. - In the first four months, general trade and processing trade saw growth, with general trade imports and exports totaling 9.05 trillion yuan, a 0.6% increase, and processing trade totaling 2.54 trillion yuan, a 6.6% increase [8]. Trade Partners - ASEAN emerged as China's largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 2.38 trillion yuan, up 9.2%. The EU followed as the second-largest partner with 1.78 trillion yuan, a 1.1% increase, while trade with the US decreased by 2.1% to 1.44 trillion yuan [9][10]. Enterprise Contributions - Private enterprises contributed significantly to trade, with a total of 8.05 trillion yuan, a 6.8% increase, accounting for 56.9% of total trade. Foreign-invested enterprises contributed 4.1 trillion yuan, a 1.9% increase, while state-owned enterprises saw a decline of 11.3% to 1.96 trillion yuan [11]. Export Composition - Mechanical and electrical products accounted for over 60% of exports, totaling 5.04 trillion yuan, a 9.5% increase. Key growth areas included integrated circuits and automobiles [12]. Import Trends - Major commodity import prices fell, with iron ore down 17.8% and crude oil down 8%. However, imports of mechanical and electrical products increased by 5.7% to 2.23 trillion yuan [13]. Price Trends - In April 2025, the industrial producer price index fell by 2.7% year-on-year, with production material prices down 3.1%. The consumer price index saw a slight decline of 0.1% year-on-year, with food prices down 0.2% [16][20].