Core Insights - The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region's foreign trade scale has exceeded 100 trillion yuan, reaching 101.2 trillion yuan since the integration development strategy was elevated to a national level in 2018 [1] - From January to May this year, the YRD's import and export value was 6.73 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.2%, accounting for 37.5% of China's total import and export value during the same period [1] Group 1: Export Performance - Zhejiang's export value reached 1.69 trillion yuan, growing by 9.6%, while Jiangsu's exports were 1.55 trillion yuan, also up by 9.6% [2] - Shanghai's exports totaled 787.4 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 11.5%, and Anhui's exports were 253.1 billion yuan, growing by 15.8% [2] - Zhejiang contributed 20.7% to the national export growth, ranking first in the country [2] Group 2: Import Trends - Only Anhui province saw an increase in imports, with a growth of 14.6% to 121.7 billion yuan, while Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang experienced declines in imports [2] - Shanghai maintained its position as the import hub of the YRD, with imports nearing 1 trillion yuan, accounting for 40.7% of the region's total imports [2] Group 3: Machinery and Electronics Trade - The YRD exported machinery and electrical products worth 2.56 trillion yuan, a growth of 9.9%, making up 59.6% of the region's total exports [3] - Jiangsu led in machinery and electrical product exports at 1.07 trillion yuan, with a growth of 10.5% [3] - The region imported machinery and electrical products worth 979.3 billion yuan, a growth of 2.5%, constituting 40.1% of total imports [3] Group 4: Overall Trade Growth - The total import and export value for Jiangsu was 2.33 trillion yuan, growing by 5.3%, while Zhejiang's total reached 2.24 trillion yuan, up by 6.5% [4] - Shanghai's foreign trade value was 1.8 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 1.8%, and Anhui's total was 374.8 billion yuan, growing by 15.4% [4] Group 5: Integrated Circuit and Computer Trade - The YRD exported integrated circuits worth 211.2 billion yuan, growing by 19.3%, while imports of computers and components reached 324.3 billion yuan, increasing by 2.7% [5] - The region's trade in computers and components saw exports of 180.3 billion yuan, growing by 2.1%, and imports of 64.8 billion yuan, with a significant increase of 29.9% [5] - The "big import and export" trend reflects the regional industrial upgrade and global value chain division, with expectations of reduced import dependency in the future [5]