Core Insights - Zhejiang's foreign trade import and export reached 2.73 trillion yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 6.6% [1] - Exports exceeded 2 trillion yuan, reaching 2.07 trillion yuan, with a growth rate of 9.1% [1] - Zhejiang's contribution to national export growth was 19.8%, ranking first in the country [1] Trade Market Performance - Zhejiang maintained growth in major markets excluding the U.S., with imports and exports to the EU and ASEAN growing by 11% and 16.3% respectively [1] - Trade with emerging markets in the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa grew by 5.4%, 2.7%, and 10.6% respectively [1] - Trade with Belt and Road countries reached 1.56 trillion yuan, a growth of 9.3%, accounting for 57.1% of the province's total trade [1] Foreign Trade Entities - Over 110,000 foreign trade enterprises were active in Zhejiang, an increase of 6.8% [1] - Private enterprises accounted for 2.24 trillion yuan in imports and exports, growing by 8.1% and representing 81.9% of the province's total foreign trade [1] - Foreign-invested enterprises had imports and exports of 337.01 billion yuan, growing by 4.7% [1] Export Product Categories - Major product categories maintained positive growth, with mechanical and electrical products exports at 970.54 billion yuan, a growth of 10.7% [2] - High-end equipment exports reached 67.51 billion yuan, growing by 19.9% [2] - Automotive exports saw significant growth, with complete vehicle exports increasing by 30.7% and auto parts by 13.1% [2] Import Dynamics - The expansion of domestic demand led to a rebound in imports, with mechanical and electrical products imports growing by 23.1% to 106.23 billion yuan [2] - High-tech product imports increased by 35.2% to 52.58 billion yuan [2] - Bulk commodity imports totaled 1.25 billion tons, with energy product imports at 47.968 million tons, an increase of 3.5% [2] New Business Models - New business models showed strong export performance, with market procurement trade exports at 324.45 billion yuan, growing by 22.8% [2] - Cross-border e-commerce exports grew rapidly, with cross-border direct purchase exports reaching 97.17 billion yuan, a growth of 79.7% [2]