Core Insights - Zhejiang's foreign trade import and export reached 3.68 trillion yuan in the first eight months of the year, marking a year-on-year growth of 5.5% [1] - Exports totaled 2.79 trillion yuan, increasing by 7.7%, while imports were 888.43 billion yuan, showing a decline of 0.8% [1] - Both import-export and export scales set historical records for the same period [1] Export Performance - The "new three samples" products showed remarkable export performance [1] - From January to August, Zhejiang exported electromechanical products worth 1.31 trillion yuan, a growth of 9.0%, accounting for 46.7% of the province's total exports, an increase of 0.5 percentage points [1] - In August, electric vehicle exports surpassed 40,000 units for the first time, reaching 41,418 units, a growth of 137.8%, making up 57.4% of the total automobile exports from Zhejiang during the same period, maintaining over half for five consecutive months [1] - Solar product exports amounted to 5.11 billion yuan, growing by 0.3%, ending a 22-month decline [1] - Exports of lithium-ion batteries reached 3.29 billion yuan, increasing by 43.7%, with double-digit growth sustained for 11 consecutive months [1]