Core Insights - Zhangjiagang's foreign trade import and export scale reached 156.94 billion yuan in the first seven months of the year, with exports amounting to 89.84 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 10.2% [1] Trade Partners - ASEAN remains the largest trading partner of Zhangjiagang, with a total trade value of 25.69 billion yuan, marking a year-on-year increase of 16%, accounting for 16.4% of the total trade [1] - Exports to ASEAN reached 18.81 billion yuan, up 19.5%, while imports were 6.88 billion yuan, growing by 7.3% [1] - Trade with Belt and Road countries totaled 88.29 billion yuan, showing a year-on-year growth of 6.6% [1] Product Categories - Major export products such as electromechanical products, textiles, and steel maintained double-digit growth [1] - Exports of electromechanical products amounted to 28.96 billion yuan, increasing by 16.8%, representing 32.2% of the total export value [1] - Specific product exports included general machinery (0.99 billion yuan, +50.3%), packaging machinery (0.88 billion yuan, +39.9%), and lithium-ion batteries (0.70 billion yuan, +206.5%) [1] - Textile yarns, fabrics, and related products exported totaled 15.39 billion yuan, with a growth of 10% [1] - Exports of steel, clothing, and electric passenger vehicles were 13.6 billion yuan, 10.28 billion yuan, and 6.29 billion yuan, reflecting year-on-year growth of 13.4%, 4.1%, and 2% respectively [1]

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided 2. Core Viewpoints - In April 2025, China's exports decreased but exceeded market expectations due to factors such as the overseas rush for trans - shipment. Imports were better than expected, and the trade surplus remained large. In the future, exports may be affected by US high - tariff policies, but there is still support from exports to ASEAN and Belt and Road countries. Import growth is expected to pick up, and net exports will support the economy in the short term [5][7] 3. Summary by Related Catalog 3.1 Overall Import and Export - In April, the total import and export volume (in US dollars) was 535.205 billion, a year - on - year decrease of 0.4 percentage points. The top trading partners were ASEAN (trade volume of 93.5 billion, up 13.61% year - on - year, accounting for 17.47%), the EU (66.8 billion, down 0.57%, 12.47%), the US (45.6 billion, down 19.17%, 8.52%), South Korea (28.2 billion, up 3.73%, 5.28%), and Japan (27.3 billion, up 4.98%, 5.11%) [5] 3.2 Exports - In April, exports were 315.692 billion US dollars, a year - on - year increase of 8.1%, far exceeding expectations. The top export destinations were ASEAN (export volume of 60.4 billion, up 20.8%, accounting for 19.12%), the EU (46.7 billion, up 8.27%, 14.8%), the US (33 billion, down 21.03%, 10.46%), Japan (13.3 billion, up 7.77%, 4.21%), and South Korea (12.7 billion, down 0.3%, 4.03%). The main export products were mechanical and electrical products (accounting for 60.4%, up 10.1%), among which electronic components accounted for 13.66% [6] 3.3 Imports - In April, imports were 219.512 billion US dollars, a year - on - year decrease of 0.2%, with the decline narrowing by 4.1 percentage points, better than expected. The top import sources were ASEAN (import volume of 33.2 billion, up 2.5%, accounting for 15.11%), the EU (20 billion, down 16.46%, 9.13%), Chinese Taipei (19.7 billion, up 12.73%, 8.98%), South Korea (15.5 billion, up 7.28%, 7.08%), Japan (14 billion, up 2.47%, 6.39%), and the US (12.6 billion, down 13.83%, 5.72%). The main import products were mechanical and electrical products (accounting for 38.99%, up 5.4%), among which integrated circuits accounted for 40.68% [6] 3.4 Trade Balance - The trade surplus was 96.81 billion US dollars, up 33.61% year - on - year, higher than expected. The largest trade surplus was in automobiles (9.164 billion, up 1.508 billion), and the largest trade deficits were in crude oil (25.3 billion, down 3 billion), integrated circuits (19.2 billion, up 2.6 billion), and agricultural products (7.2 billion, up 2.6 billion) [6][7]