Chongqing's import and export maintain rapid growth

Since the beginning of this year, Chongqing’s foreign trade has maintained rapid growth. According to the Chongqing Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, from January to April, the total value of foreign trade in Chongqing was 175.99 billion yuan, an increase of 70.5% over the same period of the previous year. In particular, it is worth mentioning that ASEAN surpassed the EU for the first time and became Chongqing's largest trading partner.

Undertaking industry transfer processing trade to achieve doubled growth According to the Chongqing Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, this year, the Chongqing pen and notebook industry has made further efforts. Brand owners and business representatives have intensified the transfer of coastal laptop orders, especially high value-added orders, to inland areas. Intensive efforts were made to actively undertake the transfer of coastal industries and expand new forms of bonded processing for precious metal deep processing.

From January to April, the city’s processing trade doubled, reaching 107.57 billion yuan, an increase of 130.8% year-on-year, accounting for 61.1% of the city's total value of foreign trade during the same period. Bonded logistics and general trade maintained steady growth, with import and export volume of 18.9 billion yuan and 47.71 billion yuan, respectively, an increase of 37.3% and 18.9%.

ASEAN surpassed EU to become Chongqing's largest trading partner. At the same time, as the city vigorously implemented its strategy of market diversification, it vigorously explored emerging markets such as ASEAN and Central Asia, seized export orders, and improved the The traditional market share of the United States, Japan and South Korea. In January-April, the city’s major export partners to ASEAN, EU, and the United States were respectively exported and exported at 32.08 billion yuan, 26.94 billion yuan, and 20.31 billion yuan, up 64.2%, 21.3%, and 15.2% year-on-year, respectively. ASEAN exceeded the EU for the first time and became my The city's largest trading partner.

The reporter learned from Chongqing Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Department that the products imported by Chongqing from ASEAN mainly include circuit boards, micro-motors, computer output input devices, computer hard disk drives, composite rubber, polyethylene, internal combustion engines, aluminum ore, and wood pulp. , printing and fax machines, dyes, etc. Chongqing exports to ASEAN mainly include electronic products, footwear and other light industrial products, ships, furniture, engines, and chemical products.

It is understood that Chongqing has also made great efforts to build a southbound path to ASEAN countries after the new European channel has opened up to the west. In the future, the trade between Chongqing and ASEAN will be closer.

Over 16.48 million laptops exported over $16 million worth of single units. In addition, notebook computer exports maintained rapid growth during the January-April period, motorcycle exports remained stable, and auto exports declined slightly.

Data show that from January to April, Chongqing Machinery and Electronics Import and Export was 105.76 billion yuan, up 29.6% year-on-year, accounting for 60.1% of the city's foreign trade import and export, including 16.844 million notebook and computer exports, valued at 44.05 billion yuan, up 39.9% year-on-year. The average price of the product reached US$437/tablet, an increase of US$30 per unit over last year.