According to the statistics of the General Administration of Customs, the total value of China's imports and exports in January-April 2015 was 122.21 billion US dollars, down 7.6% year-on-year. Among them, exports were 690.16 billion US dollars, up 1.6%; imports were 532.35 billion US dollars, down 17.3%. Sun Jiwen, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, said that since the beginning of this year, China's foreign trade situation has become more complicated and severe, and downward pressure is on the rise. Against the background of declining global trade, general negative growth in exports from major economies and emerging market countries, China's exports still maintain a growth momentum, the decline in imports has gradually narrowed, and the quality and efficiency of foreign trade development have further improved. It is expected that the situation in the second half of the year will be better than that in the first half of the year. AMERICA DIVISION OF TOP SHINE CO.,LTD. , https://www.ningbotopshine.com
Sun Jiwen pointed out that in order to accurately judge the situation of foreign trade, the Ministry of Commerce recently organized research teams to conduct research on foreign trade situation in 15 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), and conducted questionnaire surveys on nearly 6,000 foreign trade enterprises in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities). In-depth interviews were conducted with 80 Canton Fair exhibitors, and 66 key industries and the top 30 export markets were carefully analyzed. In general, most companies believe that the low demand in the international market, the turmoil in some regions, the significant appreciation of major currencies other than the US dollar, the need to improve the level of trade facilitation, the difficulty of financing and the rising labor costs are the main difficulties currently facing.
Sun Jiwen stressed that although the pressure of steady growth has increased, China's export structure adjustment trend is improving. In the first four months, general trade exports were US$372.03 billion, up 7.3%, contributing 241% of foreign trade exports, accounting for 53.9% of total exports; exports to emerging markets increased by 5.7%, contributing 169.7% of export growth, The exports of the United States and ASEAN increased by 9% and 12.9% respectively; the export of private enterprises increased by 6.5%, and the contribution of exports increased by 175.6%, accounting for 43.1%, which became the main force driving export growth; the export of mechanical and electrical products increased by 3.6%. 57.9%, the export of large-scale complete sets of equipment such as rolling stock increased by more than 10%; the growth of the central and western regions was faster than that of the eastern region; a large number of enterprises expanded their own brand cultivation, strengthened R&D and innovation, established an international marketing network, and explored the cross-border e-commerce model. Exports have become a bright spot for growth.
Sun Jiwen pointed out that the decline in imports in the first four months was mainly due to the fall in commodity prices. From January to April, China's imports of crude oil, iron ore, plastics, natural gas, pulp, grain, fertilizer, copper concentrate and other eight categories of bulk commodities increased their prices, pulling down the import growth rate by 9.8 percentage points. It should be pointed out that the number of imports of bulk commodities has not decreased, and “doing more with lessâ€, only the above eight categories of goods will save about US$63.4 billion in import payments, which will help enterprises reduce costs and improve international competitiveness and operational efficiency.
Sun Jiwen said that the steady growth of foreign trade is related to industrial development, stable employment and improvement of people's livelihood, which is related to the overall situation of China's economic and social development. In the face of new situations, new situations, and new challenges, we must resolutely follow the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, take the initiative to adapt to the new normal, do everything possible to stabilize growth, and steadfastly adjust the structure. We must put steady growth and share of protection in a more important position, continue to pay close attention to policy implementation, adhere to problem-oriented, and exert more targeted measures to clean up and regulate unreasonable charges in import and export, and effectively alleviate financing difficulties. To further improve the level of trade facilitation and improve the business environment. While striving to maintain the traditional advantages, we will speed up the cultivation of new advantages in foreign trade competition, implement innovation drive, enhance the internal driving force and stamina of foreign trade development, strive to maintain steady growth of foreign trade, and make greater contributions to national economic and social development.