Breaking the 4 trillion yuan mark for the first time! Shanghai’s foreign trade import and export hit a new high in 2021Fly into the homes of ordinary people
Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Guo Jianfeng) According to statistics from Shanghai Customs, the total import and export value of Shanghai in 2021 will reach a record high of 4.06 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.5% over 2020 (the same below). Among them, exports were 1.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.6%; imports were 2.49 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.7%; the trade deficit was 917.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.4%.
In 2021, Shanghai’s foreign trade import and export will mainly show the following characteristics:
Exports rose sharply in December from a year earlier. In December 2021, Shanghai achieved an import and export volume of 390.92 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.5%. Among them, exports were 160.8 billion yuan, an increase of 27.2% year-on-year, and the growth rate ranked third in each month of the year; imports were 230.12 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6% year-on-year.
The proportion of imports and exports by general trade methods increased. In 2021, Shanghai’s import and export of general trade will be 2.33 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.1%, accounting for 57.4% of Shanghai’s total import and export value in the same period, an increase of 3.7 percentage points. Among them, exports were 790.48 billion yuan, an increase of 23.7%; imports were 1.54 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.3%. In the same period, the import and export of processing trade was 723.48 billion yuan, an increase of 2.9%, accounting for 17.8%. Among them, exports were 481.85 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6%; imports were 241.63 billion yuan, an increase of 3.4%.
The growth rate of the import and export of private enterprises is nearly double the city’s average. In 2021, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises in Shanghai will be 2.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.2%, accounting for 61.6% of the total import and export value of Shanghai during the same period. Among them, exports were 911.13 billion yuan, an increase of 10.4%; imports were 1.59 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.7%. In the same period, the import and export of private enterprises was 1.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 32.5%, accounting for 27.1%, and the proportion increased by 3.2 percentage points. The import and export of state-owned enterprises was 450.52 billion yuan, an increase of 13.1%, accounting for 11.1%.
The EU, the largest trading partner, accounted for nearly 20%. In 2021, Shanghai’s imports and exports to the EU, its largest trading partner, will be 806.93 billion yuan, an increase of 15.8%, accounting for 19.9% of Shanghai’s total imports and exports during the same period. Among them, exports were 260.57 billion yuan, an increase of 25.2%; imports were 546.36 billion yuan, an increase of 11.8%. In the same period, the import and export to ASEAN was 538.08 billion yuan, an increase of 11%, accounting for 13.2%; the import and export to the United States was 508.12 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5%, accounting for 12.5%; the import and export to Japan was 411.56 billion yuan, an increase of 8%, accounting for 10.1%.
Exports of mechanical and electrical products accounted for nearly 70%. In 2021, Shanghai’s export of mechanical and electrical products will be 1.08 trillion yuan, an increase of 14%, accounting for 68.7% of Shanghai’s total export value during the same period. Among them, the export of automatic data processing equipment and its parts was 193.18 billion yuan, an increase of 2.9%; the export of integrated circuits was 169.17 billion yuan, an increase of 11.2%; the export of automobiles was 57.01 billion yuan, an increase of 206%. In the same period, the export of labor-intensive products was 191.6 billion yuan, down 3%. The export of medicinal materials and medicines was 16.62 billion yuan, an increase of 13.1%.
Integrated circuits are the largest category of imported commodities. In 2021, Shanghai will import 743.41 billion yuan of high-tech products, an increase of 7.3%, accounting for 29.9% of Shanghai’s total import value during the same period. Among them, the import of integrated circuits was 304.82 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6%, accounting for 12.2% of the city’s total import value. In the same period, the import of iron ore and its concentrate was 142.98 billion yuan, an increase of 58.1%; the import of medicinal materials and medicines was 95.67 billion yuan, an increase of 6.9%; the import of primary plastics was 86.32 billion yuan, an increase of 18.8%; The import was 59.12 billion yuan, an increase of 12.4%; the import of clothing and clothing accessories was 51.88 billion yuan, an increase of 34.9%.
Editor: Bowen