China’s foreign trade volume broke the US$6 trillion mark for the first time and achieved a good start in the “14th Five-Year Plan”
CCTV news: China’s foreign trade has once again reached a new level. According to data released by the General Administration of Customs today (January 14), in 2021, my country’s import and export of goods traded in US dollars will exceed US$6 trillion for the first time, setting a record high. The “14th Five-Year Plan” foreign trade has achieved a good start.
The General Administration of Customs announced today that the total value of my country’s foreign trade imports and exports in 2021 will be 39.1 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.4%. Among them, exports were 21.73 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.2%; imports were 17.37 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.5%. In 2021, foreign trade will achieve rapid growth.
Li Kuiwen, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department of the General Administration of Customs: In US dollars, my country’s import and export volume reached US$6.05 trillion. Eight years after reaching US$4 trillion for the first time in 2013, it surpassed US$5 trillion and US$6 trillion last year. The dollar has two steps, reaching an all-time high.
In 2021, my country’s foreign trade will show considerable resilience, mainly due to the effective control of the epidemic in my country and the continued recovery of the economy. A series of policies and measures to stabilize foreign trade, such as streamlining administration and delegating power, reducing taxes and fees, provide strong support for the steady growth of foreign trade. . In addition, the recovery of the global economy and trade has also driven the growth of my country’s foreign trade.
In 2021, my country’s foreign trade structure will continue to be optimized. The import and export of general trade was 24.08 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 24.7%. The cross-border e-commerce and market procurement exports achieved growth of 24.5% and 32.1% respectively, and new foreign trade momentum continued to gather.
At the same time, my country is actively optimizing the global market layout. In 2021, my country’s import and export value with ASEAN, the European Union and the United States will be 5.67 trillion yuan, 5.35 trillion yuan and 4.88 trillion yuan respectively, an increase of 19.7%, 19.1% and 20.2% year-on-year respectively. During the same period, the total import and export between my country and the countries along the “Belt and Road” reached 11.6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.6%; my country’s import and export with RCEP trading partners was 12.07 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.1%.
Yan Min, Director of the Macroeconomic Research Office of the Economic Forecasting Department of the State Information Center: Against the backdrop of repeated global COVID-19 outbreaks, my country’s foreign trade has continued to improve, both quantitatively and qualitatively, ranking first in global exports for 13 consecutive years The status of a major country has achieved outstanding results far exceeding expectations, and achieved a good start in the “14th Five-Year Plan”.
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