In 2021, my country’s imports and exports to countries along the “Belt and Road” will be 11.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 23.6% _ Securities Times Network

Securities Times Network News, Li Kuiwen, spokesman for the General Administration of Customs and director of the Statistics and Analysis Department, said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office today that 2021 marks the eighth anniversary of the “Belt and Road” initiative. Since the “Belt and Road” initiative was put forward, my country’s trade relations with countries along the “Belt and Road” have become increasingly close. According to customs statistics, in 2021, my country’s imports and exports to countries along the “Belt and Road” will be 11.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 23.6%, which is 2.2 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of my country’s foreign trade in the same period. Among them, exports were 6.59 trillion yuan, an increase of 21.5%; imports were 5.01 trillion yuan, an increase of 26.4%.