according to the data released by the General Administration of Customs on February 14, the total import and export value of China's goods trade in January this year was 2.73 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.7%. Among them, the export was 1.5 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.9%; Imports reached 1.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.9%; The trade surplus was 271.16 billion yuan, an increase of 1.2 times
good start! What are the new highlights behind the data? Improve quality in stability! How to promote the transformation and upgrading of foreign trade and promote high-quality development? On the evening of February 16, Liang Ming, director of the Institute of foreign trade of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, and Liu Ge, a CCTV financial commentator, visited the studio of CCTV financial review for in-depth analysis
Where are the highlights of the good start of foreign trade in January
China's import and export to countries along the "the Belt and Road" increased by 11.5%, 2.8 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate, and its proportion in China's total foreign trade increased by 0.7 percentage points to 28.2%
Liang Ming, director of the Institute of foreign trade of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, said that the "good start" of foreign trade is full of color and bright spots
Liang Ming, director of the Institute of foreign trade of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce: this good start is not only a simple good start, but a good start with full color and bright spots. The total import and export volume in January reached 2.73 trillion yuan, which was very high in January. In addition, the export volume in January was also very high, ranking fourth in the 12 months of last year. The growth rate of imports has declined due to several factors. For example, the Spring Festival is relatively early this year, and the prices of some bulk commodities have fallen sharply. On the whole, the quality of imports and exports in January is indeed very sufficient. In addition, the foreign trade structure has been continuously optimized and the driving force has been continuously transformed
Liu Ge: the "good start" of foreign trade comes from multi-point flowering
CCTV financial commentator Liu Ge: this good start can be expressed as multi-point flowering, with a substantial increase in exports to the EU and emerging economies, In addition, in terms of products, in addition to mechanical and electrical products, the original very traditional products, such as plastic products, toys, furniture and clothing, are also growing rapidly
How can stable foreign trade contribute to high-quality development
the changes in trade mode and foreign trade commodity structure in January also show the trend of optimizing the structure and high-quality development of China's foreign trade. Among export commodities, mechanical and electrical products contributed more than half of the export growth, and the export added value of products such as integrated circuits, automobiles and their chassis, computers and their components further increased. The export amount increased by 30.3%, 36.5% and 14.3% respectively, and the export unit price increased by 34.6%, 17.2% and 19.3% respectively. In terms of imports, China's imports of crude oil, natural gas and other commodities increased in January, while imports of iron ore and soybeans decreased
Liang Ming: the innovation ability of China's foreign trade enterprises continues to grow
Liang Ming, director of the Institute of foreign trade of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce: China's foreign trade enterprises rely on their complete R & D and innovation ability and strong technical support, Relying on its own competitiveness, it has obtained long-term supply orders from many well-known international companies and created a lot of profits. The resilience of private enterprises is the strongest. As long as there is a market, they will protect the market, share and channel. Now private enterprises have undergone earth shaking changes with the original private enterprises. The first change is from the advantage of quantity to the advantage of quality, and the second change is to pay more attention to the competitiveness of branding
Liu Ge: the world's demand for made in China is still huge
CCTV financial commentator Liu Ge: the world's demand for made in China is still huge, Now, countries like the "the Belt and Road" can hardly replace their demand for products made in China for a long time. For example, to produce a plastic toy, mold manufacturing must go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. There are mature supporting industrial chains here. In addition, many electronic products are also very marketable. Now they are more private brands, which will have higher added value
Liang Ming: the foreign trade support of private enterprises has been strengthened, and China has the ability to do a good job in "stabilizing foreign trade"
Liang Ming, director of the Institute of foreign trade of the research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce: from quantity to quality, from price to brand, are in the process of transformation, In particular, the strong competitiveness of foreign trade enterprises, including private enterprises, will support China's foreign trade to achieve very good growth. Combined with the relevant policies to stabilize foreign trade, it will support the overall growth of foreign trade in 2019. Our confidence is still relatively sufficient
Liu Ge: foreign trade exports should not only be transformed and upgraded, but also stabilize the chassis
CCTV financial commentator Liu Ge: foreign trade exports should be transformed and upgraded, but also stabilize the chassis, We should not lose our traditional export strengths. The demand of countries related to the "the Belt and Road" initiative is very strong. The economic growth of emerging economies and the pursuit of a better life by local people require a large number of products made in China. As China expands its opening-up, it will also bring new business opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation among many countries. In the future, foreign trade will help China's economy through transformation and upgrading and stabilizing traditional manufacturing
source: CCTV