CCIN news: the General Administration of Customs released data on August 7. In the first seven months of this year, China's total import and export value was 23.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.4% over the same period last year (the same below). Among them, exports were 13.37 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.7%; Imports were 10.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.3%; The trade surplus was 3.14 trillion yuan, an increase of 62.1%.

In US dollar terms, China's total import and export value in the first seven months was $3.64 trillion, an increase of 10.4%. Among them, exports were 2.06 trillion US dollars, an increase of 14.6%; Imports reached $1.58 trillion, an increase of 5.3%; The trade surplus was $482.3 billion, an increase of 61.6%.

The import volume of crude oil, coal, natural gas and soybeans decreased but the price increased. In the first seven months, China imported 290 million tons of crude oil, a decrease of 4%, and the average import price was 4736.1 yuan per ton, an increase of 58.3%; Coal was 139 million tons, a decrease of 18.2%, and the average import price was 1037.9 yuan per ton, an increase of 93.2%; The natural gas was 62.209 million tons, a decrease of 9.6%, and the average import price was 3787.6 yuan per ton, an increase of 63.1%; Soybeans were 54.167 million tons, a decrease of 5.9%, and the average import price was 4287.5 yuan per ton, an increase of 25.5%; The primary shape of plastic was 17.409 million tons, a decrease of 12.7%, and the average import price was 12600 yuan per ton, an increase of 12.5%; The refined oil was 13.213 million tons, a decrease of 12.1%, and the average import price was 5350.6 yuan per ton, an increase of 40%.

The import and export of general trade increased and its proportion increased. In the first seven months, China's general trade imports and exports reached 15.17 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.5%, accounting for 64.3% of China's total foreign trade, an increase of 2.3% over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 8.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.7%; Imports were 6.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.3%. Over the same period, the import and export of processing trade reached 4.76 trillion yuan, up 3.9%, accounting for 20.2%, down 1.3 percentage points. Among them, exports were 3.01 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2%; Imports were 1.75 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.7%.

In addition, China's imports and exports through bonded logistics reached 2.87 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.3%. Among them, exports were 1.08 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.6%; Imports were 1.79 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.9%.

Imports and exports to ASEAN, the European Union, the United States, the Republic of Korea and other major trading partners increased. In the first seven months, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner. The total value of trade between China and ASEAN was 3.53 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.2%, accounting for 15% of China's total foreign trade. Among them, exports to ASEAN were 2.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.1%; Imports from ASEAN reached 1.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 6%; The trade surplus with ASEAN was 562.6 billion yuan, an increase of 76.4%. The EU is China's second largest trading partner. The total value of trade between China and the EU was 3.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.9%, accounting for 13.7%. Among them, exports to the EU were 2.14 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.7%; Imports from the EU reached 1.09 trillion yuan, down 7.6%; The trade surplus with the EU was 1.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 71.7%. The United States is China's third largest trading partner. The total value of Sino US trade was 2.93 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.8%, accounting for 12.4%. Among them, exports to the United States were 2.25 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.1%; Imports from the United States reached 677.82 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3%; The trade surplus with the United States was 1.57 trillion yuan, an increase of 21.7%. South Korea is China's fourth largest trading partner. The total value of trade between China and South Korea was 1.39 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.9%, accounting for 5.9%. Among them, the export to South Korea was 618.04 billion yuan, an increase of 17.9%; Imports from South Korea reached 774.05 billion yuan, an increase of 2.6%; The trade deficit with South Korea was 156.01 billion yuan, narrowing by 32.2%.

In July, China's total import and export value was 3.81 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.6%. Among them, exports were 2.25 trillion yuan, an increase of 23.9%; Imports were 1.56 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.4%; The trade surplus was 682.69 billion yuan, an increase of 90.9%. Measured in US dollars, China's total import and export value in July was 564.66 billion US dollars, an increase of 11%. Among them, exports were 332.96 billion US dollars, an increase of 18%; Imports reached US $231.7 billion, an increase of 2.3%; The trade surplus was US $101.26 billion, an increase of 81.5%.