Chongqing’s total import and export value in the first three quarters increased by 8.5% year-on-year
On October 26, the reporter learned from Chongqing Customs that in the first three quarters of 2022, Chongqing’s total foreign trade import and export value was 625.95 billion yuan, up 8.5% year on year. Among them, the export was 407.45 billion yuan, up 11.5% year on year; Imports reached 218.5 billion yuan, up 3.3% year on year.
The relevant person in charge of Chongqing Customs introduced that in the first three quarters of this year, Chongqing’s foreign trade import and export mainly had several characteristics.
First, the import and export of major market players kept growing. In the first three quarters, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises in Chongqing reached 294.24 billion yuan, up 8.2% year on year; The import and export of private enterprises reached 283.5 billion yuan, up 12.7% year on year; The above two types of enterprises accounted for 92.3% of Chongqing’s total foreign trade import and export value in the same period.
Second, the import and export of major trade modes kept growing. In the first three quarters, Chongqing’s processing trade import and export reached 274.53 billion yuan, up 6.8% year on year; Import and export of general trade reached 225.66 billion yuan, up 15.2% year on year; The import and export of bonded logistics was 123.19 billion yuan, up 1.5% year on year.
Third, the import and export of major trading partners kept growing. In the first three quarters, Chongqing’s imports and exports to ASEAN, the EU and the United States were 94.66 billion yuan, 94.02 billion yuan and 87.74 billion yuan respectively, up 1.8%, 4% and 3.1% year on year respectively. The total import and export value accounted for 44.2% of Chongqing’s total foreign trade value in the same period. Over the same period, the import and export to countries along the “the Belt and Road” reached 168.78 billion yuan, up 6.9% year on year; Import and export to other RCEP member countries reached 195.77 billion yuan, up 12.8% year on year.
Fourth, the import and export of major open platforms maintained growth. In the first three quarters, the import and export of Chongqing Comprehensive Bonded Zone was 405.49 billion yuan, up 2.9% year on year, accounting for 64.8% of Chongqing’s total foreign trade value in the same period.
Fifth, major imports and exports kept growing. In terms of export, Chongqing exported 349.37 billion yuan of mechanical and electrical products in the first three quarters, up 3.6% year on year, accounting for 85.7% of Chongqing’s total export value; In terms of import, in the first three quarters, Chongqing imported 146.1 billion yuan of high-tech products, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%, accounting for 66.9% of Chongqing’s total import value.
