Zhejiang's foreign trade import and export in August hit a record high

Hangzhou Customs announced in August the Zhejiang province foreign trade data, 1-8 months of this year, Zhejiang province monthly import and export, export scale to achieve six Yang, August monthly export, import and export record, stabilize the good momentum significantly.

According to Hangzhou customs statistics, 1-8 months of Zhejiang province to achieve import and export 1 trillion and 446 billion 450 million yuan, an increase of 3.8%; of which, exports 1 trillion and 160 billion 970 million yuan, an increase of 5.1%. August, Zhejiang foreign trade import and export 218 billion 980 million yuan, up 12.8%.

Private enterprises to highlight the advantages of foreign investment enterprises showed signs of stabilization. The first 8 months, Zhejiang private enterprises import and export 1 trillion and 18 billion 150 million yuan, an increase of 9%, of which exports 873 billion 200 million yuan, an increase of 10%. It is worth mentioning that in August, foreign investment enterprises over 30 consecutive months of imports and exports are falling, the growth rate for the first time since February 2014, both positive, the release signal to stabilize.

European and American trade continued to recover, the first 8 months, Zhejiang Province on the European Union, the United States, the ASEAN import and export growth rate was 7.9%, 4.8% and 7.8%. To maintain a strong momentum of development of the countries along the trade The Belt and Road, import and export volume reached 454 billion 380 million yuan, up 7.1%. In addition, South Korea, Australia, import and export fast pick up, import and export growth rate were 5.8% and 3%.

Commodity structure to further optimize the traditional advantages of product exports to stabilize the better. Export, high-tech products exports 72 billion 770 million yuan, up 11.5%, of which the growth rate of solar cell exports reached 33.7%.