The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China announced the cumulative import and export data for July and January-July this year. The main information related to some furniture exports is as follows (in RMB): The export value of furniture and its parts in July was 39.21 میلیارد یوان, افزایش 12.2 compared to June. %; the cumulative export value from January to July was 19,682 میلیون یوان, down 2.6% from the same period in 2019 (سال به سال), and the decline was 6 percentage points narrower than that from January to June. The situation continued to improve.
From January to July, the cumulative export value of related products in the four categories of furniture, lamps, lighting devices and parts, ceramic products and textile products was 1,039.89 میلیارد یوان, افزایش 23.6% from the cumulative data from January to June.
Except for furniture, textile exports amounted to 634.22 میلیارد یوان, افزایش نسبت به سال به سال 35.8%. Lamps and lanterns were 124.8 میلیارد یوان, up 2.7% سال به سال; ceramics were 84.05 میلیارد یوان, down 25.4% سال به سال. Overall, from January to July this year, the total value of my country’s imports and exports of goods trade was 17.2 trillion yuan, کاهش سالانه سال 1.7%, and the rate of decline narrowed by 1.5 percentage points from January to June. در میان آنها, exports were 9.4 trillion yuan, down 0.9% سال به سال, and the rate of decline narrowed 2.1 percentage points from January to June; imports were 7.8 trillion yuan, down 2.6% سال به سال, and the rate of decline narrowed 0.7 percentage points from January to June; trade surplus 1,631.15 میلیارد یوان.
In July, my country’s foreign trade imports and exports were 2.9 trillion yuan, افزایش نسبت به سال به سال 5.8%. در میان آنها, exports were 1.7 trillion yuan, افزایش نسبت به سال به سال 9.3%; imports were 1.2 trillion yuan, افزایش نسبت به سال به سال 1.4%; the trade surplus was 442.24 میلیارد یوان.
Imports and exports to ASEAN, the European Union and Japan increased, while imports to the United States declined. In the first seven months, China’s total trade value with ASEAN was 2.51 trillion yuan, افزایش 6.6%, accounting for 14.6% of China’s total foreign trade value. در میان آنها, China’s exports to ASEAN were 1.4 trillion yuan, افزایش 5.6%; imports from ASEAN were 1.11 trillion yuan, افزایش 7.8%; the trade surplus with ASEAN was 288.13 میلیارد یوان, کاهش 2.1%.
The total value of trade with the EU was 2.41 trillion yuan, افزایش 0.1%, accounting for 14% of our total foreign trade value. در میان آنها, China’s exports to the EU were 1.47 trillion yuan, افزایش 4%; imports from the EU were 936.72 میلیارد یوان, کاهش 5.6%; and the trade surplus with the EU was 534.78 میلیارد یوان, افزایش 26.5%.
The total value of Sino-US trade was 2.03 trillion yuan, down 3.3%, accounting for 11.8% of our total foreign trade value. در میان آنها, China’s exports to the United States were 1.56 trillion yuan, کاهش 4.1%; imports from the United States were 475.5 میلیارد یوان, کاهش 0.3%; the trade surplus with the United States was 1.08 trillion yuan, کاهش 5.7%.
The total value of Sino-Japanese trade was 1.22 trillion yuan, افزایش 1.1%, accounting for 7.1% of our total foreign trade value. در میان آنها, exports to Japan were 557.13 میلیارد یوان, افزایش 0.2%; imports from Japan were 666.85 میلیارد یوان, افزایش 1.8%; the trade deficit with Japan was 109.72 میلیارد یوان, افزایش 10.8%.
The import and export of private enterprises increased and their proportion increased. In the first seven months, the import and export of private enterprises was 7.83 trillion yuan, افزایش 7.2%, accounting for 45.6% of our total foreign trade value, افزایش 3.8 percentage points over the same period last year. در میان آنها, exports were 5.12 trillion yuan, افزایش 6.4%, accounting for 54.5% of the total export value; imports were 2.71 trillion yuan, افزایش 8.7%, accounting for 34.9% of the total import value.
Analysts said that the performance of foreign trade exports in July exceeded expectations. With the accelerated resumption of overseas work and production, the external demand situation is expected to be gradually restored, and exports are expected to stabilize in a positive growth range.
Tang Jianwei, chief researcher of the Bank of Communications Financial Research Center, said that China’s exports have achieved positive growth, which is better than the export situation of neighboring countries, indicating that China’s export competitiveness is still strong. From the perspective of trade regions, China’s imports and exports with ASEAN continued to grow, and ASEAN became my country’s largest trading partner, making a significant contribution to the resilience of China’s exports throughout the first half of the year, including July.
The leading manufacturing Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) also confirms the authenticity of the improved export data. China’s manufacturing PMI rose to 51.1% in July, افزایش 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, and was above the threshold for five consecutive months. در میان آنها, را “new order index” has rebounded for three consecutive months, which means that my country’s export growth rate is still supported in the short term, and exports in August are expected to continue to maintain positive growth year-on-year.