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 Bhirioni Yuan, kuwedzera kwe 12.2 compared to June. %; the cumulative export value from January to July was 19,682 Mamirioni Yuan, pasi 2.6% from the same period in 2019 (gore-paGore), 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 Bhirioni Yuan, kuwedzera kwe 23.6% from the cumulative data from January to June.
Except for furniture, textile exports amounted to 634.22 Bhirioni Yuan, a year-on-year increase of 35.8%. Lamps and lanterns were 124.8 Bhirioni Yuan, kumusoro 2.7% gore-paGore; ceramics were 84.05 Bhirioni Yuan, pasi 25.4% gore-paGore. 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, gore-pa-gore kuderera kwe 1.7%, and the rate of decline narrowed by 1.5 percentage points from January to June. Pakati pavo, exports were 9.4 trillion yuan, pasi 0.9% gore-paGore, and the rate of decline narrowed 2.1 percentage points from January to June; kupinza kwaive 7.8 trillion yuan, pasi 2.6% gore-paGore, and the rate of decline narrowed 0.7 percentage points from January to June; trade surplus 1,631.15 Bhirioni Yuan.
Muna Chikunguru, my country’s foreign trade imports and exports were 2.9 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. Pakati pavo, exports were 1.7 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.3%; kupinza kwaive 1.2 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%; the trade surplus was 442.24 Bhirioni Yuan.
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, kuwedzera kwe 6.6%, accounting 14.6% of China’s total foreign trade value. Pakati pavo, China’s exports to ASEAN were 1.4 trillion yuan, kuwedzera kwe 5.6%; imports from ASEAN were 1.11 trillion yuan, kuwedzera kwe 7.8%; the trade surplus with ASEAN was 288.13 Bhirioni Yuan, kuderera kwe 2.1%.
The total value of trade with the EU was 2.41 trillion yuan, kuwedzera kwe 0.1%, accounting 14% of our total foreign trade value. Pakati pavo, China’s exports to the EU were 1.47 trillion yuan, kuwedzera kwe 4%; imports from the EU were 936.72 Bhirioni Yuan, kuderera kwe 5.6%; and the trade surplus with the EU was 534.78 Bhirioni Yuan, kuwedzera kwe 26.5%.
The total value of Sino-US trade was 2.03 trillion yuan, pasi 3.3%, accounting 11.8% of our total foreign trade value. Pakati pavo, China’s exports to the United States were 1.56 trillion yuan, kuderera kwe 4.1%; imports from the United States were 475.5 Bhirioni Yuan, kuderera kwe 0.3%; the trade surplus with the United States was 1.08 trillion yuan, kuderera kwe 5.7%.
The total value of Sino-Japanese trade was 1.22 trillion yuan, kuwedzera kwe 1.1%, accounting 7.1% of our total foreign trade value. Pakati pavo, exports to Japan were 557.13 Bhirioni Yuan, kuwedzera kwe 0.2%; imports from Japan were 666.85 Bhirioni Yuan, kuwedzera kwe 1.8%; the trade deficit with Japan was 109.72 Bhirioni Yuan, kuwedzera kwe 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, kuwedzera kwe 7.2%, accounting 45.6% of our total foreign trade value, kuwedzera kwe 3.8 percentage points over the same period last year. Pakati pavo, exports were 5.12 trillion yuan, kuwedzera kwe 6.4%, accounting 54.5% of the total export value; kupinza kwaive 2.71 trillion yuan, kuwedzera kwe 8.7%, accounting 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% muna Chikunguru, kuwedzera kwe 0.2 percentage points from the previous month, and was above the threshold for five consecutive months. Pakati pavo, the the “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.
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