my country's foreign trade import and export data in the first 10 months of 2013: the total value of import and export was 21.16 trillion yuan (3.4 trillion US dollars), a year-on-year increase of 7.6%. Among them, exports were 11.2 trillion yuan (1.8 trillion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 7.8%; exports in October were 1.14 trillion yuan (185.4 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 5.6%.

? On November 8, 2013, the General Administration of Customs released my country's foreign trade import and export data from January to October 2013. According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months, my country's total import and export value was 21.16 trillion yuan (equivalent to 3.4 trillion U.S. dollars), an increase of 7.6% year-on-year (the same below) after deducting exchange rate factors. Among them, exports were 11.2 trillion yuan (equivalent to 1.8 trillion U.S. dollars), an increase of 7.8%; imports were 9.96 trillion yuan (equivalent to 1.6 trillion U.S. dollars), an increase of 7.3%; trade surplus was 1.25 trillion yuan (equivalent to 200.46 billion U.S. dollars) , expanding by 12%.

In October 2013, my country's total import and export value was 2.09 trillion yuan (equivalent to 339.7 billion US dollars), an increase of 6.5%. Among them, exports were 1.14 trillion yuan (equivalent to 185.4 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 5.6%; imports were 0.95 trillion yuan (equivalent to 154.3 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 7.6%; trade surplus was 192.38 billion yuan (equivalent to 31.1 billion U.S. dollars), narrowing 3.3%.

In the first 10 months of 2013, my country's general trade import and export reached US$1,796.35 billion, an increase of 8.5%, accounting for 52.8% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, the export was 885.8 billion US dollars, an increase of 9.2%, accounting for 49.2% of the total export value; the import was 910.55 billion US dollars, an increase of 7.9%, accounting for 56.9% of the total import value. The deficit under the general trade item was US$24.75 billion, a decrease of 24.3%. In the same period, the import and export of my country's processing trade was 1.10337 billion US dollars, an increase of 0.5%, accounting for 32.5% of the total value of China's foreign trade. Among them, exports were US$698.67 billion, down 0.9%, accounting for 38.8% of the total export value; imports were US$404.7 billion, up 2.9%, accounting for 25.3% of the total import value. The surplus under processing trade was US$293.97 billion, a decrease of 5.7%.

In China's bilateral trade with major trading partners, trade with the EU, the United States, and ASEAN has increased, while trade with Japan has declined. In the first 10 months of 2013, the total bilateral trade value between China and the EU was 456.09 billion US dollars, an increase of 0.5%. The total bilateral trade value between China and the United States was 423.62 billion US dollars, an increase of 6.9%. During the same period, the total value of bilateral trade between China and ASEAN was 358.95 billion US dollars, an increase of 10.9%. The total value of bilateral trade between the Mainland and Hong Kong was US$352.03 billion, an increase of 22.1%. The total bilateral trade value between China and Japan was 255.98 billion US dollars, a decrease of 7%.

In the first 10 months of 2013, Guangdong's import and export reached US$897.29 billion, an increase of 12.4%. During the same period, the total import and export value of Jiangsu and Shanghai was 452.35 billion US dollars and 361.16 billion US dollars, an increase of 0.8% and a decrease of 0.5% respectively; the import and export of Beijing (including central units in Beijing) was 358.05 billion US dollars, an increase of 7.1%. In addition, the total import and export value of Zhejiang, Shandong and Fujian was 274.35 billion, 214.79 billion and 140.57 billion US dollars, an increase of 5.9%, 6.4% and 10.9% respectively. The total import and export value of the above seven provinces and cities accounted for 79.4% of my country's total foreign trade value. In terms of exports, in the first 10 months of 2013, Guangdong exported 519.73 billion US dollars, an increase of 11.4%. Jiangsu and Zhejiang exported US$270.58 billion and US$202.88 billion respectively, up 1.1% and 8.9% respectively; Shanghai exported US$167.51 billion, down 2.2%. During the same period, Shandong, Fujian and Beijing exported 108.18 billion, 87.95 billion and 52.62 billion U.S. dollars respectively, an increase of 2.6%, 10.3% and 7.5% respectively. In addition, exports in the central and western regions maintained rapid growth. The export growth rates of the four provinces of Henan, Jiangxi, Hubei and Xinjiang were 19.8%, 18.9%, 17.5% and 14.6% respectively.

In the first 10 months of 2013, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached US$1,562.92 billion, an increase of 0.4%. During the same period, the import and export of private enterprises reached US$1,130.25 billion, an increase of 22.2%, which was 14.6 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of foreign trade. In addition, the import and export of state-owned enterprises was 616.69 billion US dollars, a decrease of 1.3%.

Among the export commodities, the export of electromechanical products has grown steadily, and the export of traditional labor-intensive products has a good growth momentum. Customs statistics show that in the first 10 months of 2013, my country's mechanical and electrical products exported 1,029.3 billion US dollars, an increase of 7.6%, accounting for 57.2% of the total export value. Among them, the export of electrical and electronic products was 458.22 billion US dollars, an increase of 17.7%; the export of mechanical equipment was 309.77 billion US dollars, an increase of 1%. Over the same period, clothing exports were US$145.8 billion, up 11.5%; textiles were US$87.76 billion, up 11%; footwear was US$41.26 billion, up 7.9%; furniture was US$41.62 billion, up 5.7%; plastics (11230, -55.00, -0.49% ) products were US$28.3 billion, an increase of 9.1%; luggage was US$22.6 billion, an increase of 11.3%; toys were US$10.52 billion, an increase of 7.5%; the total export of the above seven labor-intensive products was US$377.85 billion, an increase of 10%, accounting for the total export value 21% of the total.

Among imported commodities, the import prices of some energy and resource products fell. According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months of 2013, China imported 670 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 10.1%, with an average import price of US$129.1 per ton, a decrease of 2.3%; 260 million tons of coal, an increase of 17.3%, with an average import price of 89.8 US dollars per ton, down 13.1%; 230 million tons of crude oil, an increase of 3.4%, the average import price of 777.9 US dollars per ton, down 4.8%; 49.94 million tons of soybeans, an increase of 3.3%, the average import price of 606 US dollars per ton, an increase 3.3%; 33.38 million tons of refined oil, an increase of 3.8%, with an average import price of US$795.9 per ton, a decrease of 4.7%; 20.02 million tons of plastics in primary shapes, an increase of 2.1%, with an average import price of US$1993.6 per ton, an increase of 2% ; 11.62 million tons of steel products, an increase of 0.6%, with an average import price of US$1,210.8 per ton, a decrease of 7.9%; 3.665 million tons of unwrought copper and copper products, a decrease of 7%, with an average import price of US$7,846.6 per ton, a decrease of 5.6%; Unwrought aluminum and aluminum products were 750,000 tons, a decrease of 27.3%, and the average import price was US$4,363.9 per ton, an increase of 9.8%. In addition, the import of electromechanical products was 692.16 billion US dollars, an increase of 8.3%; of which, the number of automobiles was 951,000, a decrease of 1.2%.