my country's foreign trade import and export data from January to June 2014: the total value of import and export was 1.35488 billion US dollars, an increase of 43.1% over the same period last year. Among them, exports were US$705.09 billion, an increase of 35.2%; imports were US$649.79 billion, an increase of 52.7%; the trade surplus was US$55.3 billion, a decrease of 42.5%.
The General Administration of Customs announced on July 10 the situation of my country's foreign trade import and export in the first half of 2014. According to customs statistics, my country's import and export value in June was 254.77 billion US dollars, an increase of 39.2%. Among them, the export was 137.4 billion US dollars, an increase of 43.9%; the import was 117.37 billion US dollars, an increase of 34.1%. Customs statistics show that in June, my country's monthly foreign trade export value and total import and export value both refreshed the historical records in July 2008, both hitting record highs. From a month-on-month perspective, foreign trade imports and exports in June this year increased by 4.4% compared with May; among them, exports increased by 4.3% and imports increased by 4.6%.
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The import and export of my country's general trade has grown rapidly. According to customs statistics, in the first half of this year, my country's general foreign trade import and export was 679.49 billion US dollars, an increase of 46.5%, which was 3.4 percentage points higher than the growth rate of the national foreign trade import and export in the same period. Among them, the export was 321.2 billion US dollars, an increase of 36.6%, which was 1.4 percentage points higher than the overall national export growth rate in the same period; the import was 358.29 billion US dollars, an increase of 56.6%, which was 3.9 percentage points higher than the national overall import growth rate in the same period. Under general trade, there was a trade deficit of US$37.09 billion, compared with a surplus of US$6.35 billion in the same period in 2009. During the same period, my country's import and export of processing trade was 527.76 billion US dollars, an increase of 38.2%. Among them, the export was 332.53 billion US dollars, an increase of 32.9%; the import was 195.23 billion US dollars, an increase of 48.3%.
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In the bilateral trade with major trading partners, customs statistics show that the bilateral trade between China and the EU was 219.42 billion US dollars, an increase of 37.2%. The total value of bilateral trade with the United States was 171.99 billion US dollars, an increase of 30.2%. Japan surpassed ASEAN with a slight advantage to become my country's third largest trading partner again. In the first half of the year, the total value of bilateral trade between my country and Japan was 136.55 billion US dollars, an increase of 37%. Among them, my country's exports to Japan were US$55.11 billion, an increase of 25.2%; imports from Japan were US$81.44 billion, an increase of 46.3%; the trade deficit with Japan was US$26.33 billion, an increase of 1.3 times. During the same period, the total value of bilateral trade between my country and ASEAN reached 136.49 billion US dollars, an increase of 54.7%. Among them, my country's exports to ASEAN were US$64.6 billion, an increase of 45.4%; imports from ASEAN were US$71.89 billion, an increase of 64%. In addition, Brazil has become my country's tenth largest trading partner. In the first half of the year, the total value of bilateral trade between my country and Brazil was 26.39 billion US dollars, an increase of 60.3%. Among them, China's export to Brazil was 10.32 billion US dollars, an increase of 1 times; the import from Brazil was 16.07 billion US dollars, an increase of 41.1%; the trade deficit with Brazil was 5.75 billion US dollars.
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From a domestic point of view, the total import and export value of Guangdong's foreign trade in the first half of this year was 345.23 billion US dollars, an increase of 33.9%. During the same period, the foreign trade import and export values ??of Jiangsu, Shanghai and Beijing were 214.6 billion, 171.77 billion and 144.32 billion US dollars, an increase of 49.2%, 42.5% and 60.1% respectively. In addition, the foreign trade import and export values ??of Zhejiang, Shandong and Fujian were 117.51 ??billion, 85.97 billion and 49.85 billion US dollars, an increase of 41.3%, 41% and 42.8% respectively. The total foreign trade import and export value of the above seven provinces and cities accounted for 83.3% of the total foreign trade import and export value of the country. In terms of exports, in the first half of the year, Guangdong exported 195.57 billion US dollars, an increase of 27.5%. Jiangsu and Shanghai exported US$122.48 billion and US$83.47 billion respectively, up 44.4% and 33.5% respectively. In addition, Zhejiang, Shandong, Fujian, and Beijing exported 82.22 billion, 46.68 billion, 32.65 billion, and 26 billion U.S. dollars, respectively, an increase of 39.7%, 34%, 39.1%, and 16.1%.
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Among export commodities, the export of mechanical and electrical products maintained rapid growth, and the growth rate of traditional bulk commodity exports generally accelerated. According to customs statistics, in the first half of this year, my country's export of mechanical and electrical products was 417 billion US dollars, an increase of 35.9%, which was 0.7 percentage points higher than the growth rate of my country's overall export in the same period, accounting for 59.1% of my country's total export value in the same period. Among them, the export of electrical and electronic products was 168.68 billion US dollars, an increase of 35.7%; the export of mechanical equipment was 141.87 billion US dollars, an increase of 36.5%. During the same period, the growth rate of traditional bulk commodity exports generally accelerated compared with the previous five months, of which clothing exports were 53.23 billion US dollars, an increase of 16%, 2.9 percentage points faster than the previous five months (the same below); textile yarns, fabrics and products Exports were US$35.65 billion, up 32.3%, 2.6 percentage points faster; furniture exports were 15.64 billion US dollars, up 33%, 6.4 percentage points faster; footwear exports were 15.62 billion US dollars, up 20.8%, 2.6 percentage points faster.
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Among imported commodities, the import volume of major bulk commodities increased to varying degrees, and the average import price generally rebounded significantly year-on-year. According to customs statistics, in the first half of this year, among the main commodities imported by my country, iron ore imports were 310 million tons, an increase of 4.1%, and the average import price was US$111.5 per ton, an increase of 47%; soybean imports were 25.8 million tons, an increase of 16.8%. The average price was US$442.4 per ton, up 7.4%. In addition, the import of mechanical and electrical products was 302.64 billion US dollars, an increase of 45.5%, of which the import of automobiles was 387,000, an increase of 1.7 times. the