In the first five months of this year, my country's import and export of goods achieved a growth of 2.5%. What are the characteristics and highlights of foreign trade operations in the first five months? What other information can we obtain through the latest data released by customs? Let’s see the reporter’s observation.

The cumulative growth rate of my country's foreign trade has rebounded month by month

The reporter learned from the General Administration of Customs that the foreign trade data released today shows that China's foreign trade is moving forward steadily in a complex environment. Why do we say that? We can take a look back at the monthly foreign trade data this year:

Imports and exports in January fell by 2.2% year-on-year. Imports and exports in the first two months fell by 1.2% year-on-year, narrowing the decline. As March began, the growth rate turned from negative to positive, and imports and exports increased slightly by 1.3% year-on-year in the first quarter. In April, despite the uncertainty brought by US tariff policies, my country's overall foreign trade growth rate reached 2.4% in the first four months, and it still maintained a positive growth trend.

According to the first five months data released today, my country's foreign trade growth rate further increased to 2.5%. It can be seen that my country's foreign trade has broken through the ice and improved steadily under pressure.

In May's single-month exports achieved both year-on-year and month-on-month growth

You may be more concerned about the performance of foreign trade in May. The data released today showed that imports and exports in May were 3.81 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%. Among them, exports were 2.28 trillion yuan. Last month, the monthly exports in April were 2.27 trillion yuan, so from a month-on-month perspective, exports in May were still good.

In the first five months, foreign-invested enterprises imported and exported RMB 5.21 trillion

From the perspective of business entities, in addition to the outstanding performance of private enterprises, the performance of foreign-invested enterprises is also worthy of attention. Data shows that in the first five months, my country's foreign-invested enterprises imported and exported RMB 5.21 trillion, an increase of 2.3%, accounting for 29% of my country's total import and export value, nearly 30%.

The number of foreign companies with import and export performance hit a record high in the same period in five years

The data of foreign companies with import and export performance has exceeded 73,000, the highest in the same period in five years. This shows that China's unswerving expansion of high-level opening up has always been an ideal, safe and favorable investment destination for foreign investors.

Behind this series of numbers is the strong resilience and adjustment ability shown by China's foreign trade in external uncertainty. In May, many high-standard international exhibitions such as the Canton Fair, the China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo, and the Western International Expo were held one after another. Many indicators such as the number of exhibitors and intended transaction volume frequently set new records, promoting the steady growth of my country's foreign trade.

Convenient customs clearance, expand the market and promote high-quality development of foreign trade

At the government and policy level, the country actively responds to the complex and changing foreign trade situation, and makes precise efforts from various aspects such as institutional innovation, customs clearance convenience, and market expansion.

For example, the General Administration of Customs, together with 20 departments and units including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, jointly deployed a five-month special action on cross-border trade facilitation in 25 cities across the country. All localities have also introduced innovative measures according to local conditions, such as Guangdong's "Guangdong Trade Global" and Sichuan's "Sichuan Travels the World" and other local overseas travel actions, which cooperate with the national-level foreign trade stabilization policies to jointly create a vibrant atmosphere for foreign trade development.

Source: CCTV News