According to statistics released by Guiyang Customs on the 24th, the scale of foreign trade in Guizhou Province continued to expand in the first seven months of 2023, with a total import and export value of 43.81 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), an increase of 13.9%. Among them, exports were 31.01 billion yuan, an increase of 19.1%; imports were 12.79 billion yuan, an increase of 2.9%.
In the first seven months of 2023, the total import and export value of Guizhou Province will increase by 13.9%, which is 13.5 percentage points faster than the national average growth rate. Among them, Guiyang has a prominent dominant position. The import and export in the first seven months was 33.51 billion yuan, an increase of 12.4%, accounting for 76.5% of the total import and export value of Guizhou Province; 137.6%, 53.9% and 50.1%.
Statistics show that Guizhou's main import and export commodities have achieved steady growth. In terms of imports: the new energy lithium battery industry is developing rapidly, and the import of related raw materials nickel matte and ferronickel is 930 million yuan, achieving a net growth. In terms of exports: the export of mechanical and electrical products (electronic components, integrated circuits, etc.) was 19.00 billion yuan, an increase of 14.6%; the export of agricultural products was 3.58 billion yuan, an increase of 9.1%.
It is worth mentioning that Guizhou's diversified and stable economic and trade relations have been continuously expanded. In the first seven months of 2023, Guizhou Province's import and export to ASEAN, the largest trading partner, was 8.53 billion yuan, an increase of 17.8%, which was 3.9 percentage points faster than the average growth rate of Guizhou Province, accounting for 19.5% of Guizhou Province's total import and export value; Trading partners Hong Kong and South Korea imported and exported 6.48 billion yuan and 2.21 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 30.3% and 23.3% respectively.
In the first seven months of 2023, Guizhou Province imported and exported 15.37 billion yuan to countries along the "Belt and Road", an increase of 20.7%, accounting for 35.1% of the total value of imports and exports; ) The import and export of the country was 14.01 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; the import and export of BRICS countries was 5.27 billion yuan, an increase of 78.8%.