Foreign trade is one of the "troikas" driving economic growth, and the total import and export volume and export situation are the intuitive contents that reflect the phased achievements of the region's foreign economy. In the economic operation reports of various localities, the content of the foreign economy is one of the fixed sections, and the total import and export volume, export volume and import volume are indispensable contents.
2021 is another upward year for Shandong's foreign trade, which has refreshed the province's historical high for 6 consecutive years. The total import and export volume of the whole year was 2.93 trillion yuan, an increase of 32.4% year-on-year, of which the export volume reached 1.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 34.8% year-on-year.
Qingdao, Yantai and Weifang ranked in the top 3, and Qingdao rode the dust
Qingdao is an economic brother of Shandong, and foreign trade is also one of its economic indicators in the province. As the earliest city in the province to open up and the largest amount of foreign business, Qingdao's export volume and total import and export volume are the first in the province and account for a huge proportion, in 2021, Qingdao completed exports of 492.13 billion yuan, accounting for about 28% of the province, the total import and export volume of 849.84 billion yuan, accounting for 29% of the province, are more than twice the second place.
Yantai and Weifang ranked 2nd and 3rd, Yantai is a large city of industry + agriculture in the province, with the largest proportion of mechanical and electrical equipment; clothing and agricultural products also occupy a certain proportion.
In terms of export volume, Yantai accounts for 13.9% of the province, and the total import and export volume accounts for 14% of the province, which is relatively unsatisfactory in terms of growth rate, and the growth rate of exports and total imports and exports is lower than the average growth rate of the province. Weifang achieved considerable growth, especially export growth rate of 53.2%.
Linyi's export value rose to 4th place
Export volume is one of the rapid economic indicators of Linyi in the past three years, and the export value is much greater than the import value. In 2021, Linyi's total import and export volume will reach 176.68 billion yuan, of which exports will account for 158.48 billion yuan.
In terms of export value, Linyi has risen to the 4th place in the province and entered the top 40 in the country. The export growth rate of 59.8% ranks second in the province, second only to Liaocheng; the growth rate of total import and export is as high as 51.4%, the first in the province, and the export volume is the main force driving the growth rate. In the categories of export products, mechanical and electrical products, plates, agricultural products, hardware, etc. account for a large proportion.
Liaocheng has the highest export growth rate in the province
In 2021, Liaocheng completed exports of 36.64 billion yuan, although relatively low in the province, but the growth rate of 61.1% ranked first in the province's export growth rate. With the surge in exports, Liaocheng's export volume has successfully entered the position, surpassing Dezhou and Zaozhuang. In terms of export products, steel, textile yarns and agricultural products are the main export commodities.
Tai'an's export volume and total import and export volume are at the bottom
After ranking 16th in the province in terms of export volume and total import and export volume in 2020, Tai'an has still not been able to "turn around" in 2021. The total export volume of 19.32 billion yuan not only ranks last in the province, but also the only city below 20 billion yuan, and the growth rate of export volume is still lower than the average speed of the province.
The weakness of foreign trade has also exposed to a certain extent the relatively small competitive advantage of Tai'an industrial and commercial products, and the lack of core industries and advantageous industries.