15.4%, 16.5%, 22.8%, 25.8%, in the first three quarters of this year, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui import and export growth rate "report card" released.
"In the first three quarters, the foreign trade of the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta achieved a substantial growth of more than double digits. On the one hand, this is the general increase brought about by the low base under the influence of the epidemic last year, on the other hand, after the Spring Festival, many enterprises resumed work in advance, and foreign trade transportation such as ports and terminals ran in advance, providing a significant boost to the growth of foreign trade. Wu Fuxiang, chief expert of the regional economy of the Yangtze River Industry and Economics Think Tank of Nanjing University, director of the Department of Industrial Economics of the School of Economics of Nanjing University, and professor, told the International Finance News that many factors such as the active private economy, the vitality of scientific and technological innovation, the diversified market and foreign trade formats are also important reasons for the "sailing" of foreign trade in the Yangtze River Delta.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > Shanghai's current "deficit"</h1>
According to Shanghai Customs statistics, in the first three quarters of this year, Shanghai achieved a total import and export value of 2.92 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.4% over the same period last year. Among them, Shanghai achieved exports of 1.1 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.9%; imports of 1.82 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.1%; trade deficit of 711.16 billion yuan, an increase of 36.8%.
In the first three quarters, Shanghai's trade deficit was significant, what was the reason behind it?
"Shanghai's foreign trade deficit is essentially an external reflection of the adjustment of the industrial structure of the real economy, and the deep-seated reason for the continuous deficit is the increase in the proportion of the tertiary industry in the national economy." Ge Heping, a professor at the School of Management Engineering of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, told the International Finance News reporter that "according to the world bank's economic statistics and international relevant data research, the greater the share of the service industry in a developed country (or developed region) and its national economy, the greater the foreign trade deficit." The Service Industry in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and other countries accounts for more than 75%, and foreign trade has also shown a long-term deficit. ”
"As an important part of the tertiary industry, the service industry complements the total national economy of the tertiary industry and its growth rate. It can be seen that with the continuous acceleration of the optimization and adjustment of China's industrial structure, the phenomenon of increasing foreign trade deficit will exist for a long time and will continue to expand. Ge Heping further said that the current degree of China's opening up to the outside world is constantly expanding, providing a very wide market and competitive space for foreign investment, which is an important manifestation of the rapid development of the national economy and the continuous improvement of the overall consumption level of the international market.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="8" > Anhui into a "dark horse"</h1>
According to Hefei Customs statistics, in the first three quarters of this year, the total import and export value of goods trade in Anhui Province was 499.41 billion yuan, the best level in the same period in history, an increase of 25.8% over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 291.36 billion yuan, an increase of 26.2%; imports were 208.05 billion yuan, an increase of 25.3%.
Compared with the whole country, in the first three quarters, the overall growth rate of imports and exports in Anhui was 3.2 percentage points higher than that of the whole country, and the growth rates of exports and imports were 3.4 and 2.8 percentage points higher, respectively. From the perspective of scale, in the first three quarters, the total import and export value of Anhui ranked second in the central region and 13th in the country. The total value of imports and exports accounted for 4.9% of the Yangtze River Delta, and the growth rate was the first in the Yangtze River Delta.
In Ge Heping's view, Anhui's becoming a "dark horse" is attributed to factors such as good performance in imports and exports to major markets, increased vitality of business entities, rapid growth in exports of high value-added products, and the important role played by the Anhui Pilot Free Trade Zone.
According to the data, in the first three quarters, Anhui imported and exported 65.88 billion yuan, 63.8 billion yuan and 55.19 billion yuan to the top three trading partners, the United States, the European Union and ASEAN respectively, an increase of 14%, 27.6% and 23.8% respectively, accounting for 13.2%, 12.8% and 11.1% of the total import and export value, respectively.
At the same time, there were 9413 enterprises with import and export performance in Anhui, an increase of 554 year-on-year. Among them, the import and export of private enterprises was 247.98 billion yuan, an increase of 21.5%, accounting for 49.7%.
In addition, in the first three quarters, the export of mechanical and electrical products in Anhui was 180.41 billion yuan, an increase of 35.1%, accounting for 61.9% of the total export value, an increase of 4.1 percentage points over the same period last year; the export of high-tech products was 85.47 billion yuan, an increase of 37.8%.
"Since its unveiling on September 24 last year, the three areas of the Anhui Pilot Free Trade Zone have actively promoted the '9+3+N' special action plan, continuously released the vitality of opening up to the outside world, and the role of high-quality development engines has become increasingly prominent." Ge Heping said that in the first three quarters, the import and export of the Anhui Pilot Free Trade Zone was 112.04 billion yuan, an increase of 1.3 times.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="16" > Jiangsu and Zhejiang "strong feet"</h1>
In the list of the top ten export trade in the country, Jiangsu and Zhejiang ranked among the top three in the country.
According to Nanjing Customs statistics, the import and export value of Foreign Trade in Jiangsu Province in the first three quarters was 3.75 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.5% year-on-year, an increase of 17.2% over the same period in 2019, and an average growth rate of 8.3% in two years, accounting for 13.2% of China's total import and export value. Among them, exports were 2.32 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.2%,; imports were 1.43 trillion yuan, an increase of 14%.
In this regard, Wu Fuxiang believes that Private Enterprises in Jiangsu have played a "stabilizer" role.
"Profound changes in the internal and external environment such as Sino-US trade frictions and rising labor costs have led to the transformation of Jiangsu's foreign trade entities after the epidemic, the proportion of foreign-funded enterprises has decreased slightly, and the export growth rate and proportion of private enterprises have increased significantly, becoming the backbone of stable export growth." Wu Fuxiang said, "At the same time, traditional industries usher in new opportunities. Jiangsu is a traditional textile and garment province, with a high proportion of export sales. In recent years, due to the decline in competitiveness caused by rising costs, the proportion of Jiangsu's total exports has tended to decline. However, after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the growth of exports such as protective clothing and spinning has increased significantly, and enterprises in the province have undertaken a large number of overseas orders from areas with serious epidemics. ”
"Jiangsu's foreign trade format innovation is also constantly exerting force." Wu Fuxiang further pointed out that Jiangsu has made full use of the cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zone and the pilot market procurement trade mode, accelerated the cultivation of new trade formats and new models, and the rapid development of new trade modes such as cross-border e-commerce, bonded trade and market procurement has become a new driving force for the development of Jiangsu's foreign trade.
In addition, the EU has gradually replaced the United States as Jiangsu's largest trading partner, and the number of countries along the "Belt and Road" exports in Jiangsu has shown an upward trend, and the diversification of the foreign trade market has made positive progress. After the approval of the Jiangsu Pilot Free Trade Zone, the three areas are committed to institutional innovation, increasing the intensity of reform and opening up, becoming a new growth point for exports, and playing a key role in the cultivation of New Advantages of Jiangsu's foreign trade.
Look at Zhejiang again.
Hangzhou customs data show that in the first three quarters, the total value of imports and exports in Zhejiang Province was 3 trillion yuan, an increase of 22.8% year-on-year. Among them, exports were 2.16 trillion yuan and imports were 833.01 billion yuan, an increase of 19.5% and 31.9% respectively year-on-year.
Ge Heping said that Zhejiang mechanical and electrical high-tech products led the export growth. In the first three quarters, Zhejiang Province exported 1.04 trillion yuan of mechanical and electrical and high-tech products, an increase of 24.1%, accounting for 48.0% of Zhejiang's total export value, driving the overall export growth of 11.2 percentage points. At the same time, Jiangsu's general trade has grown steadily, and processing trade has rebounded rapidly.
"The vitality of foreign trade business entities has increased, and the import and export growth of special customs supervision areas is relatively fast, which is also the reason for the growth of Zhejiang's foreign trade." Ge Heping said.
Data show that in the first three quarters, Zhejiang's import and export records reached 90,477, an increase of 6,126 year-on-year, which has exceeded the level of last year. The import and export of private enterprises in Zhejiang was 2.26 trillion yuan, an increase of 22.5%, accounting for 75.3% of the total foreign trade value of Zhejiang; the import and export of foreign-funded enterprises was 486.11 billion yuan, an increase of 23.4%; the import and export of state-owned enterprises was 252.89 billion yuan, an increase of 24.1%. The import and export of Zhejiang Customs Special Supervision Area was 187.38 billion yuan, an increase of 36.8%, the export was 53.73 billion yuan, an increase of 41.9%, and the import was 133.65 billion yuan, an increase of 34.9%. (Reporter Pan Jie)
Source: Yangtze River Delta Daily
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