According to customs statistics, in the first half of the year, the total import and export value of China's trade in goods was 21.17 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.1% year-on-year (the same below). Among them, exports were 12.13 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.9%; imports were 9.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2 percent; The trade surplus was 3.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 12%. In dollar terms, in the first half of the year, the total value of China's imports and exports was 2.98 trillion US dollars, an increase of 2.9%. Among them, exports were 1.71 trillion US dollars, an increase of 3.6%; imports were 1.27 trillion US dollars, an increase of 2%; The trade surplus was 435 billion US dollars, an increase of 8.6 percent. The main characteristics of China's import and export in the first half of the year: 1. The scale of trade hit a new high, and the quarterly trend continued to improve In the first half of the year, China's import and export regulations were 21 trillion yuan; The growth rate of imports and exports accelerated quarter by quarter, with an increase of 7.4% in the second quarter, 2.5 and 5.7 percentage points higher than that in the first quarter and the fourth quarter of last year, respectively, and the positive momentum of foreign trade was further consolidated. In the first half of the year, China's general trade import and export was 13.76 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2 percent, accounting for 65 percent of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 8.01 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.5%; imports were 5.75 trillion yuan, an increase of 1%. In the same period, the import and export of processing trade was 3.66 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.1 percent, accounting for 17.3 percent. Among them, exports were 2.32 trillion yuan, down 1.3%; imports were 1.34 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.5 percent. In addition, China's import and export in the form of bonded logistics was 2.96 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.6%. Among them, exports were 1.12 trillion yuan, an increase of 13.2%; imports were 1.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.9 percent. 3. Growth in imports and exports to ASEAN, the United States, and South Korea In the first half of the year, ASEAN was China's largest trading partner, and the total trade value between China and ASEAN was 3.36 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.5 percent, accounting for 15.9 percent of China's total foreign trade value. its exports to ASEAN were 203 million, up 14.2%; imports from ASEAN were 1.33 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2%; The trade surplus with ASEAN was 699.49 billion yuan, an increase of 36.5 percent. The EU is China's second largest trading partner, and the total value of China's trade with the EU was 2.72 trillion yuan, down 0.7 percent, accounting for 12.8 percent. Among them, exports to the EU were 1.78 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.5%; imports from the EU were 938.87 billion yuan, down 2.9%; The trade surplus with the EU was 837.67 billion yuan, an increase of 4.6 percent. The United States is China's third largest trading partner, and the total value of China's trade with the United States was 2.29 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.9 percent, accounting for 10.8 percent. Among them, exports to the United States were 1.71 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.7%; imports from the United States were 577.97 billion yuan, down 2%; The trade surplus with the United States was 1.14 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.4 percent. South Korea is China's fourth largest trading partner, and the total value of trade between China and South Korea was 1.13 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.6 percent, accounting for 5.3 percent. Among them, exports to South Korea were 516.95 billion yuan, down 0.6%; imports from South Korea were 609.02 billion yuan, an increase of 15.7%; The trade deficit with South Korea was 92.07 billion yuan, an increase of 14.3 times. During the same period, China's total imports and exports to the "Belt and Road" countries were 10.03 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.2%. Among them, exports were 5.62 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.4%; mouth 4.41 trillion yuan, up 5.8%. In the first half of the year, the import and export of private enterprises was 11.64 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.2 percent, accounting for 55 percent of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 2.5 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 7.87 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.7%, accounting for 64.9% of China's total export value; imports were 3.77 trillion yuan, an increase of 12.3 percent, accounting for 41.8 percent of China's total import value. In the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 6.17 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.2 percent, accounting for 29.1 percent of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 3.31 trillion yuan, down 0.1%; imports were 2.86 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.5 percent. The import and export of state-owned enterprises was 3.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.2 percent, accounting for 15.6 percent of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 931.28 billion yuan, an increase of 1.9%; imports were 2.37 trillion yuan, an increase of 1%. In the first half of the year, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products were 7.14 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.2 percent, accounting for 58.9 percent of China's total export value. Among them, automatic data processing equipment and its parts and components were 6837.7 yuan, 10.3% long; integrated circuits were 542.74 billion yuan, an increase of 25.6%, 3917.6 yuan, an increase of 22.2%, and 3882.8 yuan, a decrease of 1.7%. In the same period, the export of labor products was 2.07 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.6%, accounting for 17.1%. Among them, clothing and clothing accessories were 524.43 billion yuan, an increase of 3%; textiles 492.67 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5%; plastic products were 377.64 billion yuan, an increase of 11.7%. The export of agricultural products was 344.43 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2 percent. In addition, 53.4 million tons of steel were exported, an increase of 24%; refined oil was 30.094 million tons, a decrease of 3.8%; fertilizer was 12.606 million tons, a decrease of 0.8%. 6. Imports of major commodities such as iron ore, coal, and natural gas increased In the first half of the year, China imported 611 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 6.2%, and the average import price (the same below) was 841.8 yuan per ton, an increase of 7%; crude oil was 275 million tons, down 2.3%, 4316.3 yuan per ton, up 7.9%; 250 million tons of coal, an increase of 12.5%, 716.3 yuan per ton, a decrease of 17%; natural gas was 64.652 million tons, an increase of 14.3%, and 3488.5 yuan per ton, down 10.5%; soybean 48.481 million tons, down 2.2%, 3691.4 yuan per ton, down 15.8%; refined oil was 25.076 million tons, an increase of 9.9%, 4330.6 yuan per ton, an increase of 7.9%, and 14.202 million yuan of primary materials, an increase of 0.1%, 1.08 yuan per ton, down 1%; unwrought copper and copper products were 2.763 million, an increase of 6.8%, and 65,900 yuan per ton, an increase of 8.6%. In the same period, the import of mechanical and electrical products was 3.25 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.1%. Among them, there were 258.89 billion integrated circuits, an increase of 14.1%, and a value of 1.27 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.4%; 332,000 automobiles, down 4.1%, with a value of 132.35 billion yuan, down 11.8%.