The General Administration of Customs announced today that according to customs statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, my country’s total import and export value of goods trade was RMB 25.95 trillion, an increase of 1.1% over the same period last year (the same below). Among them, exports were 14.33 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.4%; imports were 11.62 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.5%; the trade surplus was 2.71 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.9%. In terms of U.S. dollars, the total value of my country's imports and exports in the first 10 months was 3.71 trillion U.S. dollars, a decrease of 0.8%. Among them, exports were US$2.05 trillion, an increase of 0.5%; imports were US$1.66 trillion, a decrease of 2.3%; the trade surplus was US$384.5 billion, an increase of 14.2%.
In October, my country's foreign trade imports and exports amounted to 2.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.6%. Among them, exports were 1.62 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.6%; imports were 1.22 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.9%; the trade surplus was 401.75 billion yuan, an increase of 34.9%. In terms of U.S. dollars, my country's foreign trade imports and exports in October were 415.92 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 8.4%. Among them, exports were 237.18 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 11.4%; imports were 178.74 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 4.7%; the trade surplus was 58.44 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 38.1%.
General trade imports and exports increased and the proportion increased. In the first 10 months, my country's general trade import and export was 15.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.8%, accounting for 60.1% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 1 percentage point over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 8.51 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.8%; imports were 7.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.5%. In the same period, the import and export of processing trade was 6.09 trillion yuan, a decrease of 6.2%. Among them, exports were 3.86 trillion yuan, a decrease of 6.6%; imports were 2.23 trillion yuan, a decrease of 5.6%. In addition, my country's imports and exports through bonded logistics were 3.15 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.4%. Among them, exports were 1.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.6%; imports were 2.06 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.3%.
Imports and exports to the top five trading partners of ASEAN, EU, the United States, Japan and South Korea all increased. In the first 10 months, ASEAN was China’s largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and ASEAN was 3.79 trillion yuan, an increase of 7%, accounting for 14.6% of China’s total foreign trade value. Among them, exports to ASEAN were 2.11 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.3%; imports from ASEAN were 1.68 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.6%; the trade surplus with ASEAN was 427.92 billion yuan, an increase of 10.1%. The EU is China's second largest trading partner, with a total trade value of 3.62 trillion yuan with the EU, an increase of 3.5%, accounting for 13.9% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports to the EU were 2.19 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; imports from the EU were 1.43 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.3%; the trade surplus with the EU was 764.57 billion yuan, an increase of 17.9%. The United States is China's third largest trading partner. The total value of Sino-US trade is 3.2 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.9%, accounting for 12.3% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports to the United States were 2.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.6%; imports from the United States were 725.65 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2%; the trade surplus with the United States was 1.75 trillion yuan, an increase of 3%. Japan is China's fourth largest trading partner. The total value of China-Japan trade is 1.8 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.5%, accounting for 6.9% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports to Japan were 809.17 billion yuan, basically the same as the same period last year; imports from Japan were 986.7 billion yuan, an increase of 2.7%; the trade deficit with Japan was 177.53 billion yuan, an increase of 17.1%. South Korea is China's fifth largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and South Korea is 1.62 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.8%, accounting for 6.2% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports to South Korea were 634.26 billion yuan, an increase of 1.4%; imports from South Korea were 987.44 billion yuan, an increase of 0.4%; the trade deficit with South Korea was 353.18 billion yuan, a decrease of 1.3%.
The import and export of private enterprises increased and their proportion increased. In the first 10 months, the import and export of private enterprises was 12 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.5%, accounting for 46.2% of our total foreign trade value, an increase of 3.9 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 7.94 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.9%, and accounted for 55.4% of the total export value; imports were 4.06 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.7%, and accounted for 35% of the total import value. In the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises was 10.02 trillion yuan, a decrease of 2.9%, accounting for 38.6% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 5.16 trillion yuan, down 5.7%; imports were 4.86 trillion yuan, up 0.3%. In addition, the import and export of state-owned enterprises was 3.83 trillion yuan, a decrease of 11.8%, accounting for 14.8% of China's total foreign trade value. Among them, exports were 1.19 trillion yuan, down 9.7%; imports were 2.64 trillion yuan, down 12.7%.
Exports of mechanical and electrical products, textiles, and plastic products increased, while exports of clothing, footwear, and luggage declined. In the first 10 months, my country exported 8.45 trillion yuan in mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 3.8%, accounting for 59% of the total export value. Among them, exports of automatic data processing equipment and their parts were 1.17 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.5%; mobile phones were 632.72 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.6%; and automobiles (including chassis) were 85.31 billion yuan, a decrease of 6.7%. In the same period, exports of textiles, including masks, were 908.41 billion yuan, an increase of 34.8%; clothing was 776.87 billion yuan, a decrease of 6.9%; plastic products were 466 billion yuan, an increase of 18%; furniture was 309.93 billion yuan, an increase of 7.9%; footwear was 197.16 billion yuan , Down 22%; toys, 184.31 billion yuan, an increase of 3%; luggage, 113.61 billion yuan, a decrease of 25%. In addition, the export of refined oil products was 50.982 million tons, a decrease of 3.4%; the steel products were 44.425 million tons, a decrease of 19.3%.
Imports of iron ore increased in volume and prices, while imports of crude oil, soybeans and natural gas increased in volume and prices fell. In the first 10 months, China imported 975 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 11.2%, and the average import price was 683.3 yuan per ton, an increase of 3.8%; crude oil was 459 million tons, an increase of 10.6%, and the average import price was 2286.1 yuan per ton, a decrease. 30.5%; coal was 253 million tons, a decrease of 8.3%, and the average import price was 487.8 yuan per ton, a decrease of 9%; soybeans was 83.217 million tons, an increase of 17.7%, and the average import price was 2713.1 yuan per ton, a decrease of 0.6%; natural gas was 81.261 million Ton, an increase of 4.7%, the average import price was 2326.4 yuan per ton, down 22.1%; the primary form of plastic was 33.67 million tons, an increase of 11.9%, and the average import price was 8793.5 yuan per ton, down 12.2%; refined oil was 24.131 million tons, Reduced by 2.9%, the average import price was 2895.1 yuan per ton, down 24.2%; steel was 17.005 million tons, an increase of 73.9%, and the average import price was 5671.5 yuan per ton, down 29.9%; unwrought copper and copper materials were 5.612 million tons, An increase of 41.4%, the average import price was 44,000 yuan per ton, down 2.4%. In addition, imports of mechanical and electrical products amounted to 5.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.4%. Among them, integrated circuits were 435.69 billion, an increase of 22.4%, valued at 1.98 trillion yuan, an increase of 16%; cars (including chassis) were 714,000, a decrease of 15.4%, and their value was 245.79 billion yuan, a decrease of 7.9%.