On the 14th, Li Xingqian, director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, said when talking about the operation of foreign trade in the first quarter, the growth rate of my country's import and export of goods in the first quarter of this year hit a new high since 2011, and emerging markets such as the “Belt and Road” continued to grow. However, the current foreign trade development is still facing many unstable and uncertain factors, and more measures will be introduced to help stabilize the quality of foreign trade throughout the year. Small and medium-sized enterprises have become the focus of support.

"The growth momentum is good, better than the level before the epidemic." Li Xinggan said that from a year-on-year perspective, imports and exports in RMB (the same below) increased by 29.2%, 38.7% and 19.3% respectively, and the growth rate of imports and exports hit 2011. New highs since the same period. Compared with the same period in 2019, imports and exports, exports and imports increased by 20.5%, 22.5% and 18.2% respectively, which are also at a relatively high level.

At the same time, my country's foreign trade structure has continued to optimize, which has become more attractive to global resource elements. On the one hand, intensive efforts in traditional markets have achieved remarkable results. Exports to traditional markets such as Europe and the United States increased by 46.9%, driving the overall export growth rate by 22.4 percentage points. On the other hand, the trade ties with emerging markets have become closer, and ASEAN continues to maintain its position as China’s largest trading partner. , China’s imports and exports to countries along the “Belt and Road” increased by 21.4%.

Li Xingqian pointed out that the foreign trade in the first quarter was "not short in the off-season", which was basically the result of the recovery of international demand and the strong supply capacity of China's foreign trade industry. At the same time, we should be soberly aware that the current development of foreign trade is still facing many unstable and uncertain factors.

Among them, international logistics capacity is tight and freight costs are high; raw material prices continue to rise. In March, the PMI's main raw material price purchase index hit a four-year high, raising the overall cost of the company; problems such as difficulty in recruiting and expensive labor in some areas put multiple pressures on foreign trade entities .

Regarding the trend of foreign trade throughout the year, Li Xingqian said that the growth rate is expected to show a trend of "high in the front and low in the back", and we cannot be blindly optimistic. The Ministry of Commerce will implement the "three major plans" of superior import and export, trade industry integration and unimpeded trade, cultivate and support foreign trade entities, maintain the stability and unimpeded supply of the industrial chain, and continue to improve the overall competitiveness of foreign trade.

He told the reporter of "Economic Information Daily" that he would increase assistance to small and medium foreign trade enterprises. "The number of enterprises with actual import and export performance in my country has exceeded 530,000, most of which are small and medium-sized foreign trade enterprises. They are both the main body of entrepreneurship and the platform for innovation, representing the future of trade." Li Xingqian said.

Li Xingqian introduced that channels will be unblocked to promote market diversification. Actively promote the establishment of unimpeded trade working groups with relevant countries, give full play to the role of the mechanism platform, and pragmatically solve the problems and difficulties in the bilateral trade field. Actively build an online and offline exhibition platform to help companies effectively meet overseas demand, capture orders and expand markets. Continue to work with relevant departments to pay close attention to the implementation of the smooth international logistics policy, continue to increase transportation capacity, expand the supply of containers, and alleviate the logistics difficulties of foreign trade enterprises.

The blocking point will be opened up to help the integration of domestic and foreign trade. Continue to organize sales activities for export products that are marketable for domestic sales, strengthen policy support, and help companies solve specific problems such as domestic sales channels, financing and settlement. Promote the "same line, same standard and same quality" domestic and foreign products, increase the promotion of the "three tongs", and support the enterprises to develop the "three tongs" products. Instruct all localities to cultivate a group of dual-cycle enterprises to explore and improve the level of integration of domestic and foreign trade.

In addition, the environment will be optimized to promote trade facilitation. Deepen the reform of “delegating control and service” in the foreign trade field, further optimizing supervision of enterprises, and stimulating the vitality of market players. Continue to improve the "single window" function of international trade and increase the utilization rate. Optimize the business environment, continuously improve the level of trade facilitation, and help companies reduce costs and increase efficiency.

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