In 2022, Chongqing's open economy development will usher in more opportunities and a better situation. On January 17, 2022, it was learned from the press conference on Chongqing's foreign trade import and export situation in 2021 that Chongqing's foreign trade import and export reached a record high again - the total value of foreign trade import and export in 2021 will reach 800.06 billion yuan, an increase of 22.8% compared with 2020. double-digit growth since 2018.

The import and export of private enterprises was 349.4 billion yuan, an increase of 40%

According to Wang Honghan, deputy head of Chongqing Customs and spokesman, among the city's foreign trade imports and exports, exports reached 516.83 billion yuan, an increase of 23.4%; imports were 283.23 billion yuan, an increase of 21.7%. Among the 12 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the western region, Chongqing ranked second in terms of import and export value, accounting for 22.5% of the total foreign trade value of the western region during the same period; its contribution rate to the foreign trade growth of the western region during the same period was 24.8%, ranking first.

According to the "transcript" of Chongqing's foreign trade import and export in 2021, it is found that Chongqing's private enterprises have made outstanding contributions to the growth of foreign trade. In 2021, the import and export of Chongqing's private enterprises will be 349.4 billion yuan, an increase of 40%, and the proportion of Chongqing's total foreign trade in the same period will increase by 5.4 percentage points to 43.7%. The import and export of foreign-invested enterprises was 382.51 billion yuan, an increase of 9.4%. The import and export of state-owned enterprises was 67.55 billion yuan, an increase of 32.1%.

At the same time, Chongqing's trade diversification has achieved remarkable results, and its trade ties with countries along the Belt and Road have deepened. In 2021, our city will have trade relations with 215 countries and regions. Among them, the import and export value of the top three trading partners ASEAN, the European Union and the United States increased by 15.2%, 19.5% and 11.4% respectively year-on-year. The value of imports and exports to countries and regions along the “Belt and Road” reached 220.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26%. Among them, imports and exports to India, Russia and Poland increased by 51.3%, 66.3% and 36% respectively.

The export of notebook computers and fuel motorcycles ranks first in the country

In addition, the export value of notebook computers and fuel motorcycles in our city also ranks first in the country. Among them, the export value of notebook computers reached 200.09 billion yuan, ranking first in the country for three consecutive years. The export value of integrated circuits and tablet computers reached 36.5 billion yuan and 22.79 billion yuan, an increase of 54.4% and 52.6% respectively; the export value of fuel motorcycles was 14.67 billion yuan, an increase of 37.5%; the export value of automobiles was 12.32 billion yuan, an increase of 1.1 times.

While the export sector is growing rapidly, the city's imports of integrated circuits, storage components, grain and oil and other production and living materials are also expanding. In 2021, Chongqing's imports of integrated circuits, storage components, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, spare parts for automatic data processing equipment, pulp and other production materials will increase by 13.3%, 4.6%, 2.7 times, 47%, and 2.2 times, respectively. The total import value accounts for Chongqing's imports in the same period. 58.7% of the total value. During the same period, the import of meat, grain and edible oil was 91,000 tons, 416,000 tons and 216,000 tons respectively, an increase of 22.5%, 39.6% and 16 times respectively, with a total import value of 5.43 billion yuan.

18 more enterprises with import and export value of more than 100 million yuan

Wang Honghan said that Chongqing's foreign trade scale has reached a record high. An important reason is that since last year, a series of policies and measures have been introduced to stabilize foreign trade, foreign investment and foreign economy, and the vitality of import and export enterprises has been significantly improved. He introduced that in 2021, there will be 3,756 enterprises in Chongqing with actual import and export performance, an increase of 84 compared with 2020. Among them, there are 425 enterprises with an import and export value of more than 100 million yuan, an increase of 18 compared with 2020.

"The overall control of the new crown epidemic in Chongqing is good, and the supply chain, industrial chain and logistics chain are generally stable, which also provides a solid foundation for the growth of foreign trade." Wang Honghan said that the electronic equipment manufacturing industry, as the leading industry of Chongqing's foreign trade, will realize import and export of 534.82 billion yuan in 2021. , an increase of 16.5%, accounting for 66.8% of Chongqing's total foreign trade value in the same period, stabilizing the "basic plate" of Chongqing's foreign trade growth. In the same period, the total import and export value of the automobile manufacturing industry was 27.58 billion yuan, an increase of 77.7%, which was 54.9 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of Chongqing's foreign trade in the same period.

In 2021, the special supervision area of Chongqing Customs will give full play to the supporting role of foreign trade. Among them, Xiyong Comprehensive Bonded Area and Lianglu Cuntan Comprehensive Bonded Area will rank the 4th and 7th in the national comprehensive bond area in terms of import and export scale. Editor/Sang Xiaomei