Recently, reporters learned from Haikou Customs that in the first 10 months of this year, Hainan's goods trade (import and export) value reached 230.23 billion yuan, a 21.2% increase compared to the same period last year. Of this, exports were 88.27 billion yuan, up by 45.3%; imports were 141.96 billion yuan, an increase of 9.8%. Haikou's import and export value was 69.81 billion yuan, up by 7.9%, accounting for 30.3% of the province's total value during the same period.
General trade maintains a dominant position. In the first 10 months, Hainan conducted general trade imports and exports amounting to 162.13 billion yuan, a 38.5% increase, representing 70.4% of the total trade import and export value. During the same period, imports and exports through bonded logistics were 36.62 billion yuan, an 8.9% increase, accounting for 15.9%; imports of duty-free goods were 12.32 billion yuan, representing 5.4%.
Private enterprises show strong vitality. In the first 10 months, Hainan's private enterprises imported and exported goods worth 143.55 billion yuan, a 37.4% increase, accounting for 62.4% of the total trade value, making them the largest foreign trade entity in Hainan. During the same period, foreign-invested enterprises traded goods worth 51.38 billion yuan, a 7.4% increase, accounting for 22.3%; state-owned enterprises traded goods worth 34.83 billion yuan, representing 15.1%.
Trade with ASEAN countries grew rapidly. In the first 10 months, Hainan's trade with ASEAN countries reached 48.29 billion yuan, a 66.5% increase, accounting for 21% of the total trade value, with an increase of 45.3 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of the province during the same period; trade with Australia was 29.43 billion yuan, a 17.6% increase, accounting for 12.8%; trade with Russia and the United States was 13.72 billion yuan and 12.13 billion yuan respectively, with growth rates of 43.2% and 14.6%.
Additionally, mechanical and electrical products lead exports. In the first 10 months, Hainan's export of mechanical and electrical products was 38.99 billion yuan, a 77.1% increase, accounting for 44.2% of Hainan's total export value during the same period. Key imported commodities show steady growth. In the first 10 months, Hainan's import of metal ores and concentrates was 37.94 billion yuan, a 31.7% increase, accounting for 26.7% of Hainan's total import value; coal and lignite were 16.48 billion yuan, a 14% increase, accounting for 11.6%.
Source:TheHaikouGuide
