In the first month of the new year, Sichuan's foreign trade achieved a "good start." According to statistics from Chengdu Customs, the province’s import and export value of goods trade reached 49.63 billion yuan in that month, a year-on-year increase of 22.4%, which was much higher than the national import and export growth rate of 8.7%.

Why can foreign trade achieve a "good start"? The reporter interviewed relevant departments and enterprises.

What is the gold content?

The structure is continuously optimized and the power conversion is accelerated

In January, Sichuan achieved exports of 27.66 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 44.6%, which was much higher than the national export growth rate of 13.9%. Industry experts believe that this is mainly due to market diversification and Spring Festival factors. “The Spring Festival is at the beginning of February, and companies are rushing for exports before the holiday. This is an important factor that pushed exports in January to exceed expectations.”

"While maintaining high-speed growth in our province’s foreign trade import and export, the structure continues to be optimized and the power conversion is accelerating." The relevant person in charge of the Provincial Department of Commerce said that the changes in trade methods and foreign trade commodity structure showed the province’s optimized foreign trade structure and high-quality development. trend. Data show that in January, Sichuan imported 28.35 billion yuan in processing trade, an increase of 17.7% year-on-year, accounting for 57.1% of the province's total foreign trade import and export value in the same period. Processing trade still plays the role of the province's foreign trade "stabilizer"; Trade import and export amounted to 15.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.5%, accounting for 30.4%.

Mechanical and electrical products account for more than 80% of the export commodities. Exports of automobiles and mobile phones have achieved substantial growth. Among them, automobile exports are 610 million yuan, an increase of more than 11 times; mobile phone exports are 460 million yuan, an increase of 3 times.

According to the person in charge of the International Business Department of Chengdu Free Trade Supply Chain Service Co., Ltd., in November last year, a customized China-Russian train with 123 Volvo cars was sent from Chengdu to Moscow. This is the first time that a "Made in Chengdu" vehicle has passed China Europe. The train (Chengdu) exports. Volvo Cars departs from Longquanyi District, Chengdu, and takes more than 10 days to reach Europe by taking the China-Europe Railway (Chengdu). The opening of this channel laid a solid foundation for the substantial increase in auto exports in January.

What are the growth drivers?

Traditional advantages continue to be maintained, and emerging forces are growing

Realized export value of 31 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12%-Guo Feng, deputy general manager of China Water Resources Jiajiang Hydraulic Machinery Co., Ltd., received gratifying corporate export data in January. "Our electromechanical metal products mainly follow the export of foreign contracted projects, and our business covers more than 40 countries and regions." Guo Feng said. According to statistics from Chengdu Customs, as the “Belt and Road” construction deepens, Sichuan enterprises have stepped up their efforts to develop markets along the route. In January this year, the export goods (export value of 360 million yuan) of foreign contracted projects increased by 66.5%.

Judging from the performance of cities and states, emerging forces are growing. In January, Mianyang's import and export increased by 1.6 times, and Yibin increased by 32.4% year-on-year. The province's foreign trade showed a good situation of simultaneous and coordinated development.

The contribution of private enterprises to the province’s foreign trade has increased significantly, and the trend of independent development has become more apparent. In January, the import and export of private enterprises in Sichuan was 12.32 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 85.2%, driving Sichuan's foreign trade growth by 14 percentage points over the same period, far higher than foreign-invested enterprises, and becoming the main force driving Sichuan's foreign trade growth in January.

Can the strong growth continue?

Increase in external variables, actively respond to it, and practice internal skills

How long can "open the door" be popular? The relevant person in charge of the Provincial Department of Commerce said that it is necessary to see a significant increase in external challenges, changes in economic operations, and worries during the changes, the external environment is complex and severe, and the confidence of some enterprises in our province has declined, orders have decreased, and imports and exports are facing greater variables. .

"Although the uncertainty of the new year increases, the expected growth of 3.5% globally will still bring trade space to the international market." The relevant person in charge of the Provincial Department of Commerce said that "stabilizing foreign trade" is one of the key tasks of the Provincial Department of Commerce this year. , Will strengthen policy research reserves, strengthen compliance risk management and control and trade risk early warning monitoring. At the same time, pay more attention to the diversification of export markets and the international expansion of emerging fields, highlight key regions, key industries, and key enterprises, strengthen industrial cultivation, promote enterprise alliances, and increase foreign trade.

"The key is to improve internal skills and actively'go out' to explore emerging markets." Xiao Yangdong, general manager of Sichuan Donglin Mining Transportation Machinery Co., Ltd., said that despite the impact of international trade frictions, their export business has achieved growth. The export volume exceeded 10 million yuan, a record high. (Reporter Li Xinyi)