Abstract : East China's Jiangsu Province saw robust foreign trade growth in the first two months of 2021, according to local customs.
NANJING, March 24 (Xinhua) — East China’s Jiangsu Province saw
robust foreign trade growth in the first two months of 2021, according
to local customs.
The province’s total import and export value hit 728.23 billion yuan
(about 111.7 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-February period, up
30.1 percent year on year, according to data from Nanjing Customs.
Of the total, exports soared to 459.39 billion yuan, marking a 43.6
percent increase from the same period last year, and imports reached
268.84 billion yuan, up 12.1 percent year on year.
Exports of mechanical and electronic products saw a strong rise to
309.27 billion yuan, up 44 percent year on year, accounting for 67.3
percent of Jiangsu’s total exports.
The province’s trade volumes with its major trading partners,
including the European Union, the United States and the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations, saw increases of 33.9 percent, 42.4 percent and
35.5 percent, respectively, in the first two months of 2021. Its trade
volume with countries along the Belt and Road grew by 32.2 percent to
185.19 billion yuan. Enditem
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Source: China’s Jiangsu sees foreign trade up 30.1 pct in Jan-Feb
