The "One Belt And One Way" Market Has Achieved Remarkable Results, And Quanzhou Is Really Making Profits.

Recently, the reporter learned from the Quanzhou customs that in 1-4 months, the total import and export value of Quanzhou was 59 billion 153 million yuan (RMB), an increase of 11.99% over the same period. In the same period, the growth rates in the whole country and Fujian province were 4.3% and 5.86% respectively, and the growth rates in Quanzhou were higher than those in the whole country and 7.69 or 6.13 percentage points in Fujian province respectively.

Among them, exports were 39 billion 65 million yuan, an increase of 18.21% over the same period, while the growth rates of the whole country and Fujian province were 5.7% and 10.37% respectively. Quanzhou's growth rate was higher than that of the national and Fujian average 12.51 and 7.84 percentage points respectively.

Imports of 20 billion 88 million yuan, an increase of 1.59% over the same period, the growth rate of the whole country and Fujian province was 2.9% and -0.9% respectively. The growth rate of Quanzhou was lower than the national average 1.31 percentage points and 2.49 percentage points higher than the average level of Fujian province.

Quanzhou's trade surplus was 18 billion 977 million yuan, an expansion of 42.96%.

Among them, Quanzhou's imports and exports of the "one belt and one way" countries were 28 billion 497 million yuan, up 13.22% from the same period last year, accounting for 48.18% of the total value of foreign trade.

Of which, exports were 15 billion 687 million yuan, up 26.77% from the same period last year, accounting for 40.16% of the total value of exports.

Imports of 12 billion 809 million yuan, an increase of 0.11% over the same period, accounting for 63.76% of the total value of imports.

In particular, the total value of imports and exports of Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Russia reached 19 billion 882 million yuan, up by -0.04%, 17.73%, 52.4%, 97.34% and 14.26% respectively, accounting for 33.61% of the total value of foreign trade.

It is worth mentioning that in the main export products of Quanzhou, the export of the countries along the belt has made gratifying achievements.

In 1-4 months, Quanzhou exported 24 billion 736 million categories of traditional labour intensive products, such as textiles, clothing, furniture, bags, footwear, plastic products and toys, up 18.18% over the same period last year.

The seven major traditional labor-intensive products exported by the "belt and road" countries were 9 billion 975 million yuan, up 22.33% over the same period last year.

Among them, the textile and garment export "one belt along the way" is 7 billion 878 million yuan, an increase of 11.55%; the export of footwear products along the "one belt along the way" is 1 billion 460 million yuan, a sharp increase of 100.06%; the export of luggage and bags products along the "one belt along the way" is 293 million yuan, a substantial increase of 74.03%; the export of plastic products "along the way" is 207 million yuan, a substantial increase of 101.18%; the export of furniture products along the "one belt along the way" is 97 million yuan, an increase of 22.5%;