2016-09-06 10:18:45

　　(Journalist Pei Shujing, Correspondent Liu Lingqiao)Yesterday, reporters learned from Yichang Municipal Customs that the city’s total import and export value reached RMB 10.48 billion yuan from January to July, realizing a year-on-year (the same below) increase of 2.9%. The export value accounted to RMB 9170 million yuan and grew by 3.6%; the import value reached RMB 1320 million yuan, with an decrease of 1.4%. And the total imports and exports value of Yichang city accounting for 7.2% of the total volume of Hubei province.
　　Statistics show that the general trade imports and exports grew by 13.4% and reached RMB 9.26 billion yuan from January to July, accounting for 88.3% of the total imports and exports value of the city over the same period. Besides, the processing trade imports and exports value, with an decrease of 27%, amounted to RMB 1.15 billion yuan compared with the same period in the city.
　　The imports and exports value of private enterprises keep increasing. From January to July, the imports and exports value of private enterprises reached RMB 6.23 billion yuan in Yichang. And the imports and exports value of state-owned enterprises reached RMB 3.08 billion yuan over the same period. In addition, the imports and exports value of foreign-owned enterprises was RMB 580 million yuan. While, the imports and exports value was RMB 530 million yuan in joint ventures.
　　ASEAN is the first largest trade partner of Yichang in the external demand market. From January to July, the total value of bilateral trade between Yichang and ASEAN amounted to RMB 1850 million yuan, up 19.5%. Besides, the bilateral trade volume with European Union amounted to RMB 1260 million yuan, increasing by 19.1% . While, the value with American was RMB 880 million yuan, reducing by 17.8%.
　　Ammonium phosphate is the main item for export. The top 4 items for export in Yichang were ammonium phosphate , non-aluminum foil, medical gauze and yeast from January to July. The top 4 goods for import separately were sulphur, no backing aluminum foil, Upright piano and copper wire over the same period. And the import value was RMB 690 million yuan, RMB 140 million yuan, RMB 30 million yuan and RMB 30 million yuan respectively.