It was learned from Yichang Customs on Mar.19 that in February the total value of imports and exports reached 1.16 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 15.8%. Among the total, the export value was 920 million yuan, a growth of 12.1%; the import value was 240 million yuan, a growth of 32.8%.

　　In Feb, the city imported and exported 860 million yuan in general trade, an increase of 37.7%, accounting for 74.7% of the total. The export value grew 25.8% and the import value increased 1.2 times. The import and export under bonded supervision were 30 million yuan, a 1.3-fold increase, including 10 million yuan of exports, a growth of 2.2 times, and 20 million yuan of imports, a double increase.

　　As the main force of foreign trade value, private enterprises’ import and export reached 550 million yuan, accounting for 47.9% of the total. The export was 490 million yuan and the import was 60 million yuan. During the same period, state-owned enterprises imported and exported 390 million yuan, including 260 million yuan for export and 130 million yuan for import.

　　Major trade partners include the EU, the US, India, ASEAN and Japan, taking up for 67.2% of the total import and export value. The trade with India grew 1.5 times, the fastest of all, followed by the EU with the growth of 32.9%.

　　The import volume of mechanical-electrical products, high-tech products and consumer goods is relatively large. They occupy 1/3 of the total import value of the city. All kinds of sulfur (excluding sublimated, precipitated and colloidal sulfur) are the top commodity imported, with the value of 70 million yuan, an increase of 1.1 times. (Reporter Yang Jing, Correspondent Sun Furong)