On May 22, it’s learned from Yichang Customs that the city’s total value of imports and exports from January to April reached 5.53 billion yuan, up by 7.9% year on year (the same below), with the export value being 4.68 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1%, and the import value 850 million yuan, a decrease of 6.7%.

　　The city’s foreign trade mainly belongs to a general type, and has reached a total value of 4.29 billion yuan, up 23.2%, including 3.73 billion yuan of export value, up 25%, and 560 million yuan of import value, increasing by 12.4%. Import and export through processing trade have reached 1.13 billion yuan, and imported and exported goods through bonded supervision sites amounts to 110 million yuan in value.

　　As the “main force” of the city’s foreign trade, private enterprises have realized an import and export value of 2.99 billion yuan, accounting for more than half of that of the city. The import and export value of those state-owned enterprises is 1.45 billion yuan, and that for the foreign-invested enterprises is 1.09 billion yuan.

　　Among the top five trade markets, the city’s total value of trade with the United States is 610 million yuan, which shows a downward trend while the rest maintains positive growth. Among them, the total trade value with India grows fastest, reaching 48.4%.

　　The top exports are fertilizers, mechanical and electrical products, agricultural products and high-tech products. The export value of fertilizers is 840 million yuan, up 2.5 times. The top imports are mechanical and electrical products, high-tech products and agricultural products. (Reporter: Yang Jing; Correspondent: Sun Furong)