April,Another Recovering Month for Im/Ex

China＇s import and export in April,2009 continued to be another month of decreasing trade, the consecutive sixth month from last November.On May 12,General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China announced the profile of China foreign trade import and export in the first 4 months of this year.According to the customs＇ statistics,the total     

Trade Performance： Highlights in the Crisis

On January 13, China Customs issued the annual profile of China＇s foreign trade, including import and export, in 2008. According to the Customs statistics, trade volume last year amounted to US$2.562 trillion, a year-on-year growth of 17.8%. In the total amount, value of US$1.42 trillion goes for China＇s export growth, 17.2% up, while the import takes up US$1.13 trillion, 18.5% up. The trade surplus stood at US$295.47 billion in 2008, increased by 12.5% year-on-year, with the net increase value ofUS$32.83 billion.     

Seeking Chance in the Crisis--China Mould Industry

Mould Industry is seen as the ＂mother＂ of other industries. In recent years, this industry .in China has had a fast development. From 1996 to 2002, the production value of die and mould industry increased at a rate averaged 14% per year or so. In 2003, the production value increased by 25% from a year ago, to RMB 45.0 billion, amounting to US$5.0 billion and ranking the third in the world. According to the data from CDMIA,     

Global press ad trends

Global press advertising expenditure totalled US$148 billion in 2000, which represents almost half of total global adspend (US$315 billion). In 2001 press advertising revenues fell sharply in real terms—by an estimated 9%—as global recession took its toll. A further marginal decline is expected to take place in 2002, but the press market is forecast to return to growth in 2003. While press adspend has shown steady growth overall over the last decade, its share of the total advertising market has been in decline.     

RMB Appreciation in 2008

At the beginning of 2007, both foreign investment banks and domestic commercial banks all thought that last year＇s RMB appreciation would grow between 4 to 5 percent; however the realization of a 6.77 percent increase has surprised everyone. The RMB has appreciated much faster than expected, keeping pace with the rise of China＇s foreign trade surplus and foreign exchange reserves.     

China-EU Economic Relation： Fluctuating in 2008

The economic relation between China and EU has the great significance to each party as well as to the world. As the great political and economic powers in the today＇s world, China and EU have the urgent motivations to promote the economic cooperation between them at the global times. The economic relation between China and Europe, including the trade and economic cooperation and investment between China and Europe, has been developing greatly since 1975. The bilateral trade volume has increased rapidly, ahnost being doubled in 3 years since 2000. The bilateral trade volume arrived at US$356.2 billion in 2007. In 2007, China＇s import from EU was US$111 billion, which increases by 22% comparing with that in 2006, and exportation to EU is US$245 billion, which increases by 29%.     

Sino-Japanese Economic Relations： A Chinese Perspective

The bilateral trade between China and Japan amounted to US$236 billion in 2007, reflecting an increase of 20.6 percent compared with the previous year, 33 times over the trade volume at the beginning of the reform and opening up. This vast volume and fast growth took place amid China＇s accession into the World Trade Organization at the end of 2001 and increased trade disputes between the two countries, not to mention recurrent foreign exchange rate fluctuations in international currency markets and somehow intensified fears in Japan of China＇s enhanced competitiveness.     

Tink's Secret in Shanghai

J.M.Barrie created the character of Tinker Bell,who is gifted in using various mending tools,and in Shanghai China,an International Machine Tools Center (IMT) creates a paradise for machine tools.The huge market demand has become the drive of the development of China's machine tools industry.According to the statistics of the Customs,in 2008,the total import & export volume for the machine tools reached US$18.07 billion,with an increase of 12.63% from 2007.In detail,the import volume reached US$12.188 billion with an increase of 6.35% from 2007.In recent years,China's consumption and import of machine tools has continuously increased,ranking No.1 in the world for seven consecutive years.     

Asian adspend: a review of its development & future prospects

Asian advertising markets have experienced rapid growth over the last decade. Adspend almost doubled between 1987 and 1996. The region contains markets at very different stages of development: Japanese adspend in 1996 was over US$36 billion—the second highest in the world—but in contrast adspend in Bangladesh was just US$4 million. The current economic difficulties will harm the advertising industry but Asia's vast potential remains and the outlook is bright.     

The Foreign Trade of China Surpasses US$1.4 Trillion

Since 2002, China foreign trade development has been keeping a20% growth for 4 consecutive years, listed the 3rd in the world. General Administration of Customs of P. R. China has promulgated the 2005 for eign trade situation of China.The statistics show that the foreign trade of China surmounted US$1 trillion in 2004, and reached up to US$1.42 trillion in 2005, with a growth rate of 23.2%,which was 2.8 times the number of 2001,the beginning of the period of the tenth five-year plan. The export was US$762billion, with a growth rate of 28.4%; the import was US$660.12 billion, with a growth rate of 17.6%.     

Im/Ex in Feb Continues to Fall

February of 2009 witnessed the fourth consecutive months of shrinking trade value of China. On March 11, General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China announced the profile of China foreign trade import and export in the first two months of this year. According to the customs＇ statistics, the total import and export value for the first two months amounted to US$266.77 billion, 27.2% decreasing compared with the same period last year. Among the total value, the export value amounted to US$155.33 billion, down 21.1% year-on-year, while the import US$111.44 billion, 34.2% decreased year-on-year. And the trade surplus in January and February achieved US$43.89 billion, 59.6% growth year-on-year.     

Looking Through the Trade Surplus Prism

Huge trade surplus attracks more and more attention to the China＇s economy operation, a controversial topic on people＇s lips as well.     

China's Auto Industry Steps Forward

Last year,the volume of China's auto trade reached US$66.878 bil- lion,of which imports accounted for US$25.982 billion,a year-on- year increase of 24.45 percent;while ex- ports totaled US$40.896 billion,growing by 45.31 percent.The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers(CAAM) predicts that the number of autos sold in 2008 will break the 1 million barrier for the first time in history,representing an increase of about 20 percent.     

Im/Ex in March Witnesses Recovery Signal

China＇s import and export in March, 2009 continued to be another month of decreasing trade. On April 10, General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China announced the profile of China foreign trade import and export in the first quarter of this year. According to the customs＇ statistics, the total import and export value for March amounted to US$162.02 billion, 20.9% decreasing compared with the same period last year. Among the total value, the export value amounted to US$90.29 billion, down 17.1% year-on-year,     

Foreign Investment in China's Property Market

China＇s property market is experiencing a downturn for the time being, leaving many developers in hot water. Foreign investors,however, are getting more and more passionate about the market in China. The Blackstone Group is preparing for a longterm and substantial investment. And Morgan Stanley is going to put US$1.46 billion out of its US$10 billion property funds into the market in China in a couple of years to come.     

China Technological Import Value Increased by 45.2% in the First Three Seasons

The opening of Zhe-Gan electrification reform projects symbolizes that the total mileage of China＇s electrification has broken through 24,000 kilometers and lists China the second world largest electrification railway. China Railway Electrification Bureau （Group） Co., Ltd. （EEB）, which is called the ＂National Team＂, has constructed over 19,000 kilometers, accounting form over 80% of the total national electrification railway mileage.     

Review on China's Textile and Apparel Trade of 2007

1.Trends and Features of China's International Trade in Textile and Ap- parel in 2007. The year 2007 has seen the total value of export and import of Chinese textile and apparel at US$190.0 billion,up 17.1%,accounting for 8.7% of the coun- try's total trade of goods.Respectively,     

Secret in Exchange Rate ＆ Foreign Trade？

China＇s import and export growth in November has dropped drastically. Year-on-year export growth rate dropped from 19.2 percent to -2.2percent and the year-on-year import growth rate dropped from 15.6 percent to -17.9 percent. The trade surplus amounted to 40.09 billion U.S. dollars. This is the first time in China＇s exports monthly negative growth dating back to June 2001 （see Chart 1 ）.     

Global TV ad trends

Global television advertising expenditure totalled US$125 billion in 2000. This represents 40% of total global adspend (US$315 billion). Between 1988 and 2000, TV adspend grew faster than other forms of major media advertising. However in 2001 the medium suffered its steepest recorded decline. A recovery in 2002 in the US, the world's largest TV ad market, is expected.     

Major Events in Sino-Russia and Sino-Central Asia

Russia
From January to August, Sino-Russia trade increased 52.7% compared with last year
According to the statistics of Russian Federation Customs Department, from January to August, 2008, the Sino-Russian trade has reached US$36.4 billion, increased 52.7% compared with last year. China has become Russia＇s third largest trading partner among far neighbor countries, ranking after Germany and the Netherlands.