Export Structure Optimized

The rapid growth of China＇s trade surplus is a reflection of its industrial advancement and growing competitiveness.     

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%.     

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.     

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.     

Investment Guide to Shanghai

Shanghai plays an important role in China's social and economic development.With a population of 16 million,Shanghai contributes 1/12 of China's total industrial output value,1/6 of China's port cargo handling volume,1/4 of China's total exports and 1/8 of China's financial revenue.In 2007,Shanghai's GDP reached RMB 1.2 trillion (US$167.2 billion) up around 90 times over that of 1952 according to the comparable prices.     

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.     

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     

Im/Ex in December 2009： Witness Strong Pickup

On January 10, 2009, General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Republic of China released the profile of China foreign trade import and export in December 2009 and the whole twelve months of thisyear. The statistics from customs show that,     

Im/Ex in January： Witness Foreign Trade Consecutive Recovery

China＇s total import and export value droppped into bottom in January 2009. It started to pick up last November and showed strong pickup in December; as manifested in rapid growth in year-on-year and month-on-month data. All these cause the sharp year-on-year increase in January, 2010.     

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,     

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%.     

中国机床制造业跨境并购动因研究——从贸易条件的角度分析

文章通过对我国通用设备制造业1996～2007年的进出口数据分析表明,我国机床制造业在劳动生产率不断提高的同时,在1997～2003年贸易条件不断恶化,说明单纯依靠降低价格、扩大出口数量的方式已经不能改善贸易条件,企业需要通过提高出口产品技术含量的方式来改善贸易条件。2002～2006年的技术寻求型对外直接投资改善了我国机床制造业在2003～2007年的贸易条件。产品出口的贸易条件恶化是我国机床制造业跨境M&As的内在动因。     

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,     

出口退税政策调整对我国石材贸易的影响和对策——基于2007年数据的分析

2007年,我国的石材储量居世界首位,且石材生产加工能力及出口总量和总额已跃居世界第一。经过20年的发展,我国已成为世界首屈一指的石材生产大国、使用大国和出口国,被誉为世界石材的"加工厂"。这20年间,石材行业作为我国的朝阳产业,正以年均20%的速度高速发展着,大大超越了我国GDP的增长速度。据海关总署最新统计数据显示,2007年我国石材出口超过了34亿美元,连续两年名列世界第一。然而,2006年9月和2007年6月,国家先后对部分石材产品取消出口退税和调低出口退税率,给我国石材业带来了巨大的压力和挑战。出口退税政策的影响已于2007年我国石材进出口数据中呈现。本文将根据2007年我国石材产品进出口统计数据,分析出口退税政策对我国石材贸易的影响,并提出相应的对策建议。     

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.     

我国轴承产品贸易逆差诱发因素的实证分析

改革开放以来,我国轴承产品进出口贸易快速发展,但2006年轴承产品贸易开始出现了逆差.文章分析了2002～2007年我国轴承产品进出口贸易增长特点,并运用恒定市场份额模型从需求效应、商品构成效应和竞争力效应三个方面讨论了我国轴承产品进口波动的成因.实证结果表明,需求效应是影响进口逆差的主要因素,商品构成效应起次要作用,而竞争力不足阻碍了出口,进一步扩大了逆差.对提高我国轴承产品的国际竞争力提出了建议.     

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,     

中国原木进口需求的来源地结构分析

利用差异化进口需求模型对中国历年原木进口需求进行了研究。实证数据研究表明,中国对从前五位原木进口国进口原木的数量富有弹性,对从俄罗斯、马来西亚、巴布亚新几内亚原木进口的变化很敏感。在其他条件不变的情况下,中国原木需求的增加会导致重要贸易伙伴原木出口的增加。中国国内原木市场需要警惕,本土原木在国内消费数量中增加幅度较小,国内加工企业对原木的需求增长主要通过进口来满足,原木进口的安全问题值得关注。     

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.     

China's Hydroelectric Power in Trouble

As a fast-rising country,the state of energy consumption in China is significantly different from that in the developed world,which has been using electricity of a relatively stable quantity for years.In China,however,the ever-hungry electricity demand requires at least 7%annual increase to meet the need of ballooning GDP According to the Annual Report on China's Energy Development(2009),up till the end of 2008 the total installed capacity of electricity has reached 790 million kW,including nearly 100 million kW newly developed in 2008 and a similar increment in 2007.