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.     

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 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.     

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.     

Im/Ex Difficulty Lasts in the First 5 Months

On June l 1, General Administration of Customs of the People＇s Reptlblic of China announced the profile of China foreign trade import and export in the first 5 months of this year. According to the customs＇ statistics, the total import anti export value for the first five months amounted to US$763.49 billion, 24.7% decreasing compared with the same period last year. Among the total value, the export value amounted to US$426.14 billion, down 21.8% year-on-year, while the import US$337.35 billion, 28% decreased year-on-year. And the trade surplus from January to May achieved US$88.79 billion, 15.7% growth year-on-year, a net growth of US$12.05 billion.     

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,     

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.     

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%.     

中印贸易合作的潜力及实现路径研究——基于随机前沿引力模型

在分析中印双边贸易结合度、相似度、互补性的基础上,利用随机前沿引力模型测算中国对印度的进口和出口效率,以及中印双边的贸易潜力,提出了中印贸易合作的实现路径。研究发现:中印双边贸易额稳步增加,但印度对华出口增长乏力,中方贸易顺差逐年扩大;中印两国贸易关系紧密,贸易产品互补性较强,且在两国主要出口市场的竞争性较弱;中国对印度的出口效率小于进口效率,出口和进口贸易潜力最大值分别为794亿美元、177亿美元;互相削减关税增加了两国的总经济效应,且印度的收益大于中国;印度加入上合组织促进了其与中国的贸易增长。建议中国扩大对印度的投资,增加从印度进口,积极推动RCEP尽快达成协议。     

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,     

Export Structure Optimized

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

机床工具行业：向高端迈进

根据国家机床工具协会的分类,机床工具行业由金属加工机床（包括切削机床、成形机床）、铸造机械、木工机床、量刃具、磨料磨具、机床附件、机床电器七个子行业组成。机床的加工复杂度、     

China＇s Technology Imports up 56.5% in First Seven Months

China signed almost 6,400 technology import contracts worth US$14.83 billion in the first seven months of 2006, up 56.5% year on year, according to the Minis-try of Commerce.     

China＇s Trade Surplus Reached US$177.5 billion

China wrapped up the third national financial work conference, unveiling a package of policies aimed at improving the country＇s financial health.     

纺织品出口壁垒在前

中国纺织品进入"自由贸易"时代,但出口壁垒并未消除。企业对此所持的理性态度,反映出了整个行业的成熟。     

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%.     

Warning: Export Sharp Decline

The export of Chinese light industrial products mainly covers 19 categories of 45 sectors, including food, pa-permaking, home electrical appliances industry and etc. According to Chinese customs statistics, the export value of the light industrial products in the first four months only managed to reach US$136.7 billion, 17.8 percent drop compared with the same period last year, however 2.7 percentage points lower than the national total export decline rate.     

我国外贸依存度的现状及影响分析

加入WTO以来,我国外贸迅猛发展,外贸依存度也随之急剧攀升。根据中国商务部的统计数据,截至2008年5月,我国累计进出口总额达到10120．8亿美元,比上年同期8017．1亿美元增长了26．2％。我国的外贸依存度从1978年的9．79％上升到2007年的70．01％,增加了6倍多。这说明我国依赖国际市场的程度不断加深,但这又可能给我国经济带来许多影响。本文试图通过对我国外贸依存度的现状、原因和影响进行分析,提出改善外贸依存度的相关政策建议。     

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,     

Big Brother Has Bigger Say

156 delegates from all walks of life in Guangdong province composed the Guangdong delegation for the NPC this year. The import and export value of Guangdong makes up one-third of national total value, and accoums for one-eighth of national economic growth. Guangdong province has maintained its top spot in import and export value among China＇s many provinces and cities for several years, commonly referred to as ＂Big Brother＂. At the same time, it is the region where the global financial crisis has hit China hardest.