From January to July this year, Guangdong's foreign trade import and export volume reached 4.55 trillion yuan, a decrease of 1.1% compared to the same period last year. To be more specific, exports amounted to 3 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.1%; imports amounted to 1.55 trillion yuan, with a decrease of 8.2%. 

In July, Guangdong's foreign trade import and export volume reached 694.28 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.1%. Specifically, exports amounted to 447.26 billion yuan, an increase of 0.4%; imports amounted to 247.02 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.4%.

From January to July, Guangdong's import and export of foreign trade accounted for 19.3% of the country's total foreign trade and remained stable. Its decline narrowed by 0.2 percentage points compared to the first half of the year. During this time, Guangdong's export reached a new high for the same period in history, exceeding three trillion yuan for the first time. At the same time, the import and export of general trade in Guangdong increased by 5.7%, 6.8 percentage points higher than the growth of Guangdong's import and export of foreign trade, accounting for 58.1% of the national import and export with an increase of 3.7 percentage points compared to the same period last year.

It is worth mentioning that the exports of electric passenger vehicles, lithium batteries and solar cells and the imports of energy products remain strong. From January to July, the exports of electric passenger vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar batteries in Guangdong increased by 570.8%, 23.9%, and 44%, respectively. There is a strong demand for imported energy products: from January to July, imported energy products such as crude oil, natural gas, and coal in Guangdong reached a value of 69.51 billion yuan, an increase of 30%.

In terms of key cities in Guangdong, from January to July, the import and export of foreign trade in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Huizhou grew by 5%, 8.1%, and 4%, respectively, accounting for over 60% of the total value in the province. Some cities experienced rapid growth, with Jieyang and Shanwei's imports and exports of foreign trade growing by 23.6% and 10.2%, respectively. In addition, the special customs supervision areas in Guangdong showed growth potential, with a 6.9% increase, accounting for 14% of the total value of imports and exports in Guangdong.

From the perspective of foreign trade entities, the scale of import and export of private enterprises continues to grow. From January to July, there were 113,000 enterprises in Guangdong with import and export performance, an increase of 8.9%. Among them, the import and export of private enterprises reached 2.74 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6%, accounting for 60.3% of the total import and export value, an increase of 4 percentage points compared to the same period last year.

During the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 1.55 trillion yuan, and that of state-owned enterprises reached 254.91 billion yuan, accounting for 34% and 5.6% of the total import and export value, respectively.

From a regional perspective, the growth rate of import and export of Guangdong Province to countries along the Belt and Road Initiative is 8.4 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate, reaching 1.3 trillion yuan with a growth rate of 7.3%. It accounted for 28.6% of the total import and export value, an increase of 2.2 percentage points compared to the same period last year. Among these countries, the import and export value of Guangdong's largest trading partner, ASEAN, reached 745.6 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 3.2%.

1月-7月广东外贸出口3万亿元

今年1月-7月，广东外贸进出口4.55万亿元，同比下降1.1%。其中，出口3万亿元，增长3.1%；进口1.55万亿元，下降8.2%。仅仅7月一个月，广东外贸进出口6942.8亿元，同比增长0.1%。其中，出口4472.6亿元，增长0.4%；进口2470.2亿元，下降0.4%。

1月-7月，广东外贸进出口降幅较上半年收窄0.2个百分点，占全国外贸比重19.3%，运行总体平稳。其中出口创历史同期新高，规模首次突破3万亿元。同时，一般贸易进出口增长5.7%，增速较整体快6.8个百分点，比重达到58.1%，较去年同期提升3.7个百分点。

值得关注的是，“新三样”出口、能源产品进口保持强劲。1月-7月，广东电动载人汽车、锂电池、太阳能电池出口分别增长570.8%、23.9%、44%。能源产品进口需求旺盛，1月-7月，广东进口原油、天然气和煤炭等能源产品695.1亿元，增长30%。

重点地市方面，1月-7月，深圳、广州、惠州等市分别增长5%、8.1%、4%，合计占全省外贸进出口总值超过六成。部分地市快速增长，揭阳、汕尾等市进出口分别增长23.6%、10.2%。此外，广东特殊监管区域进出口增势良好，增长6.9%，占进出口总值的比重达14%。

从外贸主体上看，民营企业进出口规模不断壮大。1月-7月，广东有进出口实绩的企业11.3万家，增加8.9%。其中，民营企业进出口2.74万亿元，同比增长6%，占进出口总值的60.3%，同比提升4个百分点。同期，外商投资企业进出口1.55万亿元，国有企业进出口2549.1亿元，分别占进出口总值的34%和5.6%。

从区域上看，对“一带一路”沿线国家进出口增速高于整体。1月-7月，广东对“一带一路”沿线国家进出口1.3万亿元，增长7.3%，高出整体增速8.4个百分点，占进出口总值的28.6%，同比提升2.2个百分点。其中，对第一大贸易伙伴东盟进出口7456亿元，增长3.2%。

文｜羊城晚报全媒体记者 汪海晏 通讯员 陈琳 赵畅
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