Textile And Clothing Still Dominate; Export "Main Force" Declines For The First Time

In 2011, the global economy suffered from the second crisis Europe and America Due to the sluggish market demand, the escalating foreign trade friction and the impact of various technical barriers to trade, there are hidden worries about the steady development of the city's import and export level. The reporter recently learned from the municipal commerce bureau, the municipal entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau and other relevant departments that the total import and export volume of the city last year was 33.51 billion US dollars, with year-on-year growth rates higher than the provincial and national levels respectively. In the whole year, Shaoxing Inspection and Quarantine Bureau inspected and quarantined 166821 batches of outbound goods, a year-on-year decrease of 3.17%, and the value of goods was US $7842.18 million, a year-on-year increase of 17.65%. The growth rate slowed down, while the number of toys, electric tools, blankets and other major export products declined.

According to statistics, of the city's total import and export of $33.51 billion last year, exports reached $25.99 billion, up 23.2% year on year, 10.6 percentage points lower than that of the same period last year, but the growth rates were higher than that of the province whole country 3.3 and 2.9 percentage points. Imports reached US $7.52 billion, up 26.9% year on year, 1.6 percentage points higher than the same period last year; The growth rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than that of the whole province and 2 percentage points higher than that of the whole country.

As the main export product of our city, the textile and clothing industry has continued to show a trend of both volume and price increasing and price exceeding quantity since last year. According to the statistics of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, the city's textile and clothing exports last year reached 17.3 billion US dollars, accounting for 66.6% of the city's exports. After experiencing a rapid growth in 2010, Shaoxing's foreign trade exports slowed down significantly in 2011. However, the export of mechanical and electrical products and food still maintained a stable and rapid growth. In 2011, the export of mechanical and electrical products totaled 1.8 billion US dollars, an increase of 20.95% year on year; Inspection outlet food And food additives nearly 900 million US dollars, up 34.43% year on year, becoming a new highlight of Shaoxing's foreign trade.

However, the main export products of Shaoxing, such as blankets and toys, declined for the first time in 2011. In 2011, the number of exported blankets decreased by 4.34% and 9.36% year on year. In the whole year, 910 batches of toy products were exported, worth US $23.4085 million, down 25.23% and 7.21% respectively from 2010.