On May 9, the General Administration of Customs released the import and export situation from January to April 2022. According to customs statistics, from January to April this year, the export value of furniture and its parts was 145.36 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.1%; the export value of textile yarns, fabrics, and their products was 310.88 billion yuan, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year; lamps, lighting devices The export value of its parts was 87.58 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.3%; the export value of ceramic products was 56.21 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%.
From the perspective of a single month in April, the export value of textile yarns, fabrics, and their products were 78.1 billion yuan; the export value of furniture and its parts was 38.51 billion yuan; the export value of ceramic products was 15.33 billion yuan; lamps, lighting devices and their parts The export value was 23.46 billion yuan.
Overall, in the first four months of this year, China's total import and export value was 12.58 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.9% over the same period last year. Among them, exports were 6.97 trillion yuan, an increase of 10.3%; imports were 5.61 trillion yuan, an increase of 5%; trade surplus was 1.36 trillion yuan, an increase of 39.2%.
In terms of international trade relations, in the first four months, ASEAN was the largest trading partner. The total trade value between China and ASEAN was 1.84 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.2%, accounting for 14.6% of China's total foreign trade value. The EU is the second-largest trading partner, and the total trade value between China and the EU is 1.73 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.8%, accounting for 13.8%. The United States is the third-largest trading partner, and the total trade value between China and the United States is 1.56 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.7%, accounting for 12.4%. South Korea is the fourth largest trading partner, and the total trade value between China and South Korea is 764.92 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4%, accounting for 6.1%. During the same period, China’s total imports and exports to countries along the “Belt and Road” reached 3.97 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.4%.