In the quarter, Sichuan's trade benefits were not only improved, but also its trade structure was constantly optimized.

Reporters from the Chengdu customs held a news conference to learn that in the first quarter of this year, Sichuan achieved 97 billion 460 million yuan in foreign trade import and export value, down 7.4% compared with the same period last year (the same period in the whole country's import and export fell by 6%). In the first quarter, the import prices of some commodities fell sharply, and the prices of steel, iron ore, dairy products and pulp decreased by 52.8%, 51.9%, 43.3% and 10, respectively, 6%.

"Along with Import price The export price has increased and trade efficiency has been improved. At the press conference, Ni Zao, Deputy Commissioner of customs and Excise Department of Chengdu, said that in the first quarter, Sichuan's import prices fell by 12.56% overall, while the total export prices rose by 1.03% in the same period. This means that a certain quantity of goods exported to Sichuan can be exchanged for 15.54% of the imported goods, far higher than the 9.8% average level of the same period. The terms of trade improved significantly and the efficiency of foreign trade improved.

"With the introduction of a series of measures at the central and local levels to support the steady growth of foreign trade, Policy effect It will continue to appear, and the acceleration of the strategy of "one belt and one road" will also help Sichuan enterprises and products better "go out" and "bring in". Ni Zao believes that the production of some new projects in Sichuan this year and the expansion of existing projects, as well as the progress and customs clearance in recent years in the import and export port construction and channel construction Reform dividend Both will play an important role in promoting the growth of Sichuan's foreign trade. Sichuan's foreign trade is expected to grow steadily this year.

Reporters at a press conference learned that a foreign trade development mode is changing from "big to big" mode to "superior and superior" mode. Most of the city's foreign trade growth, and the province's foreign trade development is more balanced. It is understood that in the 21 cities and municipalities of the province, there are 12 cities and municipalities in the 1 quarter, showing an increasing trend in foreign trade. Among them, foreign trade in Panzhihua, Bazhong and Guangyuan has doubled and doubled, and the foreign trade in Mianyang, Guang'an and Suining has shown a rapid growth momentum. The proportion of Chengdu in the whole province has dropped to 75.3% from 79.3% in the same period last year. The development of foreign trade between regions has become more balanced, and the strategy of "multi points and multi poles" has shown some success. On the other hand, the import and export growth of Sichuan's general trade mode in the first quarter increased by 6.4%, and the proportion increased by 6.6 percentage points. Compared with the processing trade, the general trade has a higher degree of appreciation and has a greater role in promoting the domestic economy. Sichuan's rapid growth in foreign trade with ASEAN and Africa and other emerging markets, including bilateral trade and imports and exports with ASEAN, was 19 billion 350 million yuan, an increase of 8% (4.5% in the first quarter to the ASEAN's import and export), and 6 billion 180 million yuan, an increase of 43.8%.