my country's imports and exports have achieved year-on-year growth for eight consecutive quarters

On October 13, the State Council Information Office held a press conference to introduce the import and export situation in the first three quarters of 2025. At the meeting, Wang Jun, deputy director of the General Administration of Customs, introduced that according to customs statistics, in the first three quarters of this year, my country's import and export of goods trade was 33.61 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4%. Among them, exports were 19.95 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.1%; imports were 13.66 trillion yuan, a decrease of 0.2%. Imports and exports in September were 4.04 trillion yuan, an increase of 8%.
Specifically speaking, it has the following five main characteristics: first, the growth rate of import and export is accelerating quarter by quarter; second, market diversification continues to advance; third, export products are moving towards new and better; fourth, import operations are gradually picking up; and fifth, foreign trade entities are active.
Wang Jun said that my country's imports and exports increased by 1.3% and 4.5% respectively in the first and second quarters of this year, and by 6% in the third quarter. It has achieved year-on-year growth for eight consecutive quarters. He revealed that in the first three quarters, the number of foreign trade enterprises in my country with import and export performance reached 700,000, a year-on-year increase of 52,000. Among them, 613,000 private enterprises, with imports and exports of 19.16 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.8%; 80,000 foreign-invested enterprises, with imports and exports of 9.82 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.1%.
Focusing on the import and export performance of private enterprises, Wang Jun disclosed multiple sets of data: the import and export growth rate of private enterprises continued to lead, driving my country's foreign trade growth in the first three quarters by 4.3 percentage points, accounting for 57% of my country's total foreign trade; in the first three quarters, the import and export growth rate of private enterprises to more than 180 countries and regions around the world was higher than the overall level; in the first three quarters, private enterprises exported high-tech products. The growth rate was 15.3%, accounting for 54.2% of my country's total export value of similar goods, an increase of 1.6 percentage points; as of the third quarter of this year, the import and export of private enterprises has increased year-on-year for 22 consecutive quarters.
Wang Jun said that since the beginning of this year, in a complex external environment, my country's goods trade has withstood pressure, achieved steady growth, and demonstrated strong resilience. In summary, it can be said to be confident, energetic and energetic.
"As new productivity continues to develop and key industries improve and upgrade, the structure of my country's export products continues to be optimized and innovated. The application scenarios ofrobotsmanufactured in my country are more abundant and continue to be popular in the international market. In the first three quarters, my country's export of industrial robots increased by 54.9%. Wind power has accelerated when it goes out to sea, and exports of wind power generators and parts increased by 23.9%. In addition, my country's export of intangible cultural heritage products such as dragon boats, wood carvings, and paper-cuts have added contemporary trend elements. The 'old craftsmanship' has given new vitality and is widely popular overseas." Wang Jun said.
At the meeting, Lu Daliang, spokesperson of the General Administration of Customs and director of the Statistical Analysis Department, reported on the cross-border e-commerce import and export data for the first half of the year that in the first half of this year, my country's cross-border e-commerce import and export was 1.37 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.3%, accounting for 6.3% of my country's total import and export value during the same period, an increase of 0.4 percentage points over the same period last year. Among them, exports 1.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.6%; imports were 281.18 billion yuan, an increase of 5.5%.
Lu Daliang revealed that according to preliminary estimates, in the first three quarters, my country's cross-border e-commerce import and export was approximately 2.06 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.4%. Among them, exports were approximately 1.63 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.6%; imports were approximately 425.54 billion yuan, an increase of 5.9%.