In the first quarter, the total value of imports and exports in the Yangtze River Delta region reached a record high for the same period in history.

According to the Shanghai Customs, in the first quarter of this year, the total import and export value in the Yangtze River Delta region reached 4.49 trillion yuan, reaching a historical high for the same period, with a year-on-year growth of 15.8%, accounting for 37.9% of the total national import and export value. Among them, exports were 2.81 trillion yuan, and imports were 1.68 trillion yuan, accounting for 41% and 33.6% of the total national export and import value, with year-on-year growth of 12.9% and 21.1% respectively. In the first quarter of this year, the Yangtze River Delta region's import and export with countries participating in the "Belt and Road" initiative reached 2.26 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 17.3%, accounting for 37.4% of the total national import and export value with these countries during the same period; the import and export with other RCEP member countries reached 153 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 26.7%, accounting for 40.9% of the total national import and export value with these countries during the same period; the import and export with other BRICS countries reached 655.28 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 6.3%, accounting for 42.5% of the total national import and export value with these countries during the same period; the import and export with ASEAN countries reached 729.83 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 20.8%, accounting for 37.1% of the total national import and export value with these countries during the same period; the import and export with Latin American countries reached 359.71 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 12%, accounting for 36.5% of the total national import and export value with these countries during the same period; the import and export with African countries reached 228.89 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 21.4%, accounting for 35.4% of the total national import and export value with these countries during the same period.