In the first five months of this year, foreign trade in the Yangtze River and Yellow River basins has both increased.

According to statistics, in the first five months of this year, both the Yangtze River and Yellow River basins have seen growth in foreign trade. The import and export volume of the Yangtze River basin has reached nearly 10 trillion yuan, breaking the record; the Yellow River basin's foreign trade resilience is strong, with private enterprises and high-tech products showing strong momentum in overseas markets. According to the Nanjing Customs, in the first five months of this year, the total import and export value of the 11 provinces and cities along the Yangtze River Economic Belt reached 9.59 trillion yuan, setting a new high in history for the same period, with a year-on-year increase of 15.5%, accounting for 46.4% of the total import and export value of the country. Among them, imports were 3.61 trillion yuan, exports were 5.98 trillion yuan. The import and export of high-tech products reached 3.08 trillion yuan, an increase of 34.3%, accounting for 48.8% of the country's total import and export of high-tech products. The import and export value with countries participating in the "Belt and Road" initiative was 4.89 trillion yuan, an increase of 16%, accounting for 46.3% of the country's total import and export value with these countries. According to statistics from Qingdao Customs, in the first five months of this year, the total import and export value of the nine provinces and regions in the Yellow River basin reached 2.92 trillion yuan, accounting for 14.1% of the total import and export value of the country, with a year-on-year increase of 12.9%, boosting the overall growth rate of the national foreign trade by 1.9 percentage points. Among them, exports were 1.73 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.7%; imports were 1.19 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.1%. The foreign trade in the Yellow River basin has been stable, with the import and export value exceeding 500 billion yuan for 15 consecutive months and maintaining positive growth for 7 consecutive months, demonstrating strong development resilience. The export and import of private enterprises increased by 11.5%, accounting for 63.8% of the total, while foreign-funded enterprises saw a significant increase of 21.2% in their import and export. The number of operating entities has significantly increased, with 106,000 enterprises in the region having import and export performance, an increase of 14,500 compared to the same period last year.