In the first half of the year, Shandong Province's foreign trade import and export increased by 6.8% year-on-year.

According to customs statistics, in the first half of the year, the import and export of goods in Shandong Province amounted to 1.73 trillion yuan, ranking 5th in the country, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%, which is 3.9 percentage points higher than the national average. Among them, exports were 1.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 6%; imports were 676.41 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1%.