In June 2021, the Maritime Silk Road Trade Index (STI) released by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange showed that the import and export trade index was 178.81 points,up 6.01% from the previous month and up 34.30% year-on-year; the export trade index was 195.11 points,up 6.63% from the previous month,an increase of 31.77% year-on-year;the import trade index was 162.22 points,up 5.27% month-on-month and up 37.53% year-on-year.
From January to June, China total import and export trade value was US$2,781.4 billion,a year-on-year increase of 37.1%.The total export trade value was US$1,519.1 billion,a year-on-year increase of 38.3%;the total import trade value was US$1,262.3 billion,a year-on-year increase of 35.6%.
China’s trade with continents
From January to June, the import and export trade value between China and Asia was US$1,415.8 billion, up 33.7% year-on-year, accounting for 50.9% of China’s total import and export value. The export trade value was 725.6 billion U.S. dollars, up 35.4% year-on-year; the import trade value was 690.2 billion U.S. dollars, up 31.9% year-on-year.
From January to June, the import and export trade value between China and Europe was US$544.3 billion, up 37.5% year-on-year, accounting for 19.6% of China’s total import and export value. The export trade value was 314.1 billion U.S. dollars, up 37.1% year-on-year; the import trade value was 230.1 billion U.S. dollars, up 38.1% year-on-year.
From January to June, the import and export trade value between China and Africa was US$116.5 billion, up 41.2% year-on-year, accounting for 4.2% of China’s total import and export value. The export trade value was 67.0 billion U.S. dollars, up 38.2% year-on-year; the import trade value was 49.6 billion U.S. dollars, up 45.6% year-on-year.
From January to June, the import and export trade value between China and North America was US$378.4 billion, a year-on-year increase of 45.3%, accounting for 13.6% of China’s total import and export value. The export trade value was 275.7 billion U.S. dollars, up 42.2% year-on-year; the import trade value was 102.7 billion U.S. dollars, up 54.4% year-on-year.
From January to June, the import and export trade value between China and Latin America was US$201.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 45.2%, accounting for 7.3% of China’s total import and export value. The export trade value was 100.4 billion U.S. dollars, up 58.9% year-on-year; the import trade value was 101.6 billion U.S. dollars, up 33.8% year-on-year.
From January to June, the import and export trade value between China and Oceania was US$123.3 billion, up 34.1% year-on-year, accounting for 4.4% of China’s total import and export value. The export trade value was 36.3 billion U.S. dollars, up 31.1% year-on-year; the import trade value was 87.0 billion U.S. dollars, up 35.4% year-on-year.
Source: Ningbo Shipping Exchange