In the first half of this year, trade volume between Beijing and ASEAN reached 81.72 billion yuan (US$12.17 billion), an increase of 40.2 percent from the same period last year. Trade volume between Beijing and the U.S. reached 103.59 billion yuan, an increase of 17.3 percent. Between Beijing and the EU, trade volume reached 135.05 billion yuan, an increase of 11.6 percent.

According to data released by the Beijing Customs District on August 2, Beijing’s total imports and exports amounted to 1.07 trillion yuan in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 26 percent. In June, imports and exports reached 193.93 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.2 percent and a month-on-month increase of 3.4 percent.

As for types of trade, Beijing’s general imports and exports reached 848.52 billion yuan, increasing by 24.1 percent and accounting for 79.2 percent of total volume of Beijing’s trade in the first half of this year.

In terms of export commodity, the export of mechanical and electrical products reached 91.82 billion yuan, increasing by 9.9 percent year-on-year; the high-tech products reached 36.17 billion yuan, increasing by 6 percent.

For import commodity, the import of mechanical and electrical products reached 208.5 billion yuan, increasing by 2.4 percent year-on-year; the high-tech products reached 80.81 billion yuan, increasing by 3.8 percent.

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