昨天，海关总署对外发布了今年5月份的外贸进出口数据。上个月，我国进出口总值1.97万亿元，同比下降9.7%；其中出口1.17万亿元，同比下降2.8%。上个月的进口额则出人意料出现大幅下滑，进口额为8033.3亿元，下降幅度达到18.1%。
进口额大幅下滑致顺差扩大65%
因为进口额的大幅下滑，导致上月末我国贸易顺差达到3668亿元，同比扩大了65%。至此，今年前5个月，我国进出口总值9.47万亿元人民币，比去年同期下降7.8%。其中出口5.4万亿元，扭转了今年初同比下滑的趋势，实现了同比增长0.8%；但进口则同比下滑17.2%，为4.07万亿元，这也致使今年前5个月我国贸易顺差达到1.33万亿元。
煤炭、铁矿石进口降幅明显拖累进口额下滑
对于上个月我国外贸进口额出现出乎预料的下滑，有财经机构指出今年以来煤炭进口降幅最为明显，铁矿石进口也出现较大下滑，拖累了进口额的下滑，同时也显示中国经济内需仍然疲软。据海关总署的数据显示，5月份我国煤炭进口量环比大幅下滑近30%，同比降幅超过40%。今年前5个月累计进口量为8326万吨，比去年同期累计进口量大幅减少近40%。主要原因是国内煤炭市场的不景气、产能过剩挤压了进口煤的市场空间。另外，进口煤因失去价格优势而受到冷落。
中日贸易明显下降
而今年以来中日贸易则明显下降，无论贸易总值还是进口额和出口额的下降幅度都超过了11%。前5个月，内地与香港贸易也大幅下降，其中对港出口下降9.2%；自港进口更是大幅下降24.1%。（中国进出口网）
Yesterday, the General Administration of Customs released the import and export data in May of this year. Last month, the import and export value reached 1.97 trillion yuan, down by 9.7%; of which exports reached 1.17 trillion yuan, down by 2.8%. Last month the imports fell unexpectedly sharply, imports amounted to 803.33 billion yuan, a decrease of 18.1%.
Sharp dro in imports caused trade surplus to expand 65%
Because of the sharp dro in imports, China's trade surplus reached 366.8 billion yuan last month, an expansion of 65%. So far, in the first five months of this year, China’s import and export value reached to 9.47 trillion yuan, down by 7.8% over last year, of which exports reached 5.4 trillion yuan, reversing the downward trend in the beginning of this year year, achieving an increase of 0.8%; however, imports fell by 17.2% to 4.07 trillion yuan, which also resulted in 1.33 one trillion yuan of China's trade surplus in the first five months.
Coal, iron ore imports fell significantly, which dragged imports off
For the last month, China's foreign trade imports fell unexpectedly, there are financial institutions noting that this year the most obvious decline appears in imports of coal, iron ore imports also decline largely, dragging down the value of imports, but also showing that the Chinese domestic demand is still weak. According to Customs data, in May China's coal imports fell sharply nearly by 30%, declined by more than 40% year on year. In the first five months of total imports amounted to 83.26 million tons, a substantial reduction of nearly 40% over the same period last year’s total imports. The main reason is the downturn domestic coal market and overcapacity squeeze the imported coal market space. In addition, imported coal’s price advantage loss ia another reason.
Further data shows that this year China’s exports to the United States and ASEAN grew, while the EU is China's largest export region, but in the first five months of this year, China-EU trade value decreased, besides import and export volume of China to Japan also fell. In the first five months, bilateral trade between China and US amounted to 1.34 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.8%, accounting for 14.2% of our total foreign trade. Of that, exports to US reached 969.09 billion yuan, an increase of 8.9%; imports from US 374.22 billion yuan, down 10.2%; trade surplus 594.87 billion yuan, expanding 25.7%. In the last five months, trades with ASEAN totaled 1.13 trillion yuan, an increase of 0.5%, 11.9% of China’s total foreign trade. Of that, exports to ASEAN 683.47 billion yuan, an increase of 9.9%; imports from ASEAN 441.87 billion yuan, down 11.3%; ASEAN trade surplus 241.6 billion yuan, expanding 95.2%.
Sino-Japanese trade decreased
And this year, Sino-Japanese trade decreased significantly, whether trade value or imports or exports decline by more than 11%. In the first five months, the trade between Mainland and Hong Kong also declined substantially, of which exports to Hong Kong fell by 9.2%; imports from Hong Kong dropped by 24.1%.
