As one of the world's largest markets, our residents' desire and ability to consume imported goods are also continuing to improve

(Source: CCTV w88 live casino, 2025-01-14)

Tu Xinquan

According to customs statistics, my country's imports were 18.39 trillion yuan in 2024, an increase of 2.3%. Especially as December approaches New Year's Day and Spring Festival, my country's imported consumer goods exceed 160 billion yuan, hitting a new high in the past 21 months.

On January 11, with a long whistle, an international freighter carrying over 1,000 cabinets and a total weight of over 20,000 tons of Chilean cherries slowly berthed in Nansha Port, Guangzhou. This is the largest single batch of Chilean cherries imported by the Nansha Port since the new cherry production season of 2024-2025.

More than 20,000 tons of cherries are imported to my country,The price will be more affordable    

It is understood that 12 cherries are expected to be shipped directly to Nansha Port around the Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake,Cherries with more than 10,000 cabinets and a total weight of more than 20,000 tons are imported from Nansha Port, accounting for about 30% of the total national volume. Nansha Port will also become the largest import port of cherries in China for three consecutive years.

The person in charge of foreign trade enterprises introduced that nearly 60% of cherries will be sold locally in Guangzhou, and the rest will be distributed to other cities across the country such as Dongguan, Shanghai, and Beijing."As the arrival of cherries gradually increases, the price is more affordable.”

    

 

At present, more than 92% of Chilean cherries are exported to China. A small cherry, riding on the east wind to promote high-level opening up, flew from the other side of the ocean to ordinary people's homes, and the price gradually went from expensive to "people-friendly", witnessing the open Chinese market becoming a great opportunity in the world.

The scale of my country's imports continues to expand,Residents' desire to consume imported goods gradually increases

In 2024, my country's import scale continued to expand, not only meeting domestic production needs, but also enriching consumption options.

• Last year, my country's domestic industrial production increased steadily, driving the import values ​​of electronic components, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and computer components to increase by 10.1%, 21%, and 62.6% respectively.

• Iron ore sand, natural gas, coal and other commodities increased by 4.9%, 9.9% and 14.4% respectively.

• At the same time, the import demand for many people's livelihood consumer goods in my country was relatively strong, such as clothing, fruits, wine, etc., increased by 5.6%, 8.6%, and 38.8% respectively.

Tu Xinquan, director of the China World Trade Organization Research Institute of the w88 live casino of International Business and Economics, introduced that while the exports are constantly expanding, my country's import trade is also growing steadily. As the world's largest manufacturing country, my country has a strong demand for related raw materials, intermediates and equipment, which directly drives trade and economic growth in related countries.

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