The import and export of Shandong Province in the first quarter was 710.65 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.7%
Since the beginning of this year, Shandong Province has adhered to the principle of maintaining stability and seeking progress while maintaining stability, and has done a solid job of "six stability" and "six guarantees". The overall performance is stable and better than expected, the main economic indicators are growing well, and the quality and efficiency are steadily improving, achieving a "stable opening" and "a good start". Shen Yuting, Chief Economist of Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce, said at a press conference on the province's economic and social development in the first quarter of Shandong Province, "Shandong Province's import and export of goods in the first quarter was 710.65 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.7%; of which, exports were 417.91 billion yuan, an increase of 2.22 billion yuan. %; imports were 292.74 billion yuan, an increase of 3.4%. The growth rates of imports and exports and exports were 3 and 8.8 percentage points higher than the national total."
Shen Yuting introduced that since the beginning of this year, the Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce has mainly carried out three aspects of work: First, adhere to the policy of making efforts first. Implemented the "Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Doing a Good Job in Cross-Cycle Adjustment and Further Stabilizing Foreign Trade", issued the "2022 Action Plan for Stabilizing and Improving Foreign Trade", and proposed 32 policies and measures to stabilize foreign trade. Innovatively launched the policies of "exchange rate hedging guarantee pilot" and "Qilu import loan", optimized the operation mechanism of "Lu trade loan", and helped enterprises to effectively deal with difficult problems such as exchange rate fluctuations and financing difficulties. The "Shandong Province's Implementation Plan for Fiscal Incentive Policies for Strong Counties in Opening to the Outside World" was issued to increase financial and financial support and factor guarantees to support the transformation and upgrading of foreign trade-led industries. The second is to cultivate new momentum for foreign trade growth. Zibo and Rizhao have been approved as comprehensive pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce, and the number in the province has reached 9, ranking fourth in the country. Cultivate and identify provincial-level cross-border e-commerce platforms, industrial parks, and public overseas warehouses, and build a comprehensive service platform for overseas warehouses in Shandong Province. Carry out cross-border e-commerce cultivation activities in characteristic industrial belts, and promote the launch of small and medium foreign trade enterprises and the digital transformation of bases. Implement the overseas market development plan of Baizhan, promote the optimal layout and increase the share of the international market. In the first quarter, exports to the top five markets of the United States, ASEAN, the European Union, South Korea, and Japan increased by 15.2%, 32.7%, 25.3%, 7.7%, and 23.7%, respectively, and exports to the RCEP region increased by 23.5%. Exports to markets along the “Belt and Road” An increase of 29.8%. The third is to efficiently solve difficulties for enterprises. Adhere to the linkage between the top and bottom and the coordination of departments, maximize the enthusiasm of all parties, and make every effort to solve the difficult demands of the grassroots and enterprises. Give full play to the system of provincial leaders contacting key enterprises, optimize the function of "Shandong Province's Service Platform for Stabilizing Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment", push the latest policies and measures to enterprises in a timely manner, implement "point-to-point" tracking services for key foreign trade enterprises, and accurately coordinate and solve problems encountered in the production and operation of foreign trade enterprises difficult problem. Since the beginning of this year, "one enterprise, one strategy" has solved 141 corporate problems.
Focusing on completing the task of stabilizing and improving the quality of foreign trade throughout the year, the Department of Commerce will continue to focus on four tasks: First, pay close attention to the implementation of policies and measures. Implement the government financing guarantee policy, optimize and enrich the "Lu Trade Loan" policy, promote the "Qilu Import Loan" business, support the import of important resource and energy commodities, electromechanical high-tech equipment, and important consumer goods for people's livelihood, and ease the financing cost of enterprises. Speed up the "exchange rate hedging guarantee pilot", support enterprises to carry out forward foreign exchange settlement and sales business, and reduce exchange risk. Increase export credit guarantee support to stabilize the confidence of enterprises in receiving orders. The second is to help enterprises optimize their international market layout. During the year, key enterprises were organized to participate in 30 overseas exhibitions of Shandong export commodities and 15 online cloud exhibitions to help enterprises expand their market, stabilize orders and secure their shares. Hold Japan, South Korea, RCEP Import Expo and Yellow River Basin Cross-border E-commerce Expo. Fully implement the RCEP preliminary action plan, upgrade the RCEP Shandong Enterprise Service Center, promote the "RCEP Lumaotong", and increase the RCEP market share. The third is to vigorously develop new forms of foreign trade and new models. Support enterprises to build independent stations, vertical subdivision platforms, and overseas brand operation centers, and cultivate professional and characteristic cross-border e-commerce parks covering services in various fields such as finance, logistics, and training. Deepen cooperation with well-known platforms and video sites such as Amazon, Ali International Station, eBay, TikTok, etc., and cultivate well-known local cross-border e-commerce export brands and cross-border e-commerce operators. The comprehensive service platform for overseas warehouses in Shandong Province was launched online, which efficiently and conveniently promoted the connection between foreign trade enterprises and overseas warehouses in supply and demand, and improved the convenience level of enterprises exporting overseas warehouses. The fourth is to improve the corporate rescue service mechanism. Give full play to the role of the "double stability" platform, release relevant provincial and municipal policies and measures in a timely manner, unblock the feedback channels for foreign trade enterprises 24 hours a day, and coordinate and solve emergency special situations at any time. Promote the implementation of precise prevention and control measures, ensure the smooth flow of logistics and enterprise employment, and dynamically promote the resumption of work and production as soon as possible.