Henan's Jan-Aug Commerce Performance Sees Steady Progress

Henan's Jan-Aug Commerce Performance Sees Steady Progress

今年1—8月河南省商务运行稳中有进

In the first 8 months of this year, Central China's Henan province saw a steady progress in commerce overall, featuring rapid growth of trade in goods, rise in foreign investment, slowdown in consumer market recovering and substantial increase of outbound investment, said the Department of Commerce of Henan Province recently.

近日，记者从河南省商务厅获悉，2021年1—8月，全省货物贸易保持高速增长，招商引资保持增长态势，消费品市场恢复态势放缓，对外投资大幅增长，商务运行总体平稳、稳中有进。

477.01 billion yuan achieved in trade in goods, 71.0 percent of the total amount planned for 2021

货物贸易4770.1亿元 完成年目标71.0%

Registered an average two-year growth of 27.4 percent, Henan's trade in goods during the January-August period expanded 46.8 percent year-on-year (ranking 6th in China, 23.1 percentage points higher than the national average) to 477.01 billion yuan (12th, 71.0 percent of the total planned) with an increase of 61.4 percent over the same period in 2019. Specifically, the export value amounted to 295.76 billion yuan (10th) with a year-on-year increase of 43.2 percent (6th, 20 percentage points higher than the national average), while the import value rose 53.2 percent year-on-year (6th, 28.8 percentage points higher than the national average) to 181.25 billion yuan (14th). In August alone, Henan's trade in goods saw a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent to 52.07 billion yuan, of which the export value rose 3.1 percent year-on-year to 28.8 billion yuan while the import value 19.0 percent to 23.27 billion yuan.

据海关统计，1—8月，全省货物贸易4770.1亿元、增长46.8%，完成年目标71.0%，规模和增幅分别居全国第12位、第6位，增幅高于全国23.1个百分点，比2019年同期增长61.4%，两年平均增长27.4%。其中，出口2957.6亿元、增长43.2%，分别居全国第10位、第6位，增幅高于全国20个百分点；进口1812.5亿元、增长53.2%，分别居全国第14位、第6位，增幅高于全国28.8个百分点。8月当月货物贸易520.7亿元、增长9.6%。其中，出口288.0亿元、增长3.1%；进口232.7亿元、增长19.0%。

The US, the ASEAN and the EU (excluding the UK) became Henan's biggest trading partners. Its foreign trade with the countries under the Belt and Road Initiative reported a year-on-year increase of 21.7 percent to 106.02 billion yuan, accounting for 22.2 percent of the province's total foreign trade volume. During the period, the total value of imports and exports from cross-border e-commerce (including express packages) reached 135.22 billion yuan with an increase of 26.5 percent year-on-year, up 28.8 percent over the same period in 2019, resulting in an average two-year growth of 13.5 percent. Specifically, the export value saw a year-on-year increase of 24.8 percent to 98.24 billion yuan while the import value 31.4 percent to 36.98 billion yuan.

据悉，美国、东盟和欧盟（不含英国）为河南省前三大进出口市场，对“一带一路”沿线国家进出口1060.2亿元，增长21.7%，占全省总额22.2%。1-8月，全省跨境电商进出口（含快递包裹）1352.2亿元、增长26.5%，比2019年同期增长28.8%，两年平均增长13.5%。其中，出口982.4亿元、增长24.8%；进口369.8亿元、增长31.4%。

203 foreign-funded enterprises newly established, up 38.1 percent from a year earlier

新设外资企业203家 增长38.1%

In the first 8 months of this year, Henan saw 203 newly established foreign-funded enterprises with an increase of 38.1 percent year-on-year. Besides, the province's actual absorption of foreign capital jumped 7.1 percent year-on-year to 12.96 billion US dollars, up 9.2 percent over the same period in 2019, with an average two-year growth of 4.5 percent. During the period, 3,830 projects funded by other provinces across China were newly added with an increase of 23.9 percent year-on-year. Its actual absorption of foreign capital expanded 4.1 percent from a year earlier to 712.43 billion yuan (67.0 percent of the total planned), up 5.8 percent over the same period in 2019, with an average two-year growth of 2.9 percent. In August alone, Henan's actual absorption of foreign capital jumped 0.7 percent from a year earlier to 87.05 billion yuan.

据省统计局统计，1-8月，全省新设外资企业203家、增长38.1%。实际利用外资129.6亿美元、增长7.1%，完成年目标62.7%，比2019年同期增长9.2%、两年平均增长4.5%。1-8月，全省新增省外资金项目3830个、增长23.9%；实际到位省外资金7124.3亿元、增长4.1%，完成年目标67.0%，比2019年同期增长5.8%、两年平均增长2.9%。8月当月实际到位省外资金870.5亿元、增长0.7%。

6 projects, each investing more than 10 million US dollars, were newly added with a total investment of 330 million US dollars, accounting for 93.2 percent of the total investment of the newly established foreign-funded enterprises in August.

8月新增投资额1000万美元以上项目6家，累计投资总额3.3亿美元，占8月新设外资企业投资总额的93.2%。（中文来源/大河网 翻译/赵汉青 海报/实习生王君艺 审校/丁岚）