Breaking News! Henan's Foreign Trade Volume Exceeds 800 Billion Yuan in 2021

Breaking News! Henan's Foreign Trade Volume Exceeds 800 Billion Yuan in 2021

再创历史新高！河南外贸进出口总额首次突破8000亿

News from Zhengzhou Customs on January 19 -- In 2021, the total import and export value of Central China's Henan province expanded 22.9 percent compared with the figure of 2020 (the same below) to 820.81 billion yuan, with a growth rate 1.5 percentage points higher than the national average, exceeding 800-billion-yuan benchmark for the first time. Especially, Henan's exports increased 23.3 percent to 502.41 billion yuan, while imports 25.1 percent to 184.01 billion yuan, resulting in a trade surplus of 184.01 billion yuan with a surge of 21.5 percent.

1月19日，郑州海关发布消息，2021年河南外贸进出口总值达8208.1亿元，比2020年（下同）增长22.9%，高于全国进出口增速1.5个百分点，为历史首次突破8000亿元大关。其中，出口5024.1亿元，增长23.3%；进口3184亿元，增长22.3%，贸易顺差1840.1亿元，扩大25.1%。

An all-cargo plane at Zhengzhou airport. [Photo/Henan Daily]

Statistically, Henan's total import and export value has exceeded 500 billion yuan for 5 consecutive years. Its foreign trade volume exceeded two benchmarks of 700 billion yuan and 800 billion yuan last year, ranking 1st in Central China, 2nd in Central and West China and 10th in China, hitting a record high.

据统计，河南年度进出口总值已连续5年保持5000亿元以上规模。2021年，河南外贸连跨7000亿元、8000亿元两大台阶，再创历史新高，进出口总值居中部第一、中西部第二、全国第10位。

In 2021, Central China's import and export value expanded 25.5 percent to 3.37 trillion yuan with a growth rate higher than the national average, East China, West China and Northeast China. Central China became a region with the fastest foreign trade development in China. "Henan contributed 24.4 percent to Central China's total foreign trade volume, playing a significant role in the rising of Central China," said a source from Zhengzhou Customs.

据了解，2021年，我国中部地区实现进出口总值3.37万亿元，增长25.5%，高于同期全国、东部、西部和东北地区外贸进出口增速，成为全国外贸发展速度最快的区域。“河南外贸规模占中部外贸的24.4%，在带动中部地区崛起中占据重要作用。”郑州海关相关负责人说。（中文来源/河南日报客户端 记者/孙静 编译/赵汉青 王家琦 海报/王君艺 审校/焦丹）