Yueyang¡¯s First Quarter Imports and Exports Exceed 1.9 Bln Yuan

2017-04-28
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Yueyang Custom on April 20 announced Yueyang import and export data for the first quarter of 2017.

Total import and export value was 1.935 billion yuan, an increase of 119% over the same period of last year. Total import and export volume reached 356,200 tons, up by 88.11%.

The foreign trade with the USA grew rapidly. It increased by 370% year on year to 383 million yuan, accounting for 19.79% of the city total. The USA has become Yueyang¡¯s important import and export market. 

The trade volume between Yueyang and Canada, and between Yueyang and Brazil was 179 million yuan and 123 million yuan, accounting for 9.25% and 6.36% of the city total respectively.

The major import goods include wood pulp, canola oil, cotton yarn, polyethylene, and refined gold ore. The major export goods include menthyl acetate, paper and paperboard, canned vegetables, ammonium sulfate, and petty commodities.

Translator: Xiao Juan
Chinese source: yueyang.gov.cn