China's central and western regions have outpaced the national average in foreign trade growth since the beginning of this year.
The central region has demonstrated robust momentum in the import and export of new industries and products, achieving a total trade value of 2.2 trillion yuan (about 310 billion U.S. dollars) in the first seven months. This reflects a remarkable year-on-year increase of 11.6 percent, setting a new record high for the same period.
In the western region, all 12 provincial-level regions have maintained growth in foreign trade, with a combined import and export value of 2.5 trillion yuan (about 350 billion U.S. dollars) in the first seven months, up 10.5 percent year on year. Among them, Sichuan Province continued to rank first in the western region, accounting for 24.3 percent of the region's foreign trade. Qinghai province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region saw significant increases, growing by 49.3 percent and 27.3 percent, respectively, year on year.
China's central region comprises six provinces: Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi. This area accounts for one-tenth of the country's land area and more than one-fourth of the population.
The western area meanwhile spans over 70 percent of the country's land area and is home to 27 percent of the population. It consists of 12 provincial-level regions, namely Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xizang, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang.
China's central, western regions see strong foreign trade growth in first 7 months
China's central, western regions see strong foreign trade growth in first 7 months
