105th Canton Fair closed down 16.9% in export turnover

Published: 16 May 2009 02:57:38

105th Canton Fair 7 sunset under the curtain, export turnover of 26.23 billion U.S. dollars, 16.9 percent reduction over the last; to be 16.5 million customers, down about 5 percentage points.

According to Deputy Secretary-General of Canton, the press spokesman Mu Xinhai said the 105th Canton Fair total of 209 countries and regions of the 165,000 foreign buyers to be more than the last reduction in 9126 dropped 5.2%. Among them, the number of buyers to be ranked in the top five countries and regions are: Hong Kong, the United States, Taiwan; Malaysia and India.

The overall turnover from the situation, the export turnover was some shrinkage. Export turnover of 26.23 billion U.S. dollars to more than 5.32 billion U.S. dollars last reduction, a decrease of 16.9%. Among them, the electrical and mechanical goods, the main force is still traded, traded 11.26 billion U.S. dollars, 19.5 percent more than the last reduction, the total turnover of 42.9%. In addition, light industry products, textile and garment export turnover has decreased.

Traded goods from the situation, the general decline in commodity transactions, only the growth of individual commodities. Which household appliances, hardware tools are drop in turnover, but the food, a slight increase in footwear. Increased by the impact of market demand, medical equipment and supplies 220 million U.S. dollars turnover, an increase of 34.7%.

From the export market, the traditional market shrinking turnover, an increase in emerging markets. The European Union, the Middle East and the United States remain the top three transactions. Emerging markets, Argentina, India, ASEAN growth in both turnover.

In addition, the General Assembly, according to statistics, online e-commerce transactions at the fair have also been reduced. Visited the site a total of 1.9 billion, an increase of 2.5%; online e-commerce turnover intention cumulative 510 million U.S. dollars, down 13.7%.

Mu Xinhai said that this Fair is the spread of the global financial crisis and the spread of the severe impact of China's foreign trade are held in the context of. Although turnover was some shrinkage, but the whole, the work has proceeded smoothly, on the whole stable, better-than-expected results.

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