21.17 trillion yuan, 2.096 billion person-times … a record high! The ＂fiery＂ data confirms the vigorous vitality of China’s economy

CCTV News:Look at the economy through data, and look at achievements through the economy. The General Administration of Customs announced on July 12 that in the first half of this year, the total import and export value of China’s goods trade was 21.17 trillion yuan, up 6.1% year-on-year, the trade scale reached a new high, and the quarterly trend continued to improve.

In the first half of the year, the import and export scale of goods trade exceeded 21 trillion yuan.

According to customs statistics, in the first half of the year, the total import and export value of China’s goods trade was 21.17 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%. Among them, the export was 12.13 trillion yuan, up 6.9%; Imports reached 9.04 trillion yuan, up 5.2%.

In terms of trade scale, in the first half of the year, the import and export scale of China’s goods trade exceeded 21 trillion yuan for the first time in the same period; The growth rate of import and export accelerated quarter by quarter, with an increase of 7.4% in the second quarter, which was 2.5 and 5.7 percentage points higher than that in the first quarter and the fourth quarter of last year respectively. The quality of import and export of goods continued to improve and the scale grew rapidly.

In terms of trade patterns, in the first half of the year, China’s general trade import and export was 13.76 trillion yuan, up 5.2%, accounting for 65% of China’s total foreign trade. In the same period, the import and export of processing trade was 3.66 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.1%, accounting for 17.3%. In addition, China’s import and export by bonded logistics was 2.96 trillion yuan, an increase of 16.6%.

ASEAN is China’s largest trading partner.

From the perspective of trading partners, in the first half of the year, China and its largest trading partner — The total trade value of ASEAN was 3.36 trillion yuan, up by 10.5%, accounting for 15.9% of China’s total foreign trade value. In the same period, China’s total import and export to countries that jointly built the "Belt and Road" was 10.03 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.2%.

From the perspective of business entities, in the first half of the year, the import and export of private enterprises was 11.64 trillion yuan, up 11.2%, accounting for 55% of China’s total foreign trade, up 2.5 percentage points over the same period last year. In the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises and state-owned enterprises both increased.

China’s summer grain harvest in 2024

According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on July 12, China’s summer grain harvest in 2024 laid a solid foundation for stabilizing grain production throughout the year.

In 2024, the total output of summer grain in China was 149.78 million tons, or 299.6 billion Jin, an increase of 7.25 billion Jin or 2.5% over 2023.

The sown area of summer grain remained stable. In 2024, the sown area of summer grain was 399.2 million mu, which remained stable. Among them, the sown area of wheat was 346.361 million mu, an increase of 475,000 mu over 2023.

The yield of summer grain has increased. The national summer grain yield reached 375.2 kilograms per mu, an increase of 9 kilograms or 2.5% over the previous year. Among them, wheat achieved a yield of 399.1 kg per mu, an increase of 2.6%. Regionally, among the 25 summer grain producing areas, 21 have increased their output.

Smooth operation of civil aviation railway

In the first half of the year, China’s civil aviation economy operated steadily and steadily. By the end of June, the fixed assets investment of the whole industry was 61.52 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 33.2%; The total transportation turnover was 70.3 billion tons kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 32.2%, and the domestic and international markets of air transportation exceeded the same period in 2019. In terms of passenger transport, in the first half of the year, the whole industry completed a total of 350 million passenger trips, a year-on-year increase of 23.5%; The scale of international passenger transport recovered to 81.7% in the same period of 2019. In terms of freight, the demand for civil aviation freight remains high, and the demand for international routes is still strong. In the first half of the year, the whole industry completed a total of 4.174 million tons of cargo and mail transportation, up 27.4% year-on-year.

In the first half of the year, the national railways sent more than 2 billion passengers.

In terms of railways, China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. data show that in the first half of the year, the national railways sent a total of 2.096 billion passengers, and the passenger turnover reached 777.952 billion person-kilometers, up by 18.4% and 14.1% respectively, both reaching historical highs in the same period.

The national railways increased their passenger transport capacity, with an average of 10,256 passenger trains running every day, up 9.4% year-on-year. Cross-border passenger transport organizations will be strengthened. Movable sleeper trains from Beijing to Shanghai will be operated between Beijing and Hong Kong. Two international passenger trains from Xishuangbanna, China to Luang Prabang, Laos will be opened in China-Laos Railway, and international passenger trains from Hohhot, China to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia will be resumed. In the first half of the year, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway sent a total of 7.587 million cross-border passengers, a year-on-year increase of 72.4%; China-Laos Railway has sent a total of 117,000 cross-border passengers. At present, China’s railway passenger volume and turnover are ranked first in the world.

Financial support for the real economy remained stable.

According to the data released by the People’s Bank of China on July 12th, the stock of social financing scale at the end of June was 395.11 trillion yuan, up 8.1% year-on-year. Among them, the balance of RMB loans to the real economy was 247.93 trillion yuan, up 8.3% year-on-year. Financial support for the real economy remained stable.

The daily business volume of postal express exceeds 580 million pieces.

On July 12, the State Post Bureau introduced that in the first half of this year, China’s express delivery market maintained a rapid development trend, with the highest daily business volume exceeding 580 million pieces.

According to the data of the State Post Bureau, this year is 1-mdash; In February, China’s new year consumption demand was strong, and during the Spring Festival holiday (February 10 — 17), the daily average express delivery business volume increased by 145.2% compared with the same period in 2023. The online retail sales of physical goods exceeded 1.8 trillion yuan, a cumulative year-on-year increase of 14.4%. 3— In April, there was a great demand for seasonal products such as spring tea and flowers and trees. Compared with the same period of last year, the monthly express delivery business increased by more than 2.3 billion pieces. 5— In June, under the influence of multiple factors such as mid-year promotion, holiday economy, fresh season and graduation season, the daily average express delivery business volume reached 480 million pieces. In June, China Express Development Index increased by 18.4% year-on-year.

In addition, in the first half of this year, the express delivery business in the central and western regions grew rapidly.

Express delivery companies actively build three-dimensional sea passages.

In addition, in the first half of this year, the express delivery industry continued to strengthen the construction of rural nodes and improve service quality. At the same time, it continued to promote a variety of cross-border modes of going to sea and enhance international transportation capacity.