CCTV News: The reporter learned from the General Administration of Customs that private enterprises have maintained the position of my country's largest foreign trade business entity for six consecutive years, and have also created "three firsts" in 2024. As the "main force" of foreign trade, in 2024, private enterprises' imports and exports were 24.33 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.8% year-on-year, and the proportion of my country's total foreign trade value increased to 55.5%.
Specifically, the first time was that the number of private enterprises with import and export performance exceeded 600,000 for the first time, reaching 609,000, continuing to inject new strength into the development of foreign trade.
The second first time is that private enterprises have become the largest import and export entity of high-tech products in my country. Import and export high-tech products have increased by 12.6%, accounting for 3 percentage points of the total import and export value of similar products in my country to 48.5%.
The third first time is that the proportion of my country's consumer goods imports exceeded 50% for the first time, an increase of 2.8 percentage points year-on-year to 51.3%, of which more than 60% of daily chemicals, fruits and other products.
Looking at 2024, the activity of the three major categories of foreign trade operators has been continuously increasing, with nearly 700,000 enterprises with import and export performance throughout the year, setting a new high.
