Shandong's foreign trade up 40.1% in Jan-July
China DailyShandong's foreign trade grew 40.1 percent year-on-year to 1.59 trillion yuan during the first seven months of 2021, accounting for 7.4 percent of the nation's total, local customs authorities said. Qingdao Port in Shandong province During this period, the province's exports reached 906.99 billion yuan, up 43 percent year-on-year, while its imports totaled 681.19 billion yuan, up 36.5 percent. During the January-July period, general trade imports and exports in Shandong reached 1.06 trillion yuan, up 34.9 percent year-on-year, accounting for 66.7 percent of Shandong's total. In the first seven months, the imports and exports of private enterprises in Shandong province reached 1.11 trillion yuan, up 42.9 percent, accounting for 69.9 percent of the total foreign trade value of Shandong province.