China-Trade Surplus/Q1
Beijing, China - April 17, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press briefing of State Council Information Office on China's economic performance in first quarter
2. Various of journalists at press briefing
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xing Zhihong, director general, Department of Comprehensive Statistics; spokesperson, National Bureau of Statistics (starting with shot 2):
"The total goods trade increased 9.4 percent year on year in the first quarter. Goods exports rose 7.4 percent and imports grew 11.7 percent. Trade surplus narrowed by 21.8 percent from the previous year. The structure of the trading has further improved. In the first quarter, the total export delivery value of industrial enterprises with an annual sales revenue of 20 million yuan or more increased 7.6 percent year on year."
4. Press briefing in progress
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Robotic arm operating on production line
6. Employees operating equipment
7. Robotic arm in operation
8. Various of electronic component manufacturing line, employees at work
9. Various of steel products being produced at plant
10. Various of industrial robots assembling automobile
11. Various of containers being handled at port
China's goods trade surplus narrowed by 21.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, said a National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) spokesperson Tuesday at a press briefing on China's economic performance in the first quarter.
China's goods exports rose 7.4 percent year on year in the first three months while imports grew 11.7 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of 326.18 billion yuan (about 51.85 billion U.S. dollars), according to the NBS statistics.
NBS spokesperson Xing Zhihong, who is also head of the NBS Department of Comprehensive Statistics, said the structure of trading has further improved.
The export was still dominated by machinery and electronic products, which account for 59.4 percent of the total volume.
China's trade with its top three trading partners, namely the European Union, the United States and ASEAN, continued to grow by 8.2 percent, 6.3 percent and 13.7 percent respectively.
Trade with countries along the Belt and Road also maintained a good growth momentum. Trade with Russia, Poland and Kazakhstan rose 20.5 percent, 16.6 percent and 16.2 percent respectively.
In the first quarter, industrial enterprises with an annual sales revenue of 20 million yuan or more registered a total export delivery value of 2.7145 trillion yuan, up 7.6 percent year on year.
China-Trade Surplus/Q1
Dateline : April 17, 2018
Location : Beijing,China
Duration : 1'26
Beijing, China - April 17, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press briefing of State Council Information Office on China's economic performance in first quarter
2. Various of journalists at press briefing
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xing Zhihong, director general, Department of Comprehensive Statistics; spokesperson, National Bureau of Statistics (starting with shot 2):
"The total goods trade increased 9.4 percent year on year in the first quarter. Goods exports rose 7.4 percent and imports grew 11.7 percent. Trade surplus narrowed by 21.8 percent from the previous year. The structure of the trading has further improved. In the first quarter, the total export delivery value of industrial enterprises with an annual sales revenue of 20 million yuan or more increased 7.6 percent year on year."
4. Press briefing in progress
FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Robotic arm operating on production line
6. Employees operating equipment
7. Robotic arm in operation
8. Various of electronic component manufacturing line, employees at work
9. Various of steel products being produced at plant
10. Various of industrial robots assembling automobile
11. Various of containers being handled at port
China's goods trade surplus narrowed by 21.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, said a National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) spokesperson Tuesday at a press briefing on China's economic performance in the first quarter.
China's goods exports rose 7.4 percent year on year in the first three months while imports grew 11.7 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of 326.18 billion yuan (about 51.85 billion U.S. dollars), according to the NBS statistics.
NBS spokesperson Xing Zhihong, who is also head of the NBS Department of Comprehensive Statistics, said the structure of trading has further improved.
The export was still dominated by machinery and electronic products, which account for 59.4 percent of the total volume.
China's trade with its top three trading partners, namely the European Union, the United States and ASEAN, continued to grow by 8.2 percent, 6.3 percent and 13.7 percent respectively.
Trade with countries along the Belt and Road also maintained a good growth momentum. Trade with Russia, Poland and Kazakhstan rose 20.5 percent, 16.6 percent and 16.2 percent respectively.
In the first quarter, industrial enterprises with an annual sales revenue of 20 million yuan or more registered a total export delivery value of 2.7145 trillion yuan, up 7.6 percent year on year.
ID : 8078499
Published : 2018-04-17 11:15
Last Modified : 2018-04-17 18:27:00
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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