Zhejiang warning: trade friction unprecedented situation grim.
In the global economy against the backdrop of the crisis, China's foreign trade growth this year is destined bumpy road, a large province of Zhejiang's foreign trade, especially. A few days ago, Zhejiang Province, the joint meeting of the Office of Technical Barriers to Trade (hereinafter referred to as "the joint meeting of the Office") announced that the global economic downturn as the trade protectionist forces to provide a breeding ground for recovery, foreign trade enterprises face the possibility of trade frictions increase, trade friction unprecedented situation, Zhejiang enterprises need to practice "strength." The Joint Director of the Office of Zhejiang Provincial Committee of Economy and information Zheng, deputy director of the party when the news release said that at present, countries around the world have been put forward all kinds of saving the economy, for the protection of domestic enterprises and markets, the United States, Japan, Europe and other Chinese The main export markets are increasing the technical barriers to trade, domestic export enterprises face greater than the threat of the past few years. This "threat" to enterprises in Zhejiang province has been particularly evident. According to the statistics bureau of Zhejiang, for example in 2008, Zhejiang Province, suffered a year from the United States, the European Union, Canada, India, Argentina and other countries and regions 18 of the 81 trade friction than the 28.6 percent increase in 2007, directly involved in the amount of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars; which 65 anti-dumping investigations, the 12 anti-subsidy, safeguard measures 2. What is more noteworthy is that since China's accession to the WTO, enterprises in Zhejiang Province met with international trade friction has been more and more - from the 2008 play in 2002, Zhejiang's foreign trade enterprises suffered the country's total trade friction of the total number of cases 1 / 3 more than the total amount involved in the case of the 1 / 4. Zhejiang's foreign trade showed an increase from last year trend of slowdown or even decline in the first quarter of this year, Zhejiang Province, the accumulated import and export value of 37.26 billion U.S. dollars, the same period last year (the same below) decreased 19.3%, of which exports 27.06 billion U.S. dollars, down 17.6 %; imports 10.2 billion U.S. dollars, down 23.6%. Cheng party concluded that the current technical barriers to trade with five characteristics: the contents of a more extensive; a more systematic structure; have legitimacy; more subtle and flexible way; the implementation of the unfairness. China REACH (Chemicals Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction) Center for Settlement of experts said Li Cong, which China's exports are facing the largest and most complex, the impact of technical barriers to trade most of EU REACH legislation, "because RECAH China and the EU 140 billion euros of trade will be subject to all affected and hurt. " "These features are marked on Technical Barriers to Trade is put together under the disguise of a legitimate 'green barriers', is a typical manifestation of trade protectionism." Zheng party said that the overall downturn in the global economy under the background of the trend of trade protectionism has been quite obvious, Zhejiang enterprises in-depth study should be the basis of WTO rules, trade barriers and respond to constantly improve the ability of self-protection; actively carry out research co-operation key point breakthrough technologies to speed up technological progress; Group taken, to build alliances, exhibitors will and other methods to develop new markets, further improve their management level. To tie in with the enterprise to break the technical barriers to trade one position Zheng, Zhejiang departments concerned will further strengthen the structure of enterprises and products to guide and improve the information platform, collect, collate, track the status of foreign technical trade barriers, in-depth analysis of foreign laws and regulations and Zhejiang the impact of the province of the trend, preference and symptoms of the problem and put forward countermeasures and suggestions
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Global trade volume over the first decline
Global trade volume over the first decline in six years.
Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) on April 22, said that since the fourth quarter of last year, growth in global trade has been a trend of slowing down, and ended in February this year, the 12-month global trade in August 2002 appeared the first time since decline. CPB said that in February ended 12 months before the global trade compared with the 12-month low of 1.5%, and in January ended the 12-month trade than only 12 months before the 0.6 percent growth. And in August 2007 ended 12 months of global trade growth rate was as high as 9.4%. The data also show that the global trade volume in February this year over the same period fell 15 percent, slightly lower than the January 17% of the decline.
Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) on April 22, said that since the fourth quarter of last year, growth in global trade has been a trend of slowing down, and ended in February this year, the 12-month global trade in August 2002 appeared the first time since decline. CPB said that in February ended 12 months before the global trade compared with the 12-month low of 1.5%, and in January ended the 12-month trade than only 12 months before the 0.6 percent growth. And in August 2007 ended 12 months of global trade growth rate was as high as 9.4%. The data also show that the global trade volume in February this year over the same period fell 15 percent, slightly lower than the January 17% of the decline.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
China increased coal imports from Russia
China increased coal imports from Russia
According to sources, China's imports from Russia in recent days a number of spot coal (net calorific value for the 5500 kcal / kg), the price 58-60 dollars / ton (FOB). The source refused to disclose the specific number of transactions, but said China's import demand is very strong which give the China manufacturer enough fuel material。
In recent months China's coal imports higher. Released by the State General Administration of Customs statistics show that the first quarter of this year, China imported 13.59 million tons coal, an increase of 20.1%. It is reported that China has imported from Australia coal prices more than 50 U.S. dollars only / ton (FOB).
In November 2008, the Russian Pacific ports to operate a coal terminal - Vanino Coal Terminal. The terminal coal exports this year, 350-400 million tons in 2012 to 12 million tons can be increased. Improved on the Asian market, the Russian coal supply capacity.
According to sources, China's imports from Russia in recent days a number of spot coal (net calorific value for the 5500 kcal / kg), the price 58-60 dollars / ton (FOB). The source refused to disclose the specific number of transactions, but said China's import demand is very strong which give the China manufacturer enough fuel material。
In recent months China's coal imports higher. Released by the State General Administration of Customs statistics show that the first quarter of this year, China imported 13.59 million tons coal, an increase of 20.1%. It is reported that China has imported from Australia coal prices more than 50 U.S. dollars only / ton (FOB).
In November 2008, the Russian Pacific ports to operate a coal terminal - Vanino Coal Terminal. The terminal coal exports this year, 350-400 million tons in 2012 to 12 million tons can be increased. Improved on the Asian market, the Russian coal supply capacity.
Egypt ban on cement exports
Egypt ban on cement exports
Newsday ,Newspaper Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rasheed said Egypt in order to stabilize domestic prices, trade and industry will be banned cement exports four months.
Department of Trade and Industry also said that oversight bodies have been asked to investigate competition in the last 6 months to investigate the cement industry, which is the second Egyptian cement industry to carry out the investigation.
Maybe it is good news for China cement manufacturer.
Newsday ,Newspaper Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rasheed said Egypt in order to stabilize domestic prices, trade and industry will be banned cement exports four months.
Department of Trade and Industry also said that oversight bodies have been asked to investigate competition in the last 6 months to investigate the cement industry, which is the second Egyptian cement industry to carry out the investigation.
Maybe it is good news for China cement manufacturer.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Fujian manufacturer expect to use RMB trade settlement
Fujian manufacturer expect to use RMB trade settlement
News from China mnufactory directory
April 9 decision of the State Council, Shanghai and Guangdong Province in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan City took the lead five yuan to carry out cross-border trade settlement pilot. As one of the first reform and opening up one of the provinces, the total amount of import and export trade of the proportion of GDP (dependence on foreign trade) amounted to 65% of Fujian Province, even though this has not yet been incorporated into the pilot, but there are many export enterprises in Fujian, said the expectations.
News from China mnufactory directory
April 9 decision of the State Council, Shanghai and Guangdong Province in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan City took the lead five yuan to carry out cross-border trade settlement pilot. As one of the first reform and opening up one of the provinces, the total amount of import and export trade of the proportion of GDP (dependence on foreign trade) amounted to 65% of Fujian Province, even though this has not yet been incorporated into the pilot, but there are many export enterprises in Fujian, said the expectations.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The first quarter GDP increased by 6.1%: 70% depending on domestic demand
The first quarter GDP increased by 6.1%: 70% depending on domestic demand
Spring of well-being of economic data is often a clear sign there will be the role. Therefore, when packing the National Bureau of Statistics yesterday released a 2009 Quarterly Bulletin of China's economy, many market participants breathed a sigh of relief: Yes, the overall performance of better than expected. Confidence in your more expensive than gold. "The operation of the first quarter of positive changes in the national economy, the overall performance of better than expected."
Released yesterday in the first quarter of 2009, when macroeconomic data, the National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Li Chao said so. Which is noticeable is that from the first quarter's 6.1 percent growth in GDP structure, the consumption share of 40 percent from the previous year rose to 70%! Data confidence "between the two steady fast, narrow three-three" Although the fourth quarter compared with last year's GDP growth rate 6.8% lower, Li Chao said that the first quarter of this year's 6.1 percent growth in GDP, "should be very easy." Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of World Economics and Politics Research, deputy director of the international financial Zhang Bin also believes that by the first quarter GDP showed growth of the ring than the already very high. He pointed out, GDP data reflect the economic performance has been formed V-shaped rebound, and rebound in the strength and speed are beyond all expectations. "Only 6.1 percent year-on-year growth in the quarter, but I want to know that the first quarter of last year is the high point where the GDP." Li Chao has also affirmed that the economic emergence of the first quarter of several major positive changes, that is, the "two solid", "two-speed", "three high", the "three narrow." Two stable operation in the industrial production has stabilized and the stability of agricultural development. Industrial scale in March year-on-year increase of 8.3% in February than 1 ~ 4.5 percentage points to speed up this speed for the best since October last year; and in agriculture, grain sown area has increased 6 years, meat production in the same period last year growth of 6%. Two fast, growth in fixed asset investment and retail sales of consumer goods to speed up the total amount of real growth to accelerate. A quarter of total fixed asset investment grew 28.8 percent, and the urban and rural areas to speed up the emergence of the "double speeding up"; At the same time, the first quarter of the actual total retail sales of social consumer goods up 15.9 percent over the same period last year to speed up 3.6 percentage points over last year accelerated throughout the year by 1.1 percentage points, but also a rapid consumption growth in rural consumption growth in the city. Three high, first, financial institutions, new loans hit new single-quarter high; the second is the record high sales of passenger cars; The third is to improve the community's confidence. Sales of passenger cars in March the National 772,000, an increase of 22.4%, 26.7% growth in chain; China manufacturer Purchasing Managers Index also has four months to upgrade, and stop the "Callable Bull / Bear Contracts line" business confidence index and the National business climate index is a sign of improvement. Three narrow, export, fiscal revenue and generating capacity of the decline in March than in February-1 significantly reduced.
That worries the export data, " horse carriage" drag .
However, the first quarter of the macro data also showed China's economy will face is not a solid basis, the status of the task is still arduous. "We face very serious international situation. At home, we also face larger downward pressure on the economy." Li Chao said. Li Chao said yesterday, the first quarter of the "horse carriage" of the contribution to GDP are: final consumption accounted for 4.3 percentage points, 2.0 percentage points the stimulation of investment, leaving a negative 0.2 from negative external demand driven. Although the consumption share of GDP driven by about 40% of the previous rise to about 70%, but things need to drag more serious, in the first quarter dropped 24.9 percent of foreign trade, the actual use of foreign direct investment is also declining. Still can not be optimistic about the external environment, Lu, chief economist at Industrial Bank, political commissar of the view that a sudden contraction of aggregate demand, will allow the accumulation of enterprises were forced to play after more inventory and more capacity needs to digest. "" Warmer "premature." Rouge political commissar said that although the second quarter GDP will continue to rebound, but in the non-state sector to restore confidence, GDP growth back to potential before the level of more than 9 percent, to mention the real economy is still true "warmer" . Once the level of GDP growth below potential, the economy will continue to bear the remaining capacity to digest, spontaneous investments, such as weak and unemployment high pressure. Zhang Bin also believes that the economic rebound in the strength and growth from the basic role of government and industrial sectors, "a large part of which capacity is not required for domestic and external, in the stock after the end of digestion, a new demand and not the continuation of fiscal policy more and more constrained, the economy of its own, endogenous forces are not strong sustainable growth. " However, Zhang Bin, or that the inventory adjustment in view of the current stable phase, a more stable domestic consumption, which play a role in four trillion investment, credit and lax monetary policy and other factors, short-term upward trend of China's economy can be maintained
Spring of well-being of economic data is often a clear sign there will be the role. Therefore, when packing the National Bureau of Statistics yesterday released a 2009 Quarterly Bulletin of China's economy, many market participants breathed a sigh of relief: Yes, the overall performance of better than expected. Confidence in your more expensive than gold. "The operation of the first quarter of positive changes in the national economy, the overall performance of better than expected."
Released yesterday in the first quarter of 2009, when macroeconomic data, the National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Li Chao said so. Which is noticeable is that from the first quarter's 6.1 percent growth in GDP structure, the consumption share of 40 percent from the previous year rose to 70%! Data confidence "between the two steady fast, narrow three-three" Although the fourth quarter compared with last year's GDP growth rate 6.8% lower, Li Chao said that the first quarter of this year's 6.1 percent growth in GDP, "should be very easy." Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of World Economics and Politics Research, deputy director of the international financial Zhang Bin also believes that by the first quarter GDP showed growth of the ring than the already very high. He pointed out, GDP data reflect the economic performance has been formed V-shaped rebound, and rebound in the strength and speed are beyond all expectations. "Only 6.1 percent year-on-year growth in the quarter, but I want to know that the first quarter of last year is the high point where the GDP." Li Chao has also affirmed that the economic emergence of the first quarter of several major positive changes, that is, the "two solid", "two-speed", "three high", the "three narrow." Two stable operation in the industrial production has stabilized and the stability of agricultural development. Industrial scale in March year-on-year increase of 8.3% in February than 1 ~ 4.5 percentage points to speed up this speed for the best since October last year; and in agriculture, grain sown area has increased 6 years, meat production in the same period last year growth of 6%. Two fast, growth in fixed asset investment and retail sales of consumer goods to speed up the total amount of real growth to accelerate. A quarter of total fixed asset investment grew 28.8 percent, and the urban and rural areas to speed up the emergence of the "double speeding up"; At the same time, the first quarter of the actual total retail sales of social consumer goods up 15.9 percent over the same period last year to speed up 3.6 percentage points over last year accelerated throughout the year by 1.1 percentage points, but also a rapid consumption growth in rural consumption growth in the city. Three high, first, financial institutions, new loans hit new single-quarter high; the second is the record high sales of passenger cars; The third is to improve the community's confidence. Sales of passenger cars in March the National 772,000, an increase of 22.4%, 26.7% growth in chain; China manufacturer Purchasing Managers Index also has four months to upgrade, and stop the "Callable Bull / Bear Contracts line" business confidence index and the National business climate index is a sign of improvement. Three narrow, export, fiscal revenue and generating capacity of the decline in March than in February-1 significantly reduced.
That worries the export data, " horse carriage" drag .
However, the first quarter of the macro data also showed China's economy will face is not a solid basis, the status of the task is still arduous. "We face very serious international situation. At home, we also face larger downward pressure on the economy." Li Chao said. Li Chao said yesterday, the first quarter of the "horse carriage" of the contribution to GDP are: final consumption accounted for 4.3 percentage points, 2.0 percentage points the stimulation of investment, leaving a negative 0.2 from negative external demand driven. Although the consumption share of GDP driven by about 40% of the previous rise to about 70%, but things need to drag more serious, in the first quarter dropped 24.9 percent of foreign trade, the actual use of foreign direct investment is also declining. Still can not be optimistic about the external environment, Lu, chief economist at Industrial Bank, political commissar of the view that a sudden contraction of aggregate demand, will allow the accumulation of enterprises were forced to play after more inventory and more capacity needs to digest. "" Warmer "premature." Rouge political commissar said that although the second quarter GDP will continue to rebound, but in the non-state sector to restore confidence, GDP growth back to potential before the level of more than 9 percent, to mention the real economy is still true "warmer" . Once the level of GDP growth below potential, the economy will continue to bear the remaining capacity to digest, spontaneous investments, such as weak and unemployment high pressure. Zhang Bin also believes that the economic rebound in the strength and growth from the basic role of government and industrial sectors, "a large part of which capacity is not required for domestic and external, in the stock after the end of digestion, a new demand and not the continuation of fiscal policy more and more constrained, the economy of its own, endogenous forces are not strong sustainable growth. " However, Zhang Bin, or that the inventory adjustment in view of the current stable phase, a more stable domestic consumption, which play a role in four trillion investment, credit and lax monetary policy and other factors, short-term upward trend of China's economy can be maintained
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Guangdong textile and garment export growth last month to return to the track
Guangdong textile and garment export growth last month to return to the track
From the Huangpu Customs was informed that last month in Guangdong textile and garment exports to reverse the decline, export value reached 2.36 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 6.3%.
It is understood that the first quarter of this year, the U.S. market demand for textile and garment warmer, resulting in the first quarter of the late decline in Guangdong textile and garment export growth began to narrow down the track and back. Customs statistics show that Hong Kong, the European Union and the United States is still the textile and garment export in Guangdong the main areas, the total export volume of more than 60%. First quarter of this year, Guangdong for Hong Kong textile and garment exports dropped 17.5%; exports to the EU fell 18.6 percent, but exports to the United States grew 8.9 percent, indicating a result of this adjustment, the first pick-up in the U.S. market.
At present, Guangdong garment exports are still dominated by general trade, but the first quarter from a bonded warehouse into the amount of exported goods increased 19.5 percent, an increase than those in other trade shows that the warehouse is still great potential for exports. Over the same period in the amount of processing trade exports decreased more distinctly. Foreign-invested enterprises in Guangdong is still the main clothing exports, but also the most obvious decline. First quarter of this year, foreign-invested enterprises in Guangdong Province textile and garment exports dropped 16.6 percent over the same period, exports of private enterprises grew by 2.4% against the market trend.
Customs analysts pointed out that while the China manufacturer of textile and garment exports trend warmer, but more attention should be given to overseas companies for a variety of China's textile and apparel trade barriers. Have suggested that the textile and garment enterprises in Guangdong to "walking on two legs", on the one hand to play at all levels of business sector and the role of trade associations, and actively respond to international trade friction; On the other hand to increase in Africa, Latin America and other emerging markets to open up and reasonable to avoid the risk of trade barriers.
From the Huangpu Customs was informed that last month in Guangdong textile and garment exports to reverse the decline, export value reached 2.36 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 6.3%.
It is understood that the first quarter of this year, the U.S. market demand for textile and garment warmer, resulting in the first quarter of the late decline in Guangdong textile and garment export growth began to narrow down the track and back. Customs statistics show that Hong Kong, the European Union and the United States is still the textile and garment export in Guangdong the main areas, the total export volume of more than 60%. First quarter of this year, Guangdong for Hong Kong textile and garment exports dropped 17.5%; exports to the EU fell 18.6 percent, but exports to the United States grew 8.9 percent, indicating a result of this adjustment, the first pick-up in the U.S. market.
At present, Guangdong garment exports are still dominated by general trade, but the first quarter from a bonded warehouse into the amount of exported goods increased 19.5 percent, an increase than those in other trade shows that the warehouse is still great potential for exports. Over the same period in the amount of processing trade exports decreased more distinctly. Foreign-invested enterprises in Guangdong is still the main clothing exports, but also the most obvious decline. First quarter of this year, foreign-invested enterprises in Guangdong Province textile and garment exports dropped 16.6 percent over the same period, exports of private enterprises grew by 2.4% against the market trend.
Customs analysts pointed out that while the China manufacturer of textile and garment exports trend warmer, but more attention should be given to overseas companies for a variety of China's textile and apparel trade barriers. Have suggested that the textile and garment enterprises in Guangdong to "walking on two legs", on the one hand to play at all levels of business sector and the role of trade associations, and actively respond to international trade friction; On the other hand to increase in Africa, Latin America and other emerging markets to open up and reasonable to avoid the risk of trade barriers.
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