according to hefei customs, anhui province has seen a continuing positive trend in imports and exports so far. the total value of goods imports and exports in anhui reached 313.86 billion yuan (about us$3.93 billion) in the first five months of this year, an increase of 5.5% compared to the same period last year. among them, exports amounted to 208.92 billion yuan (about us$29.24 billion), an increase of 20%. thanks to a set of actions such as overseas market expansion group tours, anhui's foreign trade orders are growing steadily since the beginning of this year, demonstrating strong resilience despite pressure from manifold spheres. statistics show that anhui's total value of foreign trade in the first five months surpassed the national growth rate of 4.7% by 0.8 percentage points; its export growth rate during this period was 11.9 percentage points higher than the national average. in may, the province's imports and exports amounted to 66.39 billion yuan, an increase of 3.9%. among them, exports reached 44.2 billion yuan, an increase of 15%. in the same month, anhui province ranked 11th, 9th, and 12th in the country in terms of import and export, export, and import respectively. the ability to maintain stable growth in foreign trade results from the effective implementation of comprehensive economic policies and follow-up measures, as well as the continuous optimization of the foreign trade structure. nowadays, the stable operation of foreign trade is also benefiting from emerging formats and models such as cross-border e-commerce and market procurement trade. in the first five months of this year, anhui province's import and export of general trade achieved 230.81 billion yuan, an increase of 8.5%; bonded logistics import and export went up 0.4% to 25.64 billion yuan; market procurement trade exports saw a surge of 121.5%, reaching 2.79 billion yuan. exports of high-tech and high-value-added products have maintained rapid growth, highlighting the continuous improvement of the competitiveness of the province's export products. in the first five months, the export of electromechanical products from anhui totaled 141.29 billion yuan, an increase of 31%, accounting for 67.6% of the total export value. among them, automobile and auto parts exports stood at 24.32 billion yuan and 13 billion yuan respectively, with increases of 187.5% and 88.1% respectively; household appliances exports attained 13.67 billion yuan, an increase of 1.7%. promoting relationships with other countries and regions has provided important guarantees for anhui's foreign trade. in the first five months, the province's imports and exports to the european union and russia amounted to 43.18 billion yuan and 17.76 billion yuan, respectively, with increases of 5.9% and 308.1% respectively. during the same period, imports and exports with bri countries reached 103.79 billion yuan, an increase of 28.7%. in addition, private enterprises have grown rapidly, and the vitality of trade entities continues to be stimulated. in the first five months of this year, the import and export of private enterprises in anhui province stood at 156.03 billion yuan, an increase of 0.1%, accounting for nearly half of the total import and export.
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