the latest statistics from hefei customs show that in the first seven months of this year, anhui's total import and export volume reached 475.89 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 7.4%. looking at july alone, anhui's import and export volume reached 78.63 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%, setting a new historical record. in the first seven months, anhui ranked 9th nationwide in terms of total import and export, 9th in exports, and 12th in imports; in july alone, anhui ranked 9th in total import and export, 7th in exports, and 11th in imports. in the first seven months, private enterprises in anhui achieved an import and export volume of 240.57 billion yuan, up by 9.5% year-on-year, accounting for 50.6% of the province's total foreign trade value—a 1 percentage point increase from the same period last year. among these, exports amounted to 178.74 billion yuan, up by 6.3% year-on-year, accounting for 55.8% of the province's total export value; imports were 61.83 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 19.9%, and accounted for 39.8% of the province's total import value. the proportion of the total import and export value of private enterprises in the province's total foreign trade value has increased by 1 percentage point compared to the same period last year, indicating that anhui's foreign trade vitality and resilience are improving. in anhui, the growth in foreign trade is supported by traditional sectors as well as increasingly focused on emerging industries. as of the end of june, the province's automobile manufacturing enterprises above designated size have exceeded 1,360, a net increase of more than 80 over last year. in the first half of the year, the output of new energy vehicles reached 621,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 81.4%, and the national ranking jumped from the fourth place last year to the second place.
source: anhui daily
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