According to Jinhua Customs, Jinhua achieved a total import and export value of 170.82 billion RMB in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 11.3%. Exports alone reached 146.46 bn RMB, an increase of 8.2%; imports reached 24.36 bn RMB, an increase of 34.8%. The growth rate of imports and exports is higher than the provincial averages.

In the first quarter, Jinhua's foreign trade rebounded and grew at a leading rate. In March, the export growth rate reached a new high since August of last year, with growth rates of the imports and exports reaching 6.5, exports 2.1, and imports 33.8 percentage points higher than the provincial averages. In the first quarter, Jinhua's export scale ranked second in Zhejiang.

Emerging markets maintained continual growth. In the first quarter, Jinhua exported goods worth 22.19 bn RMB to Africa, 20.47 bn RMB to the Middle East, and 18.73 bn RMB to Latin America, a year-on-year growth of 14.1%, 27.5%, and 24.7% respectively. Exports to the United States decreased to 19.25 bn RMB, a year-on-year decrease of 12.2%, which was a reduction of 14.5 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of last year. Exports to the European Union reached 23.33 bn RMB, a year-on-year increase of 9.9% and a rise of 17.8 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of last year.

The three major export commodities have entered a stable stage. The export values of mechanical and electrical products, clothing, and plastic products reached 63.19 bn RMB, 13.05 bn RMB, and 12.55 bn RMB, with year-on-year growth of 3.6%, 6.1%, and 15.6% respectively.

The number of market entities has also increased. In the first quarter, the import and export of private companies increased by 11.7%, accounting for 98.5% of Jinhua's total import and export value; Among them, exports increased by 8.6% and imports increased by 34.8%. During the same period, there were 11,314 foreign trade companies with import and export business in Jinhua, an increase of 8.1%. Among them, there were 10,641 export companies, an increase of 8.0%, and 1702 import companies, an increase of 8.5%.

The contribution of open platforms has been improved. The import of the Jinyi Comprehensive Bonded Zone reached 10.63 bn RMB, an increase of 61.7%, which is 19.9 percentage points higher than the provincial average. The import of Yiwu's Comprehensive Bonded Zone reached 5.90 bn RMB, an increase of 62.8%.

记者从金华海关获悉，一季度全市实现外贸进出口总值1708.2亿元，同比增长11.3%。其中，出口1464.6亿元，增长8.2%；进口243.6亿元，增长34.8%。进出口、出口和进口增速均高于全省。

一季度，我市外贸出口回升增速领先。3月全市出口增速创去年8月以来新高，全市进出口、出口和进口增速分别较全省高6.5、2.1、33.8个百分点。一季度全市出口规模居全省第二。

新兴市场保持增长。一季度全市对非洲、中东、拉美分别出口221.9亿元、204.7亿元和187.3亿元，同比分别增长14.1%、27.5%和24.7%。对美国出口192.5亿元，同比下降12.2%，降幅较去年四季度收窄14.5个百分点；对欧盟出口233.3亿元，同比增长9.9%，增幅较去年四季度提升17.8个百分点。

三大主要出口商品企稳回升。机电产品、服装、塑料制品分别出口631.9亿元、130.5亿元和125.5亿元，同比分别增长3.6%、6.1%和15.6%。

市场主体数量增加。一季度民营企业进出口增长11.7%，占全市进出口总值的98.5%；其中，出口增长8.6%，进口增长34.8%。同期，全市有进出口实绩的外贸企业11314家，增加8.1%；其中出口企业10641家、增加8.0%，进口企业1702家、增加8.5%。

开放平台贡献提升。金义综保区进口106.3亿元，增长61.7%，高于全省19.9个百分点；义乌综保区进口59.0亿元、增长62.8%。