Friday May 25, 2018
Home > News > CNS wire
Text:| Print|

China's Q1 trade with Japan shrinks 10%   

一季度我国对日贸易降10.7% "购岛"闹剧影响仍存

今日,国家海关总署新闻发言人、综合统计司司长郑跃声在国新办举行的发布会上表示,今年的一季度中国对日本贸易下降了10.7%,这是由几方面原因造成,一方面日元贬值削弱了中国的产品在日本市场上价格的竞争优势;另一方面,由于日本“购岛”闹剧所带来的中日政治上的争端对双边贸易产生的影响,这种影响目前看来依然存在。

2013-04-11 13:48 Ecns.cn     Web Editor: Gu Liping comment
Zheng Yuesheng, spokesman for the General Administration of Customs, speaks at a news conference introducing China's foreign trade condition of the first quarter of 2013 in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2013.

Zheng Yuesheng, spokesman for the General Administration of Customs, speaks at a news conference introducing China's foreign trade condition of the first quarter of 2013 in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2013.

Beijing (CNS) -- China's foreign trade with Japan dipped by 10.7 percent year-on-year in the first three months of 2013, according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC).

Zheng Yuesheng, spokesman for the GAC, said at a news briefing that foreign trade between the two countries, including both exports and imports, decreased by 10.7 percent to 70.87 billion U.S. dollars in the quarter.

"Japan accounts for 7.3 percent of China's total foreign trade, but bilateral trade has been declining since last June," he added.

Zheng attributed it to the island disputes and Japan's easing of monetary measures.

He said the monetary measures have weakened the competitive edge of Chinese exports, causing textile exports to drop by 3.9 percent and bedclothes by 5.2 percent compared with the same period last year.

"The import of raw materials from Japan, which are used in China's processing trade, have dropped significantly since the second half of last year amid disputes over the (Diaoyu) islands," he said.

China's imports of automobiles and parts and components from Japan have declined respectively by 47.8 and 28.2 percent year-on-year, Zheng also said.

Comments (0)

一季度我国对日贸易降10.7% "购岛"闹剧影响仍存

今日,国家海关总署新闻发言人、综合统计司司长郑跃声在国新办举行的发布会上表示,今年的一季度中国对日本贸易下降了10.7%,这是由几方面原因造成,一方面日元贬值削弱了中国的产品在日本市场上价格的竞争优势;另一方面,由于日本“购岛”闹剧所带来的中日政治上的争端对双边贸易产生的影响,这种影响目前看来依然存在。

>>详细

Copyright ©1999-2011 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.