Recently, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Shu Jueting said at the press conference that since 2022, China's foreign trade has withstood multiple pressures at home and abroad and has generally achieved stable operation. From January to May, in terms of RMB, imports and exports increased by 8.3% year-on-year, and it is expected to maintain a relatively high growth in June.

Shu Jueting said that from the recent surveys of some places, industries and enterprises, the uncertain and unstable factors faced by the development of foreign trade across the country in the second half of 2022 will increase, and the situation will remain complex and severe. From the perspective of external demand, due to geopolitical conflicts and the accelerated tightening of monetary policies in some developed economies, the global economic growth may slow down, and the outlook for trade growth is not optimistic. From a domestic perspective, the foreign trade base in the second half of the year has increased significantly, the overall cost of enterprises is still high, and it is still difficult to receive orders and expand the market.

Shu Jueting pointed out that, at the same time, there are still many favorable conditions for the stabilization and improvement of foreign trade in 2022. First, China's foreign trade industry has a solid foundation, and the fundamentals of long-term improvement have not changed. Second, various foreign trade stabilization policies will continue to be effective. All localities have further coordinated epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, continuously optimized and refined policy measures, and stimulated the resilience and vitality of the foreign trade industry. Third, the growth momentum of new energy and other industries is good, and it is expected to continue to contribute to the increment in the second half of 2022.

Shu Jueting said that in the next step, the Ministry of Commerce will work with all localities and relevant departments to implement policies and measures to stabilize foreign trade, from promoting foreign trade to ensure smooth flow, increasing fiscal, taxation and financial support, helping enterprises to seize orders and expand markets, and stabilize the foreign trade industry. Chain supply chain and other aspects continue to make efforts, continue to support enterprises to make full use of relevant policies and measures, and help the stable and healthy development of foreign trade enterprises. Specifically, the first is to help enterprises reduce comprehensive costs, make good use of export credit insurance tools, and improve their ability to accept orders and fulfill contracts; second, support enterprises to actively participate in various exhibitions, consolidate traditional markets and existing customers, and actively explore new markets; three It is to encourage enterprises to continuously improve their innovation capabilities, actively adapt to changes in overseas consumer demand, and promote the quality and upgrade of foreign trade.