The story appears on

Page A15

April 14, 2011

GET this page in PDF

Free for subscribers

View shopping cart

Related News

HomeBusinessEconomy

Shanghai's exports get boost from ASEAN

SHANGHAI'S exports surged 20 percent year on year to US$45.81 billion in the first quarter as the strong ASEAN markets offset lower demand in Europe and the Middle East.

The city's exports to the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations gained 24.3 percent to US$4.66 billion, according to customs data cited by Xinhua news agency, which attributed the increase to the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area, which came into effect on January 1 last year.

However, Shanghai's exports to the European Union fell 1.97 percent to US$9.21 billion while shipments to the Middle East declined 2.8 percent to US$1.36 billion.

The decline was due to the debt crisis in some European nations and the unrest in the Middle East, Xinhua cited a Shanghai Commerce Commission expert as saying.

The city's exports to Africa increased 8 percent to US$1.09 billion but it was a slowdown from double-digit growth in the past as the upheavals in Egypt and Libya were a factor.


 

Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.

娌叕缃戝畨澶 31010602000204鍙

Email this to your friend