National Bureau of Statistics: Continuous growth in goods import and export, trade structure continues to be optimized.

In August, the total import and export of goods reached 3.8744 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.5% year-on-year. Among them, exports were 2.3035 trillion yuan, an increase of 4.8%; imports were 1.5709 trillion yuan, an increase of 1.7%. From January to August, the total import and export of goods reached 29.5696 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.5% year-on-year. Among them, exports were 17.6056 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.9%; imports were 11.964 trillion yuan, a decrease of 1.2%. From January to August, the import and export of general trade increased by 2.2%, accounting for 63.9% of the total import and export. Imports and exports to countries participating in the "Belt and Road" initiative increased by 5.4%. The import and export of private enterprises increased by 7.4%, accounting for 57.1% of the total import and export, an increase of 2.1 percentage points from the same period last year. The export of electromechanical products increased by 9.2%, accounting for 60.2% of total exports.