In the first four months, the scale of imports and exports in the Yangtze River Delta region reached a new high in history for the same period.

According to customs statistics, in the first four months of this year, the total import and export value of the Yangtze River Delta region reached 6.14 trillion yuan, a record high for the same period in history, with a year-on-year increase of 15.9%, accounting for 37.8% of the total import and export value of the country, further consolidating its position as a "ballast stone" in foreign trade. Among them, exports performed particularly well, totaling 3.83 trillion yuan, accounting for 41% of the total national exports. In the first four months, the Yangtze River Delta region exported 2.43 trillion yuan of electromechanical products, an increase of more than 20% year-on-year. In particular, high-end equipment such as lithium batteries, liquefied natural gas ships, CNC machine tools, and industrial robots had an export value of 229.76 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.5%, indicating that high-tech, high value-added products are becoming the new business card of foreign trade in the Yangtze River Delta. Imports also show a strong demand with active momentum. In the first four months, the Yangtze River Delta region imported 2.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 20.1% year-on-year. Among them, integrated circuits, metal ores, aircraft parts and components had the highest import growth rates, reflecting the vigorous momentum of manufacturing and industrial upgrading within the region.