As the core area of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Fujian Province’s trade with countries along the “Belt and Road” continues to heat up. According to statistics from Xiamen Customs, from January to May, Fujian Province’s import and export to countries along the “Belt and Road” was 424.84 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.3%. Among them, exports were 224.17 billion yuan, an increase of 14.5%; imports were 200.67 billion yuan, an increase of 16.2%. In May, the import and export of the month was 84.83 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6%.

　　The data shows that private enterprises are the "vanguards" of Fujian Province's trade with countries along the "Belt and Road". From January to May, private enterprises in Fujian Province imported and exported 235.78 billion yuan to countries along the “Belt and Road”, a year-on-year increase of 23.6%, accounting for 55.5% of the province’s total trade value with countries along the “Belt and Road” during the same period. During the same period, the import and export of state-owned enterprises was 122.69 billion yuan, accounting for 28.9%; the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises was 66.33 billion yuan, accounting for 15.6%.

　　According to Xiamen Customs, mechanical and electrical products and labor-intensive products are the main export commodities. From January to May, Fujian Province exported mechanical and electrical products and labor-intensive products to countries along the “Belt and Road” at 86.14 billion yuan and 69.36 billion yuan, an increase of 4.39 billion. %, 3.6%. imports are mainly resource products, including crude oil, metal ore and ore, coal and lignite. From January to May, the imports of the above commodities were 41.22 billion yuan, 36.67 billion yuan, and 31.86 billion yuan, respectively, a year-on-year increase of 34.9%, 16.4%, and 131%.