Xiamen increases trade with ASEAN by 15.1% in Jan-April

May 17， 2022 （Xinhua） — East China’s Xiamen city recorded robust trade growth with ASEAN countries in the first four months of 2022， according to Xiamen Customs. The city’s total import and export value with ASEAN countries hit 52.3 billion yuan （US$ 7.74 billion） from January to April， up 15.1%， year-on-year. Exports rose 9.1% year-on-year to 21.09 billion yuan， while imports increased 19.6% to 31.21 billion yuan. During the period， among ASEAN countries， Indonesia， Vietnam， and Thailand were the top three trading partners of Xiamen， whose trade volume with the city amounted to 19.04 billion yuan， 9.64 billion yuan， and 6.87 billion yuan， up 29.1%， 21.4 %， and 24.5%， respectively.