Ⅰ.Trade and Economic Cooperation between Dongguan and European Countries

From Jan. to Sept. this year, the total foreign trade volume between Dongguan and European countries amounted to 13.8 billion USD, accounting for 12.1% of the city’s total and registering a year-on-year growth of 13.1%. To be specific, Dongguan’s foreign trade volume with Britain was 2.17 billion USD (up by 21%), and 2.84 billion USD (up by 13.6%) with Germany, 1.03 billion USD (up by 11%) with France, 1.36 billion USD (up by 24% year on year) with Italy, and 500 million USD with Spain (up by 33% year on year). Dongguan’s total export to European countries reached 11.6 billion USD, including 1.9 billion USD to Britain (up by 20%), 2.3 billion USD to Germany, up by 10%, 900 million USD to France, up by 7% and 900 million USD to Italy, up by 28%. Total import from European countries amounted to 2.2 billion USD, including 540 million USD from Germany, up by 4.4%, 130 million USD from France, up by 40%, and 460 million USD from Italy, up by 13%.

Ⅱ.Trade and Economic Cooperation between Dongguan and Countries along the Maritime “Silk Road”

From Jan. to Sept. this year, the total foreign trade volume between Dongguan and countries along the maritime “Silk Road” amounted to 25.1 billion USD, accounting for 22.1% of the city’s total and registering a year-on-year growth of 2.4%. To be specific, Dongguan’s foreign trade volume with Malaysia was 2.4 billion USD (up by 5.3%), and 2.37 billion USD (up by 16.7%) with Thailand, 1.74 billion USD (up by 4.8%) with the Philippines, 1.08 billion USD (up by 151% year on year) with the UAE, and 590 million USD with Saudi Arabia (up by 9.2% year on year). Dongguan’s total export to countries along the maritime “Silk Road” reached 10.6 billion USD, including 540 million USD to the Philippines (up by 54%), 440 million USD to Indonesia, up by 16.48%, 500 million USD to the UAE, up by 42% and 360 million USD to Saudi Arabia, up by 39%. Total import from countries along the maritime “Silk Road” amounted to 14.5 billion USD, including 1.8 billion USD from Malaysia, up by 9.7%, 1.4 billion USD from Thailand, up by 15%, 900 million USD from Singapore, up by 22%, 580 million USD from the UAE, up by 346% and 20 million USD from Israel, up by 74.4%.