According to customs statistics, in July, China's total import and export value of goods trade was 3.91 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%, with a growth rate 1.5 percentage points faster than June, reaching a new high for the year. Among them, exports amounted to 2.31 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8%; Imports amounted to 1.6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%. In the first seven months of this year, China's total import and export value of goods trade was 25.7 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.5%. From the perspective of trade methods, in the first seven months, China's general trade imports and exports amounted to 16.44 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.1%, accounting for 64% of China's total foreign trade value. During the same period, the import and export of processing trade reached 4.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.3%. From the perspective of trading partners, in the first seven months, the total trade value between China and ASEAN was 4.29 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.4%, accounting for 16.7% of China's total foreign trade value. The total trade value between China and the European Union is 3.35 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.9%, accounting for 13% of China's total foreign trade value. Over the same period, China's imports and exports to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" totaled 13.29 trillion yuan, up 5.5%. From the perspective of business entities, in the first seven months, the import and export of private enterprises reached 14.68 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.4%, accounting for 57.1% of China's total foreign trade value, an increase of 2.1 percentage points compared to the same period last year. During the same period, the import and export of foreign-invested enterprises reached 7.46 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.6%, accounting for 29% of China's total foreign trade value. From the perspective of import and export commodity categories, in the first seven months, China's exports of mechanical and electrical products reached 9.18 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.3%, accounting for 60% of China's total export value. (New Society)