Durable consumer goods take over anti-epidemic supplies
The General Administration of Customs released the latest export data on July 13, and my country's export report card for the first half of the year was released. In dollar terms, exports in the first half of the year increased by 38.6% year-on-year; in June, exports increased by 32.2% year-on-year, higher than the 27.9% in May. my country's foreign trade imports and exports have achieved positive year-on-year growth for 13 consecutive months, and the scale of imports and exports in the first half of the year hit the highest level in the same period in history. From the perspective of product structure, the proportion of exports of mechanical and electrical products has increased. In the first half of the year, China exported 5.83 trillion yuan in mechanical and electrical products, an increase of 29.5%. It accounted for 59.2% of the total export value, an increase of 0.6% over the same period last year; among them, the export of automatic data processing equipment and its parts, mobile phones, and automobiles increased by 17%, 23.3%, and 101.4% respectively. In the same period, exports of labor-intensive products increased by 17.1%, and pharmaceutical materials and medicines increased by 93.6%. At the same time, durable consumer goods represented by the "home economy" and non-cluster outdoor products are taking over epidemic prevention materials, becoming an important driving force for export growth.
Owners of the Long Grant may face the highest "general average" in history
Osama Rabie, chairman of the Egyptian Suez Canal Authority, stated on July 7 that the long-term cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March this year left the canal on the same day. He pointed out that the owner of the Long Ci has signed a settlement agreement with the Administration, but did not disclose the amount of compensation in the agreement. On July 13, the Long Grant left Egyptian waters and will continue to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Evergreen Shipping issued an announcement a few days ago to remind the relevant shippers to complete the general average guarantee operations as soon as possible so that the goods can be picked up accordingly after the goods arrive in Hong Kong. According to the analysis of professionals, the general average of this accident may be the highest in history.
