“Headquartered in Ningbo, we have factories in Quzhou, Zhejiang and Anqing, Anhui, and overseas production bases in Cambodia and Vietnam, with more than 8 employees worldwide..80 thousand people. On January 31st, Ma Jianrong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shenzhou International Group, talked about his “double cycle”.
Since the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan”, a large number of Ningbo enterprises have actively integrated and allocated global resources with the help of joint development at home and abroad, which has not only made Ningbo’s foreign trade “plate” bigger and bigger, but also continuously improved its international competitiveness. In 2020, the city will realize a total import and export volume of 9786..900 million yuan, an increase of 57.5% over 2015..7%, compound annual growth of nearly 10%. The proportion of import and export in our city has increased from 2..53% rose to 3 in 2020..04%, the share continues to expand.
At the same time, new foreign trade formats and new models have risen rapidly, and cross-border e-commerce has become the “light cavalry” of Ningbo’s foreign trade. In 2020, the city’s cross-border e-commerce exports exceeded 140 billion yuan, more than quadrupling compared with 2015. Cross-border e-commerce online shopping bonded import volume and transaction volume rank first in the country.
In the past five years, Ningbo has been deeply integrated into the global industrial chain, and two-way investment has continuously improved quality and efficiency. The city has newly approved 2,857 foreign-funded enterprises, with a total utilization of foreign capital of 119..2.9 billion US dollars; A total of 980 overseas enterprises and institutions have been put on record (approved), and 157 Chinese investments have been put on record..5 billion US dollars, an increase of 89.5% over the 12th Five-Year Plan period..03%。 Global layout, steady steps.
In the past five years, our city has actively integrated into the national opening-up strategy, the Ningbo area of Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone has been approved for landing, the China-Central and Eastern European Countries Expo has been upgraded to a national-level exhibition, and three comprehensive bonded zones, Meishan, Beilun Port and Qianwan, have been closed for acceptance … The development level of various opening-up platforms in the city has been continuously improved, and the leading demonstration effect in the province has been continuously enhanced.
Foreign markets are blooming everywhere, and the domestic market is also booming. A few days ago, Ye Weishui, the head of M6 fresh food, called on new and old Ningbo people to stay at home and “celebrate the New Year on the spot” in a circle of friends. “The development of 66 special dishes for New Year’s Eve dinner has been basically completed. It won’t be long before the public can place an order directly on the’ M6 Home’ applet and enjoy a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner at home. “
During the “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” period, Ningbo people’s “what to buy” has changed quietly, and “how to buy” has been continuously upgraded. This kind of new things in the consumption field have emerged one after another, and the scale of Ningbo’s consumer market has been expanding. According to the data released by the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, in 2020, Ningbo will achieve a total retail consumption of 4238..300 million yuan, the growth rate is higher than the national and provincial 3..2 percentage points and 1.9 percentage points. During the period from 2016 to 2020, the total amount of social welfare in our city will increase by about 7..1%, consumption has become an important engine to stimulate urban economic growth for five consecutive years.
From “buying the best goods in the country” to “sweeping the top goods in the world”, from simply buying goods to spending money on services, from cash and swiping cards to mobile payment and face shopping … In the past five years, citizens’ “shopping carts” have recorded the pace of consumption upgrading in Ningbo, and the “home economy” and emerging consumer demand have expanded rapidly. The online and offline integration mode has become the first choice for the retail industry to compete for traffic, such as live delivery and community e-commerce.
According to statistics, from 2016 to 2020, the online retail sales of our city (excluding cross-border e-commerce) increased from less than 100 billion yuan to about 250 billion yuan, with an average annual increase of more than 26%.
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(Contributed by Ningbo Municipal Commission of Commerce)