Chongqing’s total foreign trade import and export value in the first quarter reached a record high for the same period.

Chongqing, April 21 (Xinhua) — According to statistics from Chongqing Customs, in the first quarter of 2026, Chongqing’s total foreign trade import and export value reached 221.55 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), a year-on-year increase of 34.3%, setting a new record for the same period in history.

Among them, exports totaled 153.72 billion yuan, up 27% year-on-year; imports totaled 67.83 billion yuan, up 54.5% year-on-year.

In the first quarter of 2026, the number of enterprises with actual import and export performance in Chongqing reached 4,357, also a record high for the same period.

In the first quarter of 2026, ASEAN and the EU were Chongqing’s top two trading partners. Chongqing’s trade with ASEAN and the EU amounted to 36.48 billion yuan and 29.18 billion yuan respectively, up 30.2% and 31.8% year-on-year. During the same period, Chongqing’s trade with countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative reached 102.33 billion yuan, up 39.5% year-on-year; trade with emerging markets such as Latin America and Africa increased by 37.4% and 40.2% year-on-year respectively.