[ferro-alloys.com]In the first half of 2018, the total import & export volume of Gansu Province was 20 billion Yuan. It increased by 40.2% compared to the volume in the same period last year. The data is from Lanzhou Custom on July 24^th. The total volume of export was 6.78 billion Yuan. It increased by 42.9%. The total volume of import was 13.22 billion Yuan. It increased by 38.9%

It was said that the Gansu’s performance of foreign trade was very well. The increasing speed of export volume maintained at more than 10%, so did the speed of import volume.The speed of import & export volume was 32.3% higher than the national average level, the speed of import volume was 38% higher than the national average level, and the speed of export volume was 27.4% higher than the national average level. The import & export increasing speed of Gansu ranked 3^rd nationwide, the export increasing speed of Gansu ranked 2^nd nationwide, and the import increasing speed of Gansu ranked 3^rd nationwide. Following the large incrasing in the first quarter, Gansu kept strong growing trend in the second quarter. The increasing rate of import & export in June reached 65%. It was the highest level since June in 2016. The export increasing rate was 45.8%, and the import increasing rate was 75.3%

In the first half of the year, the trade volume between Gansu and Europe Union increased largely. The total volume of export & import was 2.2 billion Yuan. It increased by 80.8%. The total import & export volume between Gansu and conntries alongside ”One Belt and One Road” was 8.34 billion Yuan. It increased by 41%. The volume occupied 41.7% of total volume. The export volume was 2.12 billion Yuan. It increased 86.8%. The import volume was 6.22 billion Yuan.It increased by 30.1%.

In the first half of the year, Jinchang, Lanzhou, and Tianshui were the three cities that reached the highest import & export level in Gansu Province. The total export & import volume of Jinchang was 7.07 billion Yuan.It increased 97% and occupied 35.4% of total import & export volume in Gansu Province. The export volume was 420 million Yuan. It increased by 160%. The import volume was 6.65 billion Yuan. It increased by 94.2%. The total import & export volume of Lanzhou was 6.56 billion Yuan. It increased by 53.2% and occupied 32.8% of Gansu’s total import & export volume.The export volume was 3.71 billion Yuan. It increased by 57%. The import volume was 2.85 billion Yuan. It increased by 48.6%. The total import & export volume of Tianshui was 2.22 billions. It increased by 23.1% and occupied 11.1% of total import & export volume in Gansu. The import volume was 1.19 billion Yuan. It increased by 12.9%.The export volume was 1.03 billion Yuan. It increased by 37.4%.

In the first half of the year, Gansu imported worth 2.95 Yuan new energy material(nickel and cobalt materials). It incrased by 390%. The total volume of imported staple materials was 7.05 billion Yuan. It increased by 14.4%。The total volume of exported mechanical and electrical product was 3.9 billion Yuan. It increased by 70.3%. It occupied 57.5% of total export volume in the same period.

• [Editor:王可]