Imports of consumer goods increase

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Category: Ningbo Business

Published: Tuesday, 27 August 2013 09:12

With the increase of the income level, the imports of consumer goods are increasing rapidly. Statistics from Ningbo Customs show that in the first seven months the volume of imported consumer goods via Ningbo Port reached $290 million, up by 7% over the same period last year. 
Among others, the EU, the ASEAN and South Korea are the top three source areas for the imports, and the imports from Taiwan and Marshall Islands witness a remarkable rise. In the first seven months, the imports from the EU, the ASEAN and South Korea stand at $82.59 million (up by 16.1%), $81.21 million (up by 11%) and $21.13 million (down by 23.7%) respectively, accounting for 63.8% of the total volume of imported consumer goods. Then the imports from Taiwan region and the Marshall Islands stand at $17.1 million and $11.26 million respectively, up by 52.9% and 11730% respectively. 
The imports of the consumer goods that are closely linked to people’s life are seeing a rapid increase. 
In the first seven months, the imports of such consumer goods as food, tobacco and alcohol reach $160 million, up by 7.9% (0.9% higher than the overall growth), accounting for 55.2% of the total volume of imported consumer goods in the period. To be specific, the volume of imported fish or other aquatic products reaches $53.47 million, up by 15%, and that of imported fruits and nuts reaches $18.44 million, up by 34.9%. Over the same period, the volumes of imported daily products and home appliances stand at $69.66 million and $29.52 million, up by 2.7% and 25.5% respectively.