In 2012, the total value of imports and exports reached 8.737 billion US dollars, with an increase of 0.9% over the previous year. Among which, exports value made up 7.396 billion US dollars, growing by 0.6%; imports value occupied 1.340 billion US dollar, up by 2.5%. Classified by the ways of trading, general trade exports value reached 6.703 billion US dollars, decreasing by 0.6%; processing trade exports value reached 693 million US dollars, growing by 12.6%. Classified by the natures of export enterprises, the exports of manufacturing enterprises valued 3,823 billion US dollars, up by 1.7%; the exports of distribution firms valued 1.109 billion US dollars, down by 0.7%; and the exports of foreign-owned enterprises valued 2.464 billion US dollars, dropping by 0.5%. Classified by the main export products, textiles and textile products valued 2.445 billion US dollars, down by 8.3%; mechanical and electrical products valued 2.240 billion US dollars, up by 0.9%. Classified by the export markets, emerging markets like ASEAN, Russia, Australia, Chile etc. increased by 11.7%, 20.4%, 21.0%, and 68.7% respectively; traditional markets like Japan and America increased by 3.8% and 10.7% respectively.
　 Throughout the year of 2012, the number of newly approved foreign-funded projects and the projects of increasing or decreasing in capital reached 192, which includes 54 increasing capital projects of 108 foreign-invested enterprises. The total contracted foreign capital reached 1.687 billion US dollars, down by 21.2% over the previous year. The capital of foreign investment reached 1,026 billion US dollars, up by 9.1%. Among which, primary industry occupied 35.65 million US dollars, with the increase of 1.5 times; secondary industry accounted for 645 million US dollar, down by 5.1%; tertiary industry occupied 345 million US dollars, up by 40.2%. 80 projects with more than tens of millions of dollars investment fund were approved, among which 1.366 billion US dollars was contracted with foreign capital, accounting for 81.0% of the total contracted foreign capital. 62 enterprises with more than tens of millions of dollars investment fund were approved, their contracted foreign capital reached 1.138 billion US dollars, accounting for 67.5% of the total contracted foreign capital.