According to the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs, in the first quarter of this year, the import and export of 9 cities in the Greater Bay Area reached 2.45 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.7%, setting a new historical high for the same period. Among them, exports amounted to 1.48 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.4%; Imports amounted to 976.27 billion yuan, an increase of 28.7%. The import and export of 9 cities in the Greater Bay Area accounted for 20.7% of the country's total foreign trade value, an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to the same period last year, and contributed 26.1% to the growth of the country's foreign trade. Private enterprises are dominant. In the first quarter, the import and export of private enterprises in 9 cities in the Greater Bay Area reached 1.64 trillion yuan, an increase of 25.7%, accounting for 66.8%, and contributing 83.2% to the overall import and export growth of the 9 cities in the Greater Bay Area during the same period. Closer cooperation with Hong Kong, China. In the first quarter, Hong Kong, China surpassed ASEAN to become the largest trading partner of nine mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area, with imports and exports reaching 377.22 billion yuan, a rapid growth of 44.4%, and an increase of 2.7 percentage points to 15.4% in proportion. During the same period, imports and exports to ASEAN and the European Union were 375.89 billion yuan and 272.75 billion yuan, respectively, an increase of 12% and 14%, accounting for 15.3% and 11.1%, respectively. In addition, imports and exports to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" reached 906.63 billion yuan, up 14.4%, accounting for 36.9%. The new driving force of high-tech, green and low-carbon commodity exports has shown impressive performance. In the first quarter, 9 cities in the Greater Bay Area exported mechanical and electrical products worth 1.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 18.5%, accounting for 71.1% of their total export value. Among them, the main export commodities such as electronic components, electrical equipment, computers and their components increased by 37.2%, 36%, and 9.2% respectively; The export of high-tech, green and low-carbon commodities such as 3D printers, digital cameras, drones, and "New Three Samples" has achieved faster growth, with growth rates of 136.9%, 60.3%, 51.1%, and 46.7%, respectively. (New Society)