According to customs statistics, from January to May this year, Anhui's imports and exports to the United States reached 33.99 billion yuan (approx. 5.26 billion US dollars), an increase of 19.9% from a year earlier. During the first 5 months of 2021, Anhui's exports to the US amounted to 25.7 billion yuan, up by 19.3% year on year; Imports reached 8.29 billion yuan, up 21.9%. Since February this year, Anhui's imports and exports to the US has been rising month by month, with the total value peaking in May. In May, the Anhui-US import and export value rose 1.7% to 7.8 billion yuan, among which exports dropped 1.4% to 5.96 billion yuan and imports rose 13.4% reaching 1.84 billion yuan. The value of exports, imports, and both types of trade with the US respectively accounted for 18.1%, 7.8%, and 13.8% of the corresponding value of Anhui's entire foreign trade during this period. Regarding the forms of trade, in May, the volume of Anhui's general trade with the US reached 6.57 billion yuan, up 29.9%, taking up 84.2% of the province's import and export value with the US. In the meantime, processing trade went down 25.6%, to 1.04 billion yuan. Imports and exports through bonded logistics totaled 90 million yuan, down 91.8%. In may, the imports and exports made by private enterprises accounted for 68.3% in Anhui's trade with the US. The total value of imports and exports made by private companies, foreign-invested enterprises, and state-owned enterprises amounted to 5.32 billion yuan, 1.88 billion yuan, and 590 million yuan, respectively.
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