[The total import and export of goods in the first three quarters of this year increased by 18.8% year-on-year] On October 19, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, and the National Bureau of Statistics released economic data for the first three quarters of this year. In the first three quarters, the total import and export of goods was 39,939.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 18.8%. Among them, exports were 23,197.9 billion yuan, an increase of 16.4%; imports were 16,742 billion yuan, an increase of 22.3%. Imports and exports to countries jointly building the “Belt and Road” increased by 17.1%. The import and export of private enterprises increased by 19.1%, accounting for 56.9% of the total import and export. Exports of mechanical and electrical products increased by 23.7%, accounting for 64.3% of total exports. In September, the total import and export volume was 5.1628 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.5%, an acceleration of 7.7 percentage points from the previous month. Among them, exports were 3,034.4 billion yuan, an increase of 29.6%; imports were 2,128.4 billion yuan, an increase of 24.6%.