The total import and export volume of Guangxi's foreign trade reached 138.51 billion yuan ($21.32 billion) in the first quarter of 2021, a year-on-year increase of 50.7 percent, officials from the Nanning Customs said on April 21.

Guangxi has been fully using its geographical advantages - as the only region of its kind in China to border ASEAN countries by both land and sea - to further deepen cooperation with ASEAN in economy and trade.

The trade volume between Guangxi and ASEAN in the first quarter accounted for 52.1 percent of Guangxi's total figure.

The overall volume of Guangxi's border trade expanded by 106.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, ranking first among all trade types in terms of its growth rate.

The export volume of Guangxi's household appliances and medical instruments surged due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a year-on-year increase of 142.9 percent and 44.5 percent respectively. The export volume of textile products, including masks, climbed by 84.6 percent year-on-year.

In addition, private companies in Guangxi helped boost Guangxi's foreign trade by 34.3 percentage points in the first quarter. 

广西深化与东盟经贸合作 边民互市贸易额倍增

南宁海关21日通报，随着东盟等主要贸易伙伴经济复苏步伐加快，今年一季度，广西外贸进出口达到1385.1亿元人民币，同比增长50.7%，其中，对东盟出口同比增长74.9%。

作为中国唯一与东盟国家陆海相连的省份，广西充分发挥区位优势，以中国（广西）自由贸易试验区为载体，不断深化与东盟的经贸合作。一季度，广西对东盟进出口占同期广西外贸总值的52.1%，东盟国家贸易主体地位进一步提升。

随着边境口岸疫情防控平稳，广西边境贸易大幅增长。其中，边民互市贸易进出口同比增长106.6%，增速居各贸易方式之首。

受新冠肺炎疫情影响，广西家用电器、医疗仪器及器械出口增势迅猛，同比分别增长142.9%、44.5%，包括口罩在内的纺织品出口同比增长84.6%。