China¡¯s Kunming Export Commodities Fair

 

China¡¯s Kunming Export Commodities Fair under the approval of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation of the People¡¯s Republic of China,is a regional fair jointly sponsored by Sichuan Province, Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Tibet , Chongqing City and Chengdu City.

The fair has been held successfully for seven times since 1993, recording an accumulating total transaction volume of some 11.2 billion US$. Over the past seven years, the fair has received a large number of participating foreign delegations from over 60 countries and regions including the US, Britain, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Japan, Korea, etc., as well as more than 2000 participating enterprises from over 20 provinces, regions or cities in China.

At present, the fair, which is growing into a regional exposition, has become a significant window or bridge to further boost the opening-up of southwest China and facilitate the economic and commercial co-operation between China and Southwest Asia, South Asia and other foreign countries.

  Year Number of Participating Provinces and cities  Overseas Business at Fair Business Volume(US$100 million)
Number of Countries and Regions Number of Participants Total Import/Export Foreign investment Overseas Technology/Economic Cooperation 

1993

19

45

5169

17.57

8.3

9.21

0.06

1994

24

59

5466

14.62

7.78

6.42

0.42

1995

22

51

4690

15.26

7.22

6.86

1.11

1996

26

61

4800

12.53

6.37

5.6

0.56

1997

23

65

5600

15.67

7.82

7.13

0.72

1998

19

57

6000

18.17

7.2

7.88

1999

20

9500

18.28

4.2

12.02

0.94

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At this year's fair, the total transaction volume is US$19.8, 7.5% rise than last year's.70 contracts have been signed , among which foreign investment capital is US$1.35 billion,12.4% rise than last year's.

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