On November 8, the signing ceremony for the procurement of the Hongkou Trading Team of the 6th CIIE Shanghai Trading Group was held at the North Bund Pavilion of the CIIE. The daily signed order amount of the Hongkou Trading Team reached a record high, with orders on the same day increasing by over 10% compared to the previous year. The procurement transaction volume of the Hongkou Trading Team of the 6th CIIE has reached double-digit growth for six consecutive years. Zhang Guohua, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Commission of Commerce, Jiang Aifeng, Deputy Chief of the CPC District Committee, and Chen Shuai, Deputy District Governor, attended the event.
This year, the Hongkou Trading Team has deeply explored and connected with the first customer. The daily order amount has reached a record high in the history of the Hongkou Trading Team, and the quality continued to improve. A group of key enterprises have signed 5 orders, with the exhibitors from countries and regions including Japan, Germany, and Hong Kong. The products covered multiple fields such as daily chemicals, alcoholics, pharmaceuticals, and health products.
Participating in six consecutive CIIE sessions, the exhibitors of Hongkou have continuously expanded their categories, from single categories of food and agri-products to five major sectors this year, including medical equipment and healthcare, technical equipment, consumer goods, and service trade. Hongkou’s enterprises are located in 9 exhibition halls, fully reflecting the vitality of Hongkou's economy. Meanwhile, benefiting from the spillover effects of the CIIE, the average annual growth rate of imports in Hongkou in the first five years reached 15.6%.