Chinese Medicines and Health Products Import and Export Chamber of Commerce yesterday announced the third quarter of the import and export trade of medicine and health products. Among them, the Western medicine and medical equipment products exports maintained a rapid growth,digital thermometer the industry highlights.
The third quarter of 2010, China's medicine and health products import and export trade has maintained a good development,clinical thermometer import and export volume $ 15,686,000,000, an increase of 23.09%, export value of $ 10,213,000,000, an increase of 21.83%, imports $ 5,472,000,000, an increase of 25.51% , import and export growth from the second quarter of the current rapid growth to moderate growth.
According to Chamber of Commerce related parties, ear thermometer trade in the third quarter, turning the main factor is that on the one hand, the import and export from Medicare last year the impact of the financial crisis have been restored, digital blood pressure monitor raised the base year; the other hand, European and American market is my medicine exports to major markets, the region's slow economic recovery, competitive currency devaluation will directly affect my total exports of medicine and health products. Meanwhile, the chambers of commerce to determine the current market uncertainty highlights the expected slowdown in export growth in the fourth quarter will continue to medicine.
The third quarter, Western commodity exports $ 5,964,000,000, an increase of 22.88%, of which Western pharmaceutical raw materials continue to be the driving classes major force in export growth, export value of $ 5,018,000,000, an increase of 19.57% of the total export of medicine products share of 85.53%, of which India continues to be the largest exporter of bulk drugs.
It is noteworthy that, according to presentations, Western medicine continues to maintain a high export growth, export value of the third quarter, 387 million, an increase of 28.99%, the fastest-growing varieties of anti-infective drugs and vitamin drugs; Similarly, medical equipment products continued to maintain rapid growth, export value of $ 3,785,000,000, an increase of 21.78%, of which, medical dressings, disposable supplies, health, rehabilitation supplies and other goods due to the impact of rising raw material prices, export prices increased in varying degrees, Among them, cotton wool, gauze, bandages prices rose 16.70%, medical gauze, unbleached cotton prices rose 16.40%.
On the uncertainty of the export of Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical Industry Association, vice chairman of the Committee of Experts to the reporter Ji Shen Yin pointed out that in the current situation, if the enterprises do everything possible to expand the exports of the strategy, it may provoke more trade friction and conflict. To this end, she suggested, companies should expand the share of emerging market exports, increase domestic market share. From the "OEM" (for the multinational pharmaceutical companies OEM) to adjust to its own brand, changing foreign trade growth mode of medicine.