Hohhot customs reports that Inner Mongolia's total imports and exports in the first four months of the year were 23.68 billion yuan ($3.61 billion), a year-on-year decrease of 5.6 percent, with the exports declining 2.1 percent, and imports declining 7.9 percent.

The region's foreign trade in the first four months had five features: first, the processing trade clearly increased; second, private enterprises are still the main force in exports and imports; third, the main trade partners were Russia and Mongolia; fourth, exports of sunflower seeds and fruits and vegetables doubled, and resource products dominated the imports; fifth, the top three cities in import and export were the cities of Manzhouli, Bayannur, and Hohhot.