Released by the National Bureau of Statistics In 2023, the national economy will recover and improve, with solid progress in high-quality development. We comprehensively deepened reform and opening up, intensified macro-control, and worked hard to expand domestic demand, optimize the structure, boost confidence, and guard against risks. China's economy has rebounded, supply and demand have steadily improved, and transformation and upgrading have made positive progress. Employment and prices have remained stable, people's livelihood has been effectively protected, and high-quality development has made solid progress. From the perspective of economic growth, China's GDP will exceed 126 trillion yuan in 2023, with a growth rate of 2.2 percentage points higher than that in 2022. According to the quarter, the former low, medium high and stable trend was further consolidated, showing a good trend. Calculated at comparable prices, the economic added value in 2023 will exceed 6 trillion yuan, equivalent to the annual economic output of a medium-sized country. The per capita GDP will increase steadily, reaching 89,000 yuan in 2023, up 5.4% year on year. In terms of prices, the overall growth remained moderate, with CPI up 0.2% for the year and core CPI up 0.7%. General situation of customs statistics From January to December 2023, the value of general trade exports was $2.2 trillion, down 2.9% year-on-year, and the value of imports was $1.7 trillion, down 4% year-on-year. From the perspective of the international balance of payments, the export of goods increased by 0.6% for the year, and the foreign exchange reserves at the end of the year exceeded 3.2 trillion US dollars.   China printing and equipment import and export data   1.Printing equipment The import and export data of printing equipment from January to December 2023 are shown in Table 1.   2. Printing material The import and export data of printing material (including ink)  from January to December 2023 are shown in Table 2.   3. Printed matters The import and export data of printed matter from January to December 2023 are shown in Table 3.   Conclusion 1. From January to December 2023, import and export of printing equipment (1) Imported web offset press 3.18 million US dollars, an increase of 114%, the growth rate is larger; Exports of web offset presses fell by 28% in the same period. Exports of sheeted offset presses (excluding monochrome offset presses) amounted to US $160 million, an increase of 38%. Sheet-fed offset presses (excluding monochrome offset presses) continued to import a large amount of US $620 million. Among them, the import from Germany was 460 million US dollars, accounting for about 3/4 of the total import amount; $150 million in imports from Japan. (2) The amount of imports of gravure printing presses fell by 55%, with a large decline. 2. From January to December 2023, import and export of printing equipment (1) The export amount of PS version decreased by 25% year-on-year. (2) Imported flexo mainly from developed countries. The largest source countries for imports are Germany and Japan, with a combined import volume of 456,000 m2, accounting for 73% of the total import volume. (3) The average export price of black ink is $4,700 /t, and the average import price is $32,000 /t. The average export price of other printing inks is $4,700 /t, and the average import price is $33,000 /t. Import prices are about seven times higher than export prices.   From January to December 2023, from the import and export statistics of printed matter, the United States is one of the main markets for printed matter exports.