常熟市是沿海地区对外开放城市之一。实行对外开放以来,常熟市外向型经济蓬勃发展,1987年全市外贸收购总额达到3.46亿元,比上年增加56.2%。这主要归功于常熟市积极发展工贸联营企业,把本地的加工优势、技术优势、劳力优势和外贸部门的信息优势、原料优势、资金优势、销售优势紧 Changshu is one of the open cities in coastal areas. Since the opening to the outside world, the export-oriented economy of Changshu has been booming. In 1987, the city’s total foreign trade purchases reached 346 million yuan, an increase of 56.2% over the previous year. This is mainly due to the fact that Changshu City actively develops its industrial and trading joint ventures, and places local processing advantages, technological advantages, labor advantages, and information advantages of foreign trade departments, raw material advantages, financial advantages, and sales advantages.