记者:在跨入新千年之际,请您对1999年我国外经贸总体形势作一个简要回顾。 李会长:1999年,我国外贸在艰难复杂的国际环境下,经过上下齐心协力,努力拼搏,取得了显著的成绩。据我国海关统计,1999年,我国外贸进出口总额达3607亿美元,增长11.3％,其中出口1949亿美元,增长6.1％,增速继续加快;进口1658亿美元,增长18.2％,全年累计实现贸易顺差291亿美元。作为我国外贸进 Reporter: On the occasion of entering the new millennium, please give a brief review of the general situation of China’s foreign trade in 1999. President Li: In 1999, under the difficult and complicated international environment, our foreign trade has made remarkable achievements through concerted efforts and hard work. According to China’s customs statistics, in 1999, China’s foreign trade volume totaled 360.7 billion U.S. dollars, up 11.3 percent, of which exports reached 19.9 billion U.S. dollars, up 6.1 percent, and its growth rate continued to accelerate. Its imports amounted to 165.8 billion U.S. dollars, up 18.2 percent year-on-year, Trade surplus of 29.1 billion U.S. dollars. As China’s foreign trade into