一、2006年前三季度对外贸易运行情况自2006年年初以来,中国对外贸易保持了近几年快速增长的态势。据海关统计,2006年前三季度全国进出口总值达到12726亿美元,同比2005年增长24.3%;其中出口6912.2亿美元,增长26.5%;进口5813.8亿美元,增长21.7%。1.出口增速回落、进口增速回升, I. Operation of Foreign Trade in the First Three Quarters of 2006 Since the beginning of 2006, China’s foreign trade has maintained its rapid growth in recent years. According to customs statistics, in the first three quarters of 2006, the total value of the country’s import and export reached 1,272.6 billion U.S. dollars, up 24.3 percent over the same period of 2005; of this, 691.22 billion U.S. dollars was exported, an increase of 26.5 percent, and that of imports was 581.38 billion U.S. dollars, up 21.7 percent. 1. Export growth slowed down, import growth picked up,