[general Administration of Customs: import and export of private enterprises in the first four months accounted for 52.9% of China's total foreign trade value by 15.8% year on year] the General Administration of Customs announced today that in the first four months of this year, there were 415000 private enterprises with import and export performance, an increase of 8.9% over the same period last year, and private enterprises continue to maintain their position as the largest business entity in China's foreign trade. Imports and exports of private enterprises totaled 7.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 15.8 percent over the same period last year, accounting for 52.9 percent of China's total foreign trade value.