Canton was held in China, October 31 to November 4, 2018. This is an import and export fair. The fair hosted a total of 189,812 buyers from 215 countries and regions, while seven of the top 10 buyers were Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries and regions such as India and Russia. Export orders from these countries and regions increased 2.7 per cent, accounting for 32.3 per cent of the total value of orders placed, representing a 2.7 per cent year-on-year increase.
The total export turnover marked a jump of 2.34 per cent, with buyers from countries and regions along the BRI growing by 0.16 per cent. The increasing number of buyers from developing countries and emerging markets at the fair reflects the optimised structure and steadily-improved quality of buyers.
Buyers from the electronic and home appliances sectors accounted for 40.2 per cent of total attendance. Buyers looking for consumer goods accounted for 31.3 per cent of the total. Home decorations, gifts and machinery buyers accounted for 28.28 per cent, 26.82 per cent, and 26.37 per cent respectively.
The fair continued to promote global trade by maintaining optimizing exhibition sections to improve precision in attracting investment. The fair hosted 50 events that covered trending topics in the international market.
