出口贸易的发展水平是衡量一个地区经济开放程度的重要指标 ,更是一个地区经济国际竞争力的决定因素。只有出口贸易达到较高的水平 ,直正意义的开放型经济格局方能建立起来。厦门经济特区建立以来 ,努力拓展出口贸易 ,取得了很大成效。2 0 0 0年 ,厦门特区出口贸易额达到 5 8 8 The level of development of export trade is an important indicator to measure the degree of economic openness in a region. It is even more a determinant of the international competitiveness of a region’s economy. Only when the export trade reaches a higher level can the just-established open-economy pattern be established. Since the establishment of Xiamen Special Economic Zone, efforts have been made to expand export trade and achieved great success. In 2000, the export volume of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone reached 588