一、对外经济贸易在我国国民经济中的作用进一步增强1997年是外经贸工作取得较大成绩的一年，各项工作都完成得很好。进出口贸易有了进一步发展。据海关统计，去年全国外贸进出口总额3250．6亿美元，比上年增长12．1％，其中出口1827亿美元，增长20．9％；进口1423．6亿美元，? 1. The role of foreign economic trade in China’s national economy has been further strengthened 1997 was a year in which foreign economic and trade work has achieved a great deal, and all work has been done very well. Import and export trade has further developed. According to customs statistics, the total volume of foreign trade imports and exports last year was 325.06 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 12.1% over the previous year, of which exports were 182.7 billion U.S. dollars, up 20.9 percent; imports were 142.36 billion U.S. dollars.