2003年是我国加入世贸组织的第二年。从今年前8个月的情况来看,尽管受到非典疫情影响,我国食品土畜行业进出口仍保持了较高的增长速度。据我国海关统计,1至8月我国食品土畜行业进出口总额达362亿美元,同比增长27.4％,其中出口196.6亿美元,进口165.8亿美元,分别比去年同期增长19.4％和38.5％。 The year 2003 was the second year of China’s accession to the WTO. From the situation of the first eight months of this year, despite the impact of the SARS epidemic, the import and export of China’s food, animal and livestock industries still maintained a relatively high growth rate. According to China’s customs statistics, the total imports and exports of China’s food, animal and livestock industries from January to August reached US$36.2 billion, up 27.4% year-on-year, of which exports were US$19.66 billion and imports were US$16.58 billion, which were respectively 19.4% and 38.5% higher than the same period of last year.