在国际金融危机背景下，广东外贸发展延续了缓慢增长态势。通过与国内外贸先进地区的比较，展示了广东外贸发展的基本状况和特征。在外贸规模缓慢增长过程中，出口商品结构逐步优化，出口市场多元化初步形成，参与国际分工水平提高；外贸主体以外商投资企业为主；一般贸易增长乏力，加工贸易受国际市场需求影响，增长波动较大；服务贸易发展势头强劲。最后，发现广东外贸发展在全国的地位有所下降。
Guangdong foreign trade development still keeps slow growth,based on the background of the international financial crisis.Through the comparison of China's advanced regions,the main characteristics of Guangdong foreign trade development are show.During the process of slow growth,main characteristics are as follows:the export commodity structure gradually is optimized;the export market diversification is preliminary formed;the level of participation in the international division of labor is rose;the foreign-invested enterprises having a higher proportion in foreign trade.Compared to general trade,processing trade leads to larger fluctuations,and service trade gets a strong development.Finally,it is revealed that the status of the development of Guangdong foreign trade in the whole country was declined.
