Total import and export value of foreign trade was US$28.579 billion,a 18.7%  increase. It includes US$17.268 billion export value which increased by 23.9% and US$11,311 billion total import value which increased by11.5%. Among them, foreign invested import and export value was US$18,415 billion,a 19.2% increase,which was  15.6% of total import and export value; Import and export value of private companies was US$4.467 billion,a 39.1% increase,which was 15.6% of total import and export value. On export value, machine and electrical products export value was 86.420 billion, a 25.9% increase,which was 50.1% of total export value; High-tech products export value was US$3.798 billion,a 17.3% increase which was 22.0% of export total value.Large enterprises export value was US$88.711 billion,which was  44.1% of whole sales value,a 18.2% increase. Taiwan is the third largest trade partners of Xiamen. In 2005, Total import and export value of foreign trade with Taiwan was US$2.125 billion, increased by 16.2%.This figure includes: 413 million for export value,a 27% increase and US$1.712 billion import value,a 13.9% increase.

　　In year 2005,there were totally 364 FDI projects; Contractual foreign investment value was US$1.295 billion ,a 22.7% increase. Paid up foreign investment value was US$707 million,a 24.1% increase. Newly approved 74 projects with value above millions and contractual foreign investment value was 976 million,a 44.5% increase;8 projects were invested by Fortune global 500 companies which included 5 new established and 3 added investment value with total contractual foreign investment value of US$46.960 million; 255 foreign invested enterprises increased their investment value, including 33 enterprises with above millions added investment value,added contractual investment value was US$640 million,a 55.9% increase, which was half of the total foreign investment value; Newly approved 129 Taiwan enterprise projects with contractual value of US4490 million,33.8% higher than last year. This figure included  24 projects with more than millions value,and 67 added investment value which increased 1.1 times than last year.

　　Total contractual external workforce value was US$75 million, decreased 38.5%; Completed turnover was US$80 million ,increased 6.4%; Workforce outside were 4137 people, increased by 20.5%; Till the end of 2005,ther were 8759 people work in other places, increased more 117 than last year.