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Xi'an's semiconductor boom fuels 142% export growth

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Xi'an, China, has experienced a remarkable surge in export growth, driven primarily by its burgeoning semiconductor industry. In the first nine months of 2026, the city's overall trade saw a 115.5% increase, with exports growing by an impressive 142.1%. Key contributors to this growth were automatic data processing equipment and parts, which surged 388.1%, and integrated circuits, up 251%. These two categories alone constituted over 76% of Xi'an's total exports during this period. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Emma Ma ·

    How China’s ancient capital staked a claim to the nation’s fastest export growth

    A booming semiconductor industry is helping drive a surge in trade in Xian, one of China’s ancient capitals, making it the country’s top performer by trade growth among provincial capitals and provincial-level cities for which data is publicly available. The capital of western Ch…

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