According to Shanghai Customs statistics, in 2009 total exports of Shanghai Customs District, steel or copper standard fasteners (hereinafter referred to as "fasteners") 92.9 million tons, worth 1.32 billion, compared with the previous year (the same below) decreased by 42% and 49.4% ; the average export price of 1,422 U.S. dollars / ton, down 12.7%.

The main features of their exports are:

A single-month export volume continued to decline sharply year on year.

Since November 2008, Shanghai Customs District fasteners export volume has already appeared for 14 consecutive months, fell. Among them, the first 8 months of 2009, Guan region into a single month decline in export volume were more than 40% in September after the one-month drop in exports has narrowed in December to export 93,000 tons that month, reaching a high this year, but the decline still as high as 22%.

Second, the average export price for 9 consecutive months of decline.

Since April 2009, the Shanghai Customs District, the average export price of a single month fasteners 9 months showed a continuous downward trend, but from October onwards, the price decline gradually narrowing. Among them, the month in December the average export price of 1384 U.S. dollars / ton, up from the September decline of 25.8% narrowed to 16.3%.

Third, the great majority of exports of general trade.

In 2009, Shanghai Customs District in general trade export of fasteners 906,000 tons, down 42.4%, accounting for the whole year off area fasteners 97.6% of total exports.

Fourth, the largest market for exports to the EU on the original contraction.

In 2009, Shanghai Customs District, total exports to the United States fasteners 176,000 tons, down 43.1%, accounting for the whole year off area fasteners 19% of total exports, surpassing the EU became the largest export market for fasteners customs area; 151,000 tons of exports to the EU significantly decreased 73.2%, than the annual average reduction of export customs area fasteners percentage points higher than 31.2, the proportion fell from last year's 35.1% to 16.2%.