China'sforeigntradecompaniesexpressedstrongerconfidenceandmaintainedhigherexpectationsregardingtradeprospectsfortheentireyearduringthethirdquarter,revealedasurveyconductedbytheChinaCouncilforthePromotionofInternationalTrade.Some30.31percentofthesurveyedfirmssaidtheyexpecttoachieveyear-on-yeargrowthinannualtradevolumes,up4.09percentagepointsfromthesecondquarter,accordingtothesurveyreleasedonSeptember29,2022.Thesurveyfoundthatlargeandmedium-sizedcompaniesweremoreoptimisticaboutthewhole-yeartradeprospects,whilesmallandmicro-sizedfirmsshowedbetterexpectationsthaninthesecondquarter.Thesurveyedfirmsreportedimprovementsinexportvolumesandprofitsinthethirdquarter,especiallythoseinhighvalue-addedindustries,accordingtothefindingsofthesurvey.Inthethirdquarter,foreigntradefirms'newordersmainlycamefromtheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations,theEuropeanUnionandtheUnitedStates,thesurveyshowed.Editor:ZhangZhouDisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.