继2002年出口轮胎创汇突破5 000万美元后,2003年山东荣成市轮胎出口继续保持快速增长势头。1~9月份,该市口岸共检验检疫出口轮胎1 033批次,货值5 033万美元,同比分别增长13%和29%。尽管荣成轮胎出口比上年有较大幅度增长,但整体效益却大幅下滑。主要原因:一是原辅材料大幅涨价, Following the 2002 export of tire exceeded 50 million US dollars, in 2003 Shandong Rongcheng tire exports continued to maintain rapid growth momentum. From January to September, the city’s ports of inspection and quarantine exported a total of 1 033 batches of rubber tires with a value of US $ 50.33 million, an increase of 13% and 29% respectively over the same period of last year. Although Rongcheng’s tire exports registered a substantial increase over the previous year, the overall profitability dropped sharply. The main reason: First, substantial price increases of raw materials,