In 2007 the total import and export volume of Shanghai increased by 24.4％ to 282.97 billion USD．The growth rate was 1.2％ higher than the average rate of the nation．In 2007，Shanghai had a trade surplus of 4.88 billion USD．

In now days，the high-tech accounted for 39.2％ and electric products accounted for 68.5％ of the export volume．2/3 of the export was attributed by foreign invested companies．