摘要:改革开放以来，我国对外贸易自由化程度日趋加深，顺应时代的发展，外贸经济在南通经济发展中也开始占有越来越重要的地位。随着沪通铁路大桥的开通，南通成为了长江三角洲北部重要的铁路货运中心和客流中心，也成为了沪—苏—通三角洲的要道枢纽。以上海为依托，利用大桥的开通带来的极度便利的交通条件，南通正式融入了上海市1小时经济圈、1小时都市圈。这意味着南通的外贸经济面临着前所未有的发展机遇，将会有更深层次的发展。

　　　对此，本文结合南通外贸发展的实际情况，运用理论分析与实证分析，定性与定量分析相结合的方法，先对南通目前外贸状况及特点、发展中存在的问题以及阻碍南通进一步发展的因素进行了分析，然后阐述了沪通铁路大桥的开通为南通外贸经济带来了哪些发展契机以及其对南通外贸的影响，最后对南通该如何利用沪通铁路大桥提供的条件来促进外贸的进一步发展提出了建议。

关键词：南通；沪通铁路大桥；对外贸易

Abstract:Since the reform and opening up, Chinese foreign trade liberalization degree increasing, the development of the times, the foreign trade economy is playing a more and more important role in economic development in Nantong. With the development of Shanghai-Nantong railway bridge opening, Nantong has become the north of the Yangtze River Delta important railway freight center and traffic center, has become the Shanghai - Su Tong Delta hub. Based in Shanghai, very convenient traffic conditions caused by the opening of the bridge, Nantong formally into Shanghai 1 hour economic circle, 1 hour city circle. This means that Nantong's foreign trade economy is faced with hitherto unknown development opportunity, will have a deeper development.

　　　Therefore, this paper combines the actual conditions of Nantong foreign trade development, the use of theoretical analysis and empirical analysis, combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods, first on Nantong's foreign trade situation and features, problems in development and the factors that hinder the further development of Nantong were analyzed, and then describes the shanghai-Nantong railway bridge has brought what development opportunity and its influence on Nantong's foreign trade for Nantong's foreign trade economy, finally to Nantong how to use shanghai-Nantong railway bridge provides the conditions to promote the further development of foreign trade are proposed.

Keywords  Nantong  Shanghai-Nantong railway bridge  foreign trade