The Impacts of Modern Logistics on Shandong Foreign Trade

Since China´s economic reform and opening-up, the foreign trade of Shandong has been developing rapidly The study is to analyze the role in promoting foreign trade of Shandong based on the factor of logistics including port throughput, total amounts of imports and exports and other relevant data. Using co-integration theory and Granger causality test methods, the author empirically analyzes the relationship between foreign trade and modern logistics of Shandong. In conclusion, some applicable measures for developing modern logistics and promoting foreign trade of Shandong are proposed.