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It is reported that benefiting from global economic recovery, China steel exports surged 99.8% to 36.8 million tonnes during January to October period almost twice as much as the exports during the sa...
China's foreign trade grew strongly on a year-on-year basis in November, boosted by rising demand ahead of the Christmas shopping season, as the nation's trade surplus narrowed.
China's exports rose 34...
China's foreign trade is expected to grow to 4 trillion U.S. dollars in 2015, from 2.21 trillion U.S. dollars in 2009, says the head of the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC).
"However, th...
An exceptional growth rate, a large trade surplus and low-cost goods have made China the major target of rising trade protectionism in recent years. Nowadays, a new trend has emerged: in addition to l...
Copper imports by China, the world's largest consumer, rose for the first time in three months, as some trading firms shipped in more material on bets domestic prices may rise more than those overseas...
The Chinese appetite for gold continues unabated. Gold imports by China-the largest producer of the yellow metal in the world-is set to touch a record 260 tonnes for the year 2010, bullion dealers pre...
The latest statistics from the Ministry of Commerce said China's service trade is expected to witness an increase of 17 percent this year, and in terms of service exports, its global ranking rose from...
According to the customs statistics released in China, China imported 30.25 million pounds on Mo content base of molybdenum in the January to October 2010 period.
Even if China imports molybdenum on a...
China's auto sales are expected to reach 18 million units this year as sales in the first 11 months hit 16.4 million units, figures released on December 9, 2010 by the China Association of Automobile ...
China's soybean imports may decline to 5.3 million tons in December, compared with about 5.4 million tons in November, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 7, citing the Ministry of Commerce.
Inbound soybean oi...
Iron ore imports to China, the world's biggest consumer of the raw material, may rebound next year as Brazilian and Australian producers increase supply, according to Macquarie Group Ltd.
"The growth ...
China, the world's largest exporter, may see its value of imports and exports reach US$2.8 trillion in 2010, said the General Administration of Customs on December 1, 2010.
The administration said that...
China International United Petroleum & Chemical Co., the nation's largest oil trader, will import 200,000 metric tons of diesel in December, 67 percent more than it initially planned last month, a com...
Stockpiles of imported iron ore at China's major ports rose 0.9 percent this week to 71.62 million tonnes, industry consultancy Mysteel said on December 3, 2010.
Inventories of ore from Australia added...
The Ministry of Commerce forecast China would export approximately 43 million tons of steel products while importing 16 million tons of steel this year, resulting in a net crude steel export of 25 mil...
China has reopened its $2-billion market to Argentinian soy oil, after the world's second-largest economy resumed imports from the South American country in October, Julian Dominguez, Argentina's mini...
China's gold imports in the first 10 months jumped almost fivefold from a year earlier to 209 metric tons, said Shen Xiangrong, chairman of the Shanghai Gold Exchange.
"The expectation for higher infla...
The price of tungsten has risen 54 percent on the year to around $300/mtu. Most of the price surge is credited to Chinese consumption, which accounts for 37 percent of the world's total tungsten deman...
China's consumer market for imported diamonds now ranks second in the world, according to China Diamond Forum, which opened Nov. 30, 2010 in Shanghai.
The international diamond industry is generally o...
China's net coal imports are expected to jump a staggering 63 percent to more than 200 million tonnes in 2011, Citigroup said on November 30,2010, as domestic output struggles to keep pace with blazin...