According to China Customs statistics, in January 2013, beef imports to China reached 18,000 tons, with a value of USD 75.78 million, respectively up 8.1 times year-on-year and 8.6 times year-on-year;...

According to China Customs statistics, in January 2013, China imported 95,000 tons of milk powder, up 71.8% year-on-year and 73.4% month-on-month; its value was USD 310 million, up 59.2% year-on-year ...

Refined copper stocks at Shanghai Futures Exchange's warehouses hit a one-year high on March 1 at 226,201 mt, up around 9%, or 18,492 mt, week on week, data from the SHFE showed on March 5, 2013. Coppe...

China will strive to increase its total foreign trade volume by around 8 percent amid slow recovery in the world economy and rising trade protectionism, and work to improve its balance of payments, a...

According to China Customs statistics, in January 2013, China imported 243,000 tons of sugar, up 71.4% year-on-year, down 9.4% month-on-month; its value was USD 120 million, up 40.2% year-on-year and ...

According to China Customs statistics, in January 2013, China's exports of automotive parts totaled USD 2.42 billion, up 19.3% year-on-year and up 0.5% month-on-month, monthly hitting a record high.

According to China Customs statistics, in January 2013, China's imports & exports totaled USD 345.58 billion, up 26.7% year-on-year. Therein, exports were USD 187.37 billion, up 25% year-on-year, expo...

According to China Customs statistics, in January 2013, China's imports of consumption goods totaled USD 10.21 billion, up 21.2% year-on-year and up 1.3% month-on-month, taking up 6.5% of China's tota...

According to China Customs statistics, in January 2013, China imported 7,250 metal-working machine tools, up 34.2% year-on-year, down 15.7% month-on-month, down in successive 5 months; its value was U...

According to China Customs statistics, in January 2013, China-Africa imports and exports totaled USD 19.03 billion, up 39.5% year-on-year. Therein, China exports to Africa reached USD 8.41 billion, up...

China's export of rare earth minerals remains sluggish due to declining demand, reports ProEdgeWire. In January, the country shipped 1,092 tonnes of the minerals which was 38% less than in 2012 during...

According to the statistics by China Customs, from January to November 2012, China's exports of unwrought copper and copper materials reached 701,000 tons, with a value of USD 5.96 billion, up 13.8% y...

According to the statistics by China Customs, from January to November 2012, imports of copper ore and concentrate reached 6,892,000 tons, with a value of USD 14.88 billion, up 18.4% year-on-year and ...

According to the statistics by China Customs, in the first 11 months 2012, China's toy exports totaled USD 10.55 billion, up 5.2% year-on-year, growth 2.1 percentage points slower than year-on-year.

China imported 32.42 million mt of iron ore from Australia in January, up 21% year on year, data released on Feb. 26 by the General Administration of Customs showed. The imports were, however, down 3.7...

Stockpiles of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports picked up during the week ending Feb. 25 due to increased business activities after the Spring Festival, according to Xinhua's latest iron ore price r...

According to the statistics by China Customs, in the first 11 months 2012, China's imports of iron ore and its concentrate reached 670 million tons, with a value of USD 87.61 billion, up 8.2% year-on-...

According to the statistics by China Customs, in the first 11 months 2012, China exported 570,000 tons of ferroalloy, valued at USD 1.94 billion, down 33.6% year-on-year and 38.7% year-on-year respect...

According to China Customs statistics, in the first 11 months 2012, China exports of solar cells totaled USD 12.14 billion, down 43.8% year-on-year.

That useful statistical maxim holds particularly true of Chinese import figures at the start of any year because of the variable that is the timing of the Lunar New Year holidays. However, with one or...