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Copper imports by China, the largest user, may remain robust in coming months as traders build stockpiles closer to consumers to cash in on arbitrage opportunities, said Australia & New Zealand Bankin...
According to China Customs Statistics, in 2011, China exported 130 million lead-acid batteries with a value of USD 1.88 billion, respectively down 15.3% and up 6.5% year-on-year; the average export pr...
According to China Customs statistics, in 2011, China imported 12.97 million tons of manganese ores, up 12.1% year-on-year, hitting an annual high; the import value reached USD 2.67 billion, down 4.8%...
According to China Customs statistics, in 2011, China exported 14.66 million tons of coal with a value of USD 2.72 billion, respectively down 23% and up 20.6% year-on-year; the average export price wa...
According to China's customs statistics, trade balance of molybdenum in 2011 was export surplus by 4.13 million pounds, i.e. exports were 22.67 million pounds and imports were 18.54 million pounds.
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China imported 23.41 million metric tons of crude oil, equivalent to 5.51 million barrels per day, in January 2012, 7.39% more than that of January 2011, according to statistics released by the Genera...
According to China Customs statistics, in 2011, China imported 63.903 million tons of grains (including cereals and cereal powders, beans, starch tubers and potatoes) with a value of USD 33.66 billion...
According to China Customs statistics, in 2011, China imported 1.444 million tons of lead ore and concentrates with a value of USD 3.06 billion, respectively down 10% and up 21.1% year-on-year; the av...
According to China Customs statistics, in 2011, China imported 9.525 million tons of sulphur with a value of USD 2.03 billion, respectively down 9.3% and up 51.9% year-on-year; the average import pric...
The trade deficit of the European Union (EU) with China decreased to 132 billion euros (174.8 billion U.S. dollars) for the first 10 months of 2011 from 140 billion euros registered in the same period...
China's imports of whole-milk powder may grow 7 percent 2012 as demand will be mainly driven by the country's urbanization and consumer concerns about the quality and safety of domestic food productio...
China's machinery exports will grow more slowly this year because of the worsening global economy and increasing trade protectionism among the developed countries, Cai Weici, vice-president of the Chi...
China's imports and exports fell in January from a year earlier as week-long holiday skewed the data amid weak global demand and a slowing domestic economy.
Experts said the import and export data were...
According to China Customs statistics, in 2011, China exported 3.298 million tons of cokes with a value of USD 1.49 billion, respectively down 1.4% and up 7.1% year-on-year; the average export price w...
According to China Customs statistics, in 2011, China exported 35,000 tons of roasted eels with a value of USD 900 million, respectively down 3.7% and up 37% year-on-year; the average export price rea...
According to China Customs statistics, in 2011, China imported 1.036 million automobiles, first beyond one million, up 27.8% year-on-year; the import value reached USD 43.09 billion, up 40.9% year-on-...
Data from Customs showed that China imported 920,000 tonnes of steel products in January decreasing by 720,000 tonnes or 44.1% YoY and 280,000 tonnes or 23.3% MoM.
Meanwhile, China exported 3.73 millio...
China, the world's largest iron ore importer and steel maker, saw its iron ore import fell 13.9% YoY to 59.32 million tonnes in January 2011.
According to latest statistics released by the General Admi...
New Zealand (NZ) is taking further steps to strengthen its bilateral trading relationship with China and is expecting to increase exports to China by at least 25 percent from 2011.
Benefiting from the ...
China's exports in January registered a decline from a year ago - the first monthly fall in more than two years - as demand from the debt-stricken European markets continued to shrink and the week-lon...