China exported 160,000 tons of aluminum products valued at 465.656 million US dollars in February 2008.  The export in January-February reached 310,000 tons valued at 951.992 million US dollars, up 22.2 percent and 14.9 percent respectively year on year.

   Following is a table showing the export from 2004 to February 2008, released by the General Administration of Customs:

             Cumulative   Change y-o-  Cumulative   Change y-o- 
             Quantity   ( y (%)        Value (      y (%)       
             tons)                     million US               
                                       dollars)                 
                                                                
2004         430,988      57.4         1,120.094    67.5        
                                                                
                                                                
2005         711,484      65.1         1,950.894    74.2        
                                                                
                                                                
2006         1,240,157    74.3         3,858.798    97.8        
                                                                
                                                                
2007                                                            
                                                                
January      129,145      86.3         420.818      108.6       
                                                                
February     255,811      104.6        829.080      126.0       
                                                                
March        408,814      88.7         1,311.891    103.8       
                                                                
April        605,522      95.9         1,923.011    107.8       
                                                                
May          801,365      96.3         2,531.487    105.6       
                                                                
June         1,021,732    93.9         3,223.538    100.4       
                                                                
July         1,187,601    87.9         3,757.037    93.1        
                                                                
August       1,320,922    76.6         4,203.894    82.0        
                                                                
September    1,438,904    66.1         4,607.160    72.1        
                                                                
October      1,548,080    58.7         4,977.966    64.7        
                                                                
November     1,681,657    52.9         5,411.761    58.4        
                                                                
December     1,853,413    49.5         5,932.757    53.8        
                                                                
                                                                
2008(1,000                                                      
tons)                                                           
                                                                
January      160          22.0         486.536      15.6        
                                                                
February     310          22.2         951.992      14.9