China imported 50,574 tons of aluminum products valued at 236.033 million US dollars in February 2008.  The import in January-February reached 106,572 tons valued at 494.485 million US dollars, up 0.1 percent and 10.3 percent respectively year on year.

   Following is a table showing the import 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         610,636      14.9         1,944.157    30.4        
                                                                
                                                                
2005         647,589      6.1          2,251.015    15.8        
                                                                
                                                                
2006         686,124      6.0          2,782.184    23.6        
                                                                
                                                                
2007                                                            
                                                                
January      63,102       17.6         259.113      37.4        
                                                                
February     106,450      4.5          448.482      21.9        
                                                                
March        164,571      2.0          712.332      19.0        
                                                                
April        223,474      1.5          983.916      18.2        
                                                                
May          282,070      3.1          1,247.301    19.0        
                                                                
June         340,803      3.3          1,513.610    17.7        
                                                                
July         402,177      4.1          1,808.582    19.3        
                                                                
August       460,919      2.9          2,090.610    17.8        
                                                                
September    516,968      1.1          2,359.798    15.6        
                                                                
October      573,024      2.1          2,629.078    16.5        
                                                                
November     633,655      1.5          2,921.666    15.8        
                                                                
December     689,944      0.6          3,184.735    14.5        
                                                                
                                                                
2008                                                            
                                                                
January      55,998       -11.3        258.452      -0.3        
                                                                
February     106,572      0.1          494.485      10.3