China exported 200,000 tons of unforged aluminum and aluminum products valued at 617.731 million US dollars in March 2008.  The export in January-March reached 600,000 tons valued at 1,789.740 million US dollars, up 9.9 percent and 7.6 percent respectively year on year.

   Following is a table showing the export from 2004 to March 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         2,115,374    39.4         3,920.879    59.8        
                                                                
                                                                
2005         2,030,083    -4.0         4,330.416    10.5        
                                                                
                                                                
2006         2,452,312    20.8         6,699.997    54.7        
                                                                
                                                                
2007                                                            
                                                                
January      183,169      14.5         550.992      45.7        
                                                                
February     359,015      19.8         1,087.199    51.1        
                                                                
March        550,208      8.8          1,663.519    33.8        
                                                                
April        797,767      11.4         2,400.003    33.8        
                                                                
May          1,039,791    13.4         3,125.108    33.8        
                                                                
June         1,295,433    12.5         3,906.668    30.1        
                                                                
July         1,502,240    10.3         4,542.323    26.1        
                                                                
August       1,689,832    5.5          5,125.584    20.0        
                                                                
September    1,851,832    1.2          5,634.476    14.9        
                                                                
October      1,992,827    -0.9         6,078.071    12.0        
                                                                
November     2,171,243    -2.7         6,617.587    9.2         
                                                                
December     2,398,999    -2.2         7,270.742    8.5         
                                                                
                                                                
2008(1,000                                                      
tons)                                                           
                                                                
January      210          14.8         610,425      10.9        
                                                                
February     400          12.8         1,171.992    7.9         
                                                                
March        600          9.9          1,789.740    7.6