China's import of copper products in March 2008 
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Updated:
2008-06-05 15:40
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China imported 87,892 tons of copper products valued at 695.581 million US dollars in March 2008. The import in January-March reached 237,976 mtons valued at 1,859.834 million US dollars, up 1.1 percent and 16.7 percent respectively year on year.
Following is a table showing the import 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 1,195,365 13.2 3,914.718 40.7
2005 1,118,729 -6.4 4,378.326 12.1
December 1,092,569 -2.3 6,360.242 45.3
2007
January 81,427 12.9 551.221 64.6
February 147,106 -1.3 992.753 43.3
March 235,456 -5.3 1,590.156 35.7
April 335,075 -4.0 2,256.609 35.9
May 425,677 -3.4 2,875.868 35.1
June 516,143 -3.7 3,526.882 31.4
July 606,059 -3.3 4,211.240 29.9
August 693,060 -3.7 4,891.905 27.4
September 785,667 -3.4 5,618.338 26.0
October 871,543 -3.3 6,299.462 24.7
Novmeber 962,684 -3.4 7.028.525 23.0
December 1,053,809 -3.5 7,738.033 21.7
2008
January 81,425 0.0 626.701 13.7
February 150,101 2.1 1,164.349 17.4
March 237,976 1.1 1.859.834 16.7
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