China's import of manganese ore in April 2008 
(www.chinamining.org)
Updated:
2008-07-04 15:15
Counter:
China imported 720,000 tons of manganese ore valued at 288.119 million US dollars in April 2008. The import in January-April reached 2,510,000 tons valued at 932.254 million US dollars, up 32.9 percent and 347.9 percent respectively year on year.
Following is a table showing the import from 2004 to April 2008, released by the General Administration of Customs:
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Cumulative Quantity (1,000 tons) |
Change y-o-y (%) |
Cumulative Value (million US dollars) |
Change y-o-y (%) |
|
2004 |
4,650 |
63.1 |
585.646 |
186.9 |
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|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
4,580 |
-1.5 |
683.483 |
16.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
6,210 |
35.6 |
645.772 |
-5.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
January |
330 |
-16.2 |
36.721 |
-20.4 |
|
February |
840 |
11.3 |
94.929 |
13.6 |
|
March |
1,380 |
28.6 |
153.962 |
29.8 |
|
April |
1,890 |
30.0 |
208.599 |
31.7 |
|
May |
2,290 |
19.2 |
259.863 |
28.0 |
|
June |
2,770 |
8.1 |
326.547 |
21.3 |
|
July |
3,270 |
1.9 |
423.501 |
26.3 |
|
August |
4,040 |
5.1 |
590.960 |
47.5 |
|
September |
4,620 |
2.1 |
737.111 |
56.5 |
|
October |
5,040 |
-0.8 |
849.597 |
61.4 |
|
November |
5,900 |
3.8 |
1,099.409 |
85.7 |
|
December |
6,630 |
6.9 |
1,302.356 |
101.7 |
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|
|
|
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2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
January |
420 |
28.8 |
129.699 |
253.3 |
|
February |
1,080 |
29.0 |
368.333 |
288.4 |
|
March |
1,790 |
30.4 |
643.718 |
318.5 |
|
April |
2,510 |
32.9 |
932.254 |
347.9 |
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