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China's import of alumina in July 2008 
(www.chinamining.org)
Updated:
2008-09-23 09:05
Counter:
China imported 410,000 tons of alumina valued at 183.555 million US dollars in July 2008. The import in January-July reached 2,800,000 tons valued at 1,129.063 million US dollars, down 9.5 percent and 5.8 percent respectively year on year.
Following is a table showing the import from 2004 to July 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 (%) |
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2004 |
5,870 |
4.8 |
2,043.563 |
48.5 |
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2005 |
7,020 |
19.4 |
2,597.174 |
27.1 |
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2006 |
6,910 |
-1.5 |
3,023.528 |
16.5 |
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2007 |
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January |
560 |
-28.8 |
220.354 |
-31.0 |
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February |
1,110 |
-4.3 |
402.852 |
-21.7 |
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March |
1,470 |
-13.9 |
550.373 |
-27.7 |
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April |
2,050 |
-7.5 |
777.339 |
-23.6 |
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May |
2,320 |
-16.7 |
881.960 |
-30.5 |
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June |
2,660 |
-20.3 |
1,031.526 |
-34.3 |
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July |
3,100 |
-21.6 |
1,198.052 |
-36.2 |
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August |
3,500 |
-24.3 |
1,350.566 |
-37.8 |
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September |
3,950 |
-24.9 |
1,521.437 |
-37.2 |
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October |
4,420 |
-22.6 |
1,708.503 |
-34.0 |
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November |
4,800 |
-24.7 |
1,857.609 |
-34.4 |
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December |
5,120 |
-25.9 |
1,973.987 |
-34.7 |
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2008 |
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January |
660 |
13.3 |
243.077 |
7.1 |
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February |
960 |
-13.8 |
354.576 |
-12.0 |
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March |
1,160 |
-21.1 |
444.146 |
-19.3 |
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April |
1,720 |
-16.2 |
672.577 |
-13.5 |
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May |
1,970 |
-15.1 |
789.104 |
-10.5 |
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June |
2,390 |
-10.0 |
945.512 |
-8.3 |
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July |
2,800 |
-9.5 |
1,129.063 |
-5.8 |
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