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China's import of iron ore in July 2008 
(www.chinamining.org)
Updated:
2008-09-23 09:10
Counter:
China imported 39,630,000 tons of iron ore valued at 5,881.549 million US dollars in July 2008. The import in January-July reached 26,961,000 tons valued at 36,609.957 million US dollars, up 21.8 percent and 115.4 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 |
208,090 |
40.5 |
12,711.952 |
161.8 |
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2005 |
275,260 |
32.3 |
18,372.783 |
44.7 |
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2006 |
326,300 |
18.6 |
20,923.785 |
13.8 |
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2007 |
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January |
35,850 |
31.9 |
2,475.251 |
45.3 |
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February |
64,590 |
24.5 |
4,489.644 |
38.1 |
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March |
100,180 |
23.4 |
7,079.949 |
39.7 |
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April |
133,540 |
23.3 |
9,590.781 |
42.4 |
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May |
161,150 |
21.4 |
11,778.745 |
42.7 |
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June |
187,910 |
16.4 |
14,025.933 |
40.2 |
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July |
221,500 |
19.0 |
16,985.103 |
47.1 |
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August |
250,810 |
14.5 |
19,612.603 |
43.8 |
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September |
284,040 |
14.9 |
22,642.007 |
45.9 |
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October |
313,750 |
16.6 |
25,508.621 |
50.3 |
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November |
349,030 |
17.3 |
29,498.393 |
55.7 |
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December |
383,090 |
17.4 |
33,795.570 |
61.6 |
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2008 |
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January |
36,810 |
2.7 |
4,687.736 |
89.4 |
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February |
7,500 |
16.2 |
9.635.842 |
114.5 |
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March |
11,066 |
10.5 |
14,131.987 |
99.5 |
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April |
15,349 |
15.2 |
19,872.254 |
107.2 |
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May |
19,235 |
19.6 |
25,179.027 |
113.8 |
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June |
23,004 |
22.5 |
30,504.143 |
117.3 |
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July |
26,961 |
21.8 |
36,609.957 |
115.4 |
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