China's export of natural graphite in August 2008 
(www.chinamining.org)
Updated:
2008-10-17 09:03
Counter:
China exported 60,000 tons of natural graphite valued at 16.266 million US dollars in August 2008. The export in January-August reached 420,000 tons valued at 102.446 million US dollars, down 8.6 percent and up 50.8 percent respectively year on year.
Following is a table showing the export from 2004 to August 2008, released by the General Administrations 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 |
451,735 |
33.0 |
67.041 |
25.3 |
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2005 |
493,747 |
9.3 |
85.447 |
27.5 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
465,608 |
-5.7 |
78.065 |
-8.6 |
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|
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2007 |
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|
|
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January |
60,271 |
59.3 |
8.673 |
26.4 |
|
|
February |
93,278 |
38.9 |
14.324 |
26.9 |
|
|
March |
148,700 |
43.2 |
21.960 |
26.9 |
|
|
April |
213,926 |
63.2 |
31.996 |
43.5 |
|
|
May |
279,772 |
62.4 |
41.566 |
42.4 |
|
|
June |
342,318 |
51.7 |
50.866 |
37.7 |
|
|
July |
397,637 |
52.7 |
58.770 |
37.0 |
|
|
August |
454,968 |
50.6 |
67.533 |
37.3 |
|
|
September |
512,865 |
48.3 |
76.542 |
34.4 |
|
|
October |
554,397 |
47.4 |
82.900 |
33.9 |
|
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November |
618,048 |
48.1 |
93.842 |
35.0 |
|
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December |
670,550 |
44.0 |
103.226 |
32.2 |
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2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
January |
50 |
-15.3 |
9.529 |
9.9 |
|
|
February |
90 |
0.2 |
17.403 |
21.5 |
|
|
March |
130 |
-14.0 |
24.793 |
12.9 |
|
|
April |
170 |
-21.8 |
33.806 |
5.7 |
|
|
May |
210 |
-23.9 |
45.010 |
8.3 |
|
|
June |
290 |
-16.7 |
63.586 |
24.8 |
|
|
July |
360 |
-9.6 |
86.164 |
46.0 |
|
|
August |
42 |
-8.6 |
102.446 |
50.8 |
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