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China's import of aluminum in August 2008 
(www.chinamining.org)
Updated:
2008-10-24 09:36
Counter:
China imported 73,027 tons of aluminum valued at 316.027 million US dollars in August 2008. The import in January-August reached 621,507 tons valued at 2,626.216 milion US dollars, down 2.0 percent and up 5.0 percent respectively year on year.
Following is a table showing the import from 2004 to August 2008, released by the General Administration of Customs:
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Cumulative Quantity (tons) |
Change y-o-y (%) |
Cumulative Value (million US dollars) |
Change y-o-y (%) |
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2004 |
1,644,058 |
16.4 |
3,515.037 |
29.3 |
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2005 |
1,284,540 |
-21.9 |
3,269.506 |
-7.0 |
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2006 |
1,198,075 |
-6.7 |
3,781.144 |
15.6 |
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2007 |
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January |
90,444 |
-2.6 |
324.769 |
26.1 |
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February |
148,752 |
-13.5 |
547.832 |
11.2 |
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March |
254,323 |
-7.7 |
900.189 |
11.8 |
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April |
334,030 |
-14.1 |
1,220.560 |
7.5 |
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May |
411,337 |
-15.1 |
1,528.387 |
6.7 |
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June |
488,058 |
-18.9 |
1,837.647 |
2.7 |
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July |
567,784 |
-19.2 |
2,177.560 |
3.1 |
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August |
643,654 |
-21.8 |
2,500.003 |
0.5 |
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September |
720,297 |
-22.1 |
2,816.604 |
-0.5 |
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October |
797,950 |
-20.7 |
3,134.676 |
0.6 |
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November |
886,560 |
-19.8 |
3,488.642 |
1.0 |
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December |
972,078 |
-18.9 |
3,814.666 |
0.9 |
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2008 |
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January |
85,438 |
-5.5 |
318.436 |
-2.0 |
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February |
158,158 |
6.3 |
599.856 |
9.5 |
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March |
234,961 |
-7.6 |
929.194 |
3.2 |
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April |
322,098 |
-3.6 |
1,283.558 |
5.1 |
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May |
403,252 |
-1.9 |
1,637.719 |
7.1 |
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June |
467,965 |
-4.1 |
1,945.617 |
5.8 |
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July |
548,501 |
-3.4 |
2,310.092 |
6.1 |
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August |
621,507 |
-2.0 |
2.626.216 |
5.0 |
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