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China's import of steel plate in August 2008 
(www.chinamining.org)
Updated:
2008-10-24 09:40
Counter:
China imported 1,130,000 tons of steel plate valued at 1,538.356 million US dollars in August 2008. The import in January-August reached 9,250,000 tons valued at 10,990.014 million US dollars, up 16.4 percent and 7.3 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 (1,000 tons) |
Change y-o-y (%) |
Cumulative Value (million US dollars) |
Change y-o-y (%) |
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2004 |
25,100 |
-24.5 |
17,185.992 |
-1.4 |
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2005 |
22,430 |
-10.6 |
20,114.588 |
17.0 |
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2006 |
15,530 |
-30.7 |
14,660.172 |
-27.1 |
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2007 |
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January |
1,240 |
-6.3 |
1,265.214 |
10.9 |
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February |
2,280 |
-4.5 |
2,319.589 |
12.0 |
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March |
3,620 |
-6.7 |
3,702.739 |
11.6 |
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April |
4,970 |
-5.9 |
5,095.599 |
11.7 |
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May |
6,140 |
-5.3 |
6,325.286 |
12.3 |
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June |
7,350 |
-6.9 |
7,616.681 |
9.7 |
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July |
8,530 |
-7.1 |
8,925.199 |
9.4 |
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August |
9,780 |
-7.2 |
10,247.352 |
7.5 |
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September |
11,000 |
-7.4 |
11,487.947 |
5.8 |
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October |
12,030 |
-7.9 |
12,510.045 |
4.2 |
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November |
13,160 |
-7.8 |
13,728.124 |
3.1 |
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December |
14,290 |
-8.0 |
14,964.655 |
2.1 |
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2008 |
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January |
1,200 |
-3.2 |
1,228.979 |
-2.9 |
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February |
2,250 |
-1.3 |
2,363.418 |
1.9 |
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March |
3,480 |
-3.7 |
3.729.832 |
0.7 |
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April |
4,740 |
-4.6 |
5,193.800 |
1.9 |
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May |
5,860 |
-4.6 |
6,559.233 |
3.7 |
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June |
6,910 |
-6.0 |
7,870.677 |
3.3 |
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July |
8,120 |
-4.7 |
9,449.778 |
5.9 |
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August |
9,250 |
16.4 |
10,990.014 |
7.3 |
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