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China's import of rolled steel in August 2008 
(www.chinamining.org)
Updated:
2008-10-24 09:44
Counter:
China imported 1,330,000 tons of rolled steel valued at 2,184.950 million US dollars in August 2008. The import in January-August reached 11,060,000 tons valued at 15,837.041 million US dollars, up 19.6 percent and 13.9 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 |
29,300 |
-21.2 |
20,787.226 |
4.4 |
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2005 |
25,820 |
-11.9 |
24,608.447 |
18.4 |
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2006 |
18,510 |
-28.3 |
19,827.546 |
-19.4 |
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2007 |
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January |
1,480 |
-6.2 |
1,671.287 |
8.4 |
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February |
2,700 |
-4.6 |
3,084.115 |
10.1 |
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March |
4,270 |
-7.4 |
4,938.419 |
8.7 |
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April |
5,900 |
-6.1 |
6,912.884 |
10.5 |
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May |
7,280 |
-5.9 |
8,570.394 |
10.6 |
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June |
8,690 |
-7.6 |
10,313.337 |
8.4 |
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July |
10,090 |
-7.8 |
12,078.664 |
8.2 |
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August |
11,550 |
-8.1 |
13,903.636 |
7.0 |
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Spetember |
12,980 |
-8.2 |
15,653.797 |
6.0 |
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October |
14,190 |
-8.6 |
17,103.431 |
5.2 |
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November |
15,540 |
-8.6 |
18,829.399 |
4.5 |
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December |
16,870 |
-8.8 |
20,552.611 |
3.7 |
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2008 |
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January |
1,430 |
-3.4 |
1,767.603 |
5.7 |
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February |
2,670 |
-0.9 |
3,392.677 |
10.0 |
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March |
4,180 |
-2.1 |
5,404.651 |
9.4 |
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April |
5,690 |
-3.6 |
7,531.895 |
9.0 |
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May |
7,020 |
-3.5 |
9.483.758 |
10.7 |
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June |
8,280 |
-4.8 |
11,415.302 |
10.7 |
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July |
9,720 |
-3.6 |
13,650.217 |
13.0 |
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August |
11,060 |
19.6 |
15,837.041 |
13.9 |
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