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China's major commodity imports in October
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-23 16:08
the General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Monday released data of major commodities imported by China in October and the first ten months.
Coal imports jumped 220 percent year-on-year to 11.1 million tons in October. For the first 10 months, China imported 96.87 million tons, 170 percent higher compared with the same period last year.
China imported 169,374 tons of refined copper in October, up 31 percent from a year ago. The first 10 months saw total imports of refined copper at 2.75 million tons, up 148.97 percent year-on-year.
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The GAC also said European Union continued to be the largest trade partner with China and the country's largest export destination, with bilateral trade totaling $292.42 billion in the first 10 months, down 18.7 percent from a year earlier.
The United States was the second largest trade partner with bilateral trade down 14.9 percent from January to October to $239.36 billion.
