Table
2: Top ten imports into China |
Commodity
Description |
2003 |
2004 |
%
change |
Electrical
machinery & equipment |
103,925.9 |
142,073.6 |
36.7 |
Power
generation equipment |
71,500.2 |
91,631.6 |
28.2 |
Mineral
fuel & oil |
29,272.5 |
48,036.6 |
64.2 |
Optical
& medical equipment |
25,137.5 |
40,154.9 |
59.8 |
Iron
& steel |
25,596.9 |
28,387.1 |
10.9 |
Plastics
& articles thereof |
21,032.6 |
28,060.1 |
33.4 |
Inorganic
& organic chemicals |
18,736.9 |
27,809.0 |
48.4 |
Ore,
slag, & ash |
7,171.9 |
17,292.7 |
141.0 |
| Vehicle
& parts other than rail |
11,814.8 |
13,102.7 |
11.2 |
| Copper
& articles thereof |
7,165.4 |
10,484.3 |
46.3 |
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