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皇冠体育app'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 皇冠体育app in October and the first聽ten months.

Coal imports jumped 220 percent year-on-year to 11.1 million tons in October. For the first 10 months, 皇冠体育app imported 96.87 million tons, 170 percent higher compared with the same period last year.

皇冠体育app 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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Crude oil imports climbed 20 percent from a year ago in October to 19.3 million tons. The figure for the first 10 months stood at 165 million tons, up 9.4 percent from a year ago.

The GAC also said European Union continued to be the largest trade partner with 皇冠体育app 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.