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China’s Trade with the World ($ billion)
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2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Exports |
438.2 |
593.3 |
762.0 |
969.1 |
1,218.6 |
1,428.5 |
1,201.6 |
1,577.9 |
| % change |
34.6 |
35.4 |
28.4 |
27.2 |
25.7 |
17.2 |
-16.0 |
31.3 |
| Imports |
412.8 |
561.2 |
660.0 |
791.6 |
955.8 |
1,133.1 |
1,005.9 |
1,394.8 |
| % change |
39.8 |
36.0 |
17.6 |
20.0 |
20.8 |
18.5 |
-11.2 |
38.7 |
| Total |
851.0 |
1,154.6 |
1,421.9 |
1,760.7 |
2,173.8 |
2,561.6 |
2,207.5 |
2,972.8 |
| % change |
37.1 |
35.7 |
23.2 |
23.8 |
23.5 |
17.8 |
-13.9 |
34.7 |
| Balance |
25.5 |
32.1 |
102.0 |
177.5 |
262.2 |
295.5 |
195.7 |
183.1 |
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| Sources: PRC National Bureau of Statistics and PRC General Administration of Customs, China’s Customs Statistics |
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China’s Top Exports 2010 ($ billion)
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| HS# |
Commodity Description |
Volume |
% Change* |
| 85 |
Electrical machinery & equipment |
388.8 |
29.1 |
| 84 |
Power generation equipment |
309.8 |
31.4 |
| 61, 62 |
Apparel |
121.1* |
20.5* |
| 72, 73 |
Iron & steel |
68.1* |
44.1* |
| 90 |
Optics & medical equipment |
52.1 |
34.0 |
| 94 |
Furniture |
50.6 |
30.0 |
| 28, 29 |
Inorganic & organic chemicals |
43.2* |
34.9* |
| 89 |
Ships and boats |
40.3 |
42.1 |
| 87 |
Vehicles, excluding railway |
38.4 |
37.5 |
| 64 |
Footwear |
35.6 |
27.1 |
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*Percent change over 2007
Source: PRC General Administration of Customs, China’s Customs Statistics
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China’s Top Trade Partners 2010 ($ billion)
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| Rank |
Country/Region |
Volume |
% Change* |
| 1 |
United States |
385.3 |
29.2 |
| 2 |
Japan |
297.8 |
30.2 |
| 3 |
Hong Kong |
230.6 |
31.8 |
| 4 |
South Korea |
207.2 |
32.6 |
| 5 |
Taiwan |
145.4 |
36.9 |
| 6 |
Germany |
142.4 |
34.8 |
| 7 |
Australia |
88.1 |
46.5 |
| 8 |
Malaysia |
74.2 |
42.8 |
| 9 |
Brazil |
62.5 |
47.5 |
| 10 |
India |
61.8 |
42.4 |
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*Percent change over 2007
Source: PRC General Administration of Customs, China’s Customs Statistics
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China’s Top Export Destinations, 2010 ($ billion)
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| Rank |
Country/Region |
Volume |
% Change* |
| 1 |
United States |
283.3 |
28.3 |
| 2 |
Hong Kong |
218.3 |
31.3 |
| 3 |
Japan |
121.1 |
23.7 |
| 4 |
South Korea |
68.8 |
28.1 |
| 5 |
Germany |
68.0 |
36.3 |
| 6 |
The Netherlands |
49.7 |
35.5 |
| 7 |
India |
40.9 |
38.0 |
| 8 |
United Kingdom |
38.8 |
24.0 |
| 9 |
Singapore |
32.3 |
7.6 |
| 10 |
Italy |
31.1 |
53.8 |
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*Percent change over 2007
Source: PRC General Administration of Customs, China’s Customs Statistics
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China’s Top Imports, 2010 ($ billion)
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| HS# |
Commodity Description |
Volume |
% Change* |
| 85 |
Electrical machinery & equipment |
314.4 |
29.0 |
| 27 |
Mineral fuel & oil |
188.7 |
52.1 |
| 84 |
Power generation equipment |
172.3 |
39.4 |
| 26 |
Ores, slag & ash |
108.6 |
54.9 |
| 90 |
Optics & medical equipment |
89.8 |
34.1 |
| 39 |
Plastics & articles thereof |
63.7 |
31.3 |
| 28, 29 |
Inorganic & organic chemicals |
58.2* |
37.2* |
| 87 |
Vehicles, excluding rail |
49.5 |
74.5 |
| 74 |
Copper and articles thereof |
46.1 |
55.8 |
| 72,73 |
Iron and steel |
34.5* |
-6.1* |
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*Percent change over 2007
Source: PRC General Administration of Customs, China’s Customs Statistics
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China’s Top Import Suppliers, 2010 ($ billion)
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| Rank |
Country/Region |
Volume |
% Change* |
| 1 |
Japan |
176.7 |
35.0 |
| 2 |
South Korea |
138.4 |
35.0 |
| 3 |
Taiwan |
115.7 |
35.0 |
| 4 |
United States |
102.0 |
31.7 |
| 5 |
Germany |
74.3 |
33.4 |
| 6 |
Australia |
60.9 |
54.1 |
| 7 |
Malaysia |
50.4 |
55.9 |
| 8 |
Brazil |
38.1 |
34.7 |
| 9 |
Thailand |
33.2 |
33.3 |
| 10 |
Saudi Arabia |
32.8 |
39.2 |
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*Percent change over 2007
Source: PRC General Administration of Customs, China’s Customs Statistics
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