TABLE 4 |
CHINA: IMPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
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Value |
|
|
Quantity |
|
(thousands) |
METALS |
|
Aluminum: |
|
|
Alumina |
|
5,610,000 |
|
$1,375,761 |
Metal and
alloys, unwrought |
|
880,735 |
|
1,227,101 |
Semimanufactures |
|
531,477 |
|
1,490,885
|
Scrap |
|
653,422 |
|
442,193 |
Antimony: |
|
|
|
|
Antimony,
crude |
|
65 |
|
14 |
Other |
|
19,050 |
|
13,259 |
Chromium,
chromite |
|
1,780,000
|
|
150,832 |
Copper: |
|
|
|
|
Ore and
concentrates |
|
2,670,000 |
|
1,288,186 |
Metal and
alloys, unwrought |
|
1,562,152 |
|
2,818,470 |
Semimanufactures |
|
1,055,765
|
|
2,783,388
|
Scrap |
|
3,161,784
|
|
1,332,272
|
Iron and
steel: |
|
|
|
|
Iron ore |
|
148,130,000 |
|
4,856,502 |
Steel: |
|
|
|
|
Bars and
rods |
|
1,220,000 |
|
645,824 |
Scrap |
|
9,290,000 |
|
1,405,292 |
Seamless
pipe |
|
1,130,000
|
|
1,009,644
|
Shapes and
sections |
|
860,000 |
|
296,983 |
Sheets and
plates |
|
33,250,000
|
|
17,421,726
|
Lead: |
|
|
|
|
Ore and
concentrates |
|
64,743 |
|
196,518 |
Metal,
refined |
|
21,673 |
|
11,358 |
Bars, rod,
and wire |
|
1,997 |
|
3,220 |
Other |
|
26,782 |
|
11,918 |
Manganese
ore |
|
2,860,000 |
|
204,978 |
Nickel: |
|
|
|
|
Ore and
concentrates |
|
8,405 |
|
4,702 |
Matte |
|
9,185 |
|
15,069 |
Metal,
unwrought |
|
58,074 |
|
520,905 |
Tin, ore and
concentrates |
|
2,200 |
|
3,550 |
Titanium
dioxide |
|
228,533 |
|
393,100 |
Zinc: |
|
|
|
|
Ore and
concentrates |
|
710,714 |
|
148,054 |
Metal,
refined |
|
102,521 |
|
80,826 |
Alloy |
|
161,422 |
|
174,859 |
Bar, rod,
and wire |
|
40,445 |
|
41,019 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
|
|
|
Diamond |
kilograms |
12,738 |
|
1,242,019 |
Fertilizers: |
|
|
|
|
Compound
fertilizers |
|
4,990,000 |
|
900,007 |
Diammonium
phosphate |
|
2,610,000 |
|
503,904 |
Potassium
chloride |
|
6,230,000 |
|
739,418 |
Potassium
sulfate |
|
330,000 |
|
56,555 |
Urea |
|
130,000 |
|
15,415 |
Sodium
carbonate |
|
301,277 |
|
31,405 |
MINERAL FUELS |
|
|
|
Coal |
|
10,760,000 |
|
364,304 |
Petroleum: |
|
|
|
|
Crude oil |
|
91,120,000 |
|
19,808,734 |
Refinery
products |
|
28,240,000 |
|
5,861,182 |
|
|
|
|
|
Source: General Administration of Customs of the
People's Republic of China, 2003, China |
monthly exports
and imports, no. 12. |
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