China's main imports in January-September 2002, with value in million US dollars and change on a year-on-year basis:
Imports Value Change
Machinery and electrical appliances 110,076.462 24.0%
Hi-tech products 57,896.307 23.8%
Crude oil 9,138.521 -4.4%
Copper products 3,395.140 37.0%
Paper and cardboard 2,761.846 20.9%
Refined oil products 2,520.949 -11.4%
Iron ore 2,056.770 10.9%
Fertilizer 1,975.822 52.2%
Paper pulp 1,649.592 6.2%
Soybeans 1,585.785 -29.6%
Aluminum products 1,494.902 6.1%
(Xinhua News Agency November 9, 2002)
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