BEIJING, Oct 13 (Reuters) - China's customs administration on Wednesday issued the following partial breakdown of crucial imports in the first nine months of 2010.
(Volumes expressed in tonnes, cubic metres or units; values expressed in millions of dollars; percent changes from a year earlier):
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LEVEL PCT CHANGE
Volume Value Volume Value IN TONNES Crude Oil 181,160,000 101,068.8 24.1 72.3 Refined Oil Products 26,680,000 15,760.4 -7.7 27.0 Iron Ore 457,600,000 55,689.1 -2.5 52.5 Steel products 12,500,000 15,145.2 -6.6 2.9 Steel billets 440,000 397.1 -88.7 -76.2 Copper (anode, refined and alloy)
& products 3,322,786 24,575.7 -1.3 49.6 Copper scrap 3,220,000 8,863.5 7.6 128.6 Aluminium (primary, alloy)
& products 725,448 2,921.4 -63.7 -32.0 Aluminium scrap 2,150,000 3,207.6 18.3 79.8 Soybeans 40,160,000 17,644.6 24.1 25.4 Edible oils 4,950,000 4,170.1 -19.2 -4.1 Fresh, dry fruits and nuts 1,897,661 1,450.9 3.7 16.1 Grain and Flour 4,810,000 1,238.3 113.7 97.2 Natural rubber 1,340,000 3,831.7 2.4 94.7 Synthetic rubber 1,185,651 3,163.9 5.9 45.1 Fertiliser 5,210,000 1,884.6 49.6 7.6 Pesticide 41,724 349.9 15.9 25.9 Plastics in primary forms 17,790,000 32,154.6 -1.8 27.1 ABS Resin 1,621,904 3,092.1 0.4 24.7 Polyester sheets 188,057 259.2 -5.4 22.9 Synthetic fibres
for textiles 260,000 659.6 -5.0 27.0 Synthetic fibre thread 379,602 1,378.3 -0.1 23.3 Paper pulp 8,320,000 6,422.8 -21.8 26.8 Paper and paper board (unshaped) 2,550,000 2,781.2 4.2 22.6 IN CUBIC METRES Logs 25,700,000 4,492.0 22.9 53.2 Cut timber 10,400,000 2,744.7 48.7 70.4 Plywood 120,000 61.7 8.3 17.1 IN UNITS ^Machinery and electronics ~ 481,972.6 ~ 39.4 ^High-tech products ~ 302,682.4 ~ 39.4 Metal processing
machinery 79,820 6,565.1 69.8 45.9 Motor vehicles
and chassis 587,000 21,810.2 127.7 134.5 Aircraft 263 8,726.5 14.3 28.6 ~Unavailable. ^The machinery & electronics and high-tech categories include some other sub-categories included in this table. The Customs Administration has not given a detailed breakdown of which sub-sets fall under those two categories. (Reporting by Beijing Economics Team; Editing by Ken Wills)