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   CHINA TRADE STATISTICS
Situation of Export to Different Countries and Regions 1998,1--12
Situation of Import from Different Countries and Regions 1998,1--12
China's Import and Export with The 15 Biggest Trading Partners 1998

Import and Export Commodity Composition   1998,1-12

China Trade 1988-1998
China's Top Exports
China's Top Imports
China's Top Trade Partners（Total Trade）
China's Top Trade Partners (Exports）
China's Top Trade Partners (Imports）
US, PRC, and Adjusted US Trade Deficit with China
China's Trade with the United States
Top US Exports to China
Top US Imports from China
CHINA-US IMPORT AND EXPORT TOP COMMODITY
Foreign Trade

Situation of Export to Different Countries and Regions
1998,1--12

Unit:US$ 100 Million
Country/Region January--December
(1998)		 January--December
(1997)
Export(%) Percentage Export(%) Percentage
Total 1837.65
(0.5)		 100.0 1826.97
(20.9)

100.0
Asia 981.80
(-9.9)		 5304 1089.21
(19.3)

59.6
Hong Kong 387.53
(-11.5)		 21.1 437.81
(33.0)		 24.0
Japan 296.92
(-6.7)		 16.2 318.20
(3.0)		 17.4
ASEAN 109.21
(-13.6)		 5.9 120.31
(24.0)		 6.6
Korea 62.69
(-31.3)		 3.4 91.16
(21.5)		 5.0
Taiwan 38.70
(13.9)		 2.1 33.96
(21.2)		 1.9
Africa 40.59
(26.5)		 2.2 32.07
(24.9)		 1.8
South Africa 8.67
(10.5)		 0.5 7.84
(14.8)		 0.4
Europe 334.29
(15.3)		 18.2 289.65
(21.3)		 15.9
EU 281.48
(18.1)		 15.3 238.11
(20.1)		 13.0
Russia 18.40
(-9.7)		 1.0 20.33
(20.0)		 1.1
Latin America 53.23
(15.5)		 2.9 46.06
(47.7)		 2.5
Brazil 10.86
(3.9)		 0.6 10.44
(36.8)		 0.6
North America 401.12
(15.9)		 21.8 346.01
(22.2)		 18.9
U.S.A 379.84
(16.1)		 20.7 326.95
(22.5)		 17.9
Oceania 26.61
       (11.0)		 1.4 23.97
(22.1)		 1.3
Australia 23.42
(13.9)		 1.3 20.55
(22.8)

SOURCE FORM MINSTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION，PRC

Situation of Import from Different Countries and Regions
1998,1--12

Unit:US$ 100 Million
Country/Region January--December
(1998)		 January--December
(1997)
Import(%) Percentage Import(%) Percentage
Total 1401.66
(-1.5)		 100.0 1423.61
(2.5)		 100.0
Asia 870.55
(-1.5)		 62.1 883.97
(5.9)		 62.1
Hong Kong 66.58
(-4.7)		 4.8 69.90
(-10.6)		 4.9
Japan 282.07
(-2.7)		 20.1 289.93
(-0.6)		 20.4
ASEAN 125.61
(1.2)		 9.0 123.32
(15.2)		 8.7
Korea 149.95
(0.4)		 10.7 149.29
(19.6)		 10.5
Taiwan 166.30
(1.1)		 11.9 164.42
(1.6)		 11.5
Africa 14.77
(-40.1)		 1.1 24.64
(68.2)		 1.7
South Africa 6.9-12.51
(12.5)		 0.5 7.90
(18.9)		 0.6
Europe 263.02.16
(2.1)		 18.8 257.49
(-6.8)		 18.1
EU 207.15
(7.9)		 14.8 191.92
(-3.4)		 13.5
Russia 36.41
(-10.9)		 2.6 40.86
(-20.6)		 2.9
Latin America 29.89
(-20.7)		 2.1 37.69
(4.4)		 2.6
Brazil 11.33
(-23.9)		 0.8 14.89
(0.3)		 1.0
North America 191.98
(4.9)		 13.7 183.06
(-2.2)		 12.9
U.S.A 169.61
(4.0)		 12.1 162.98
(0.8)		 11.4
Oceania 31.40
(-14.5)		 2.2 36.74
(-6.6)		 2.6
Australia 26.88
(-17.2)		 1.9 32.48
(-5.4)		 2.3
SOURCE FORM MINSTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION，PRC
China's Import and Export with The 15 Biggest Trading Partners

1998

UNIT: US$ 100 million
Country(region) Import and Export

Export Volume   

Import Volume
Volume
(1997)		 Growth
Rate%  		Growth
Rate%  		Volume
(1997)		 Volume
(1996)		 Growth
Rate% 
Total 3239.23 -0.4 1837.57 0.5 1401.66 -1.5
Japan 578.99 -4.8 296.92 -6.7 282.07 -2.7
U.S.A 549.37 12.1 379.76 16.1 169.61 4.0
HongKong 454.12 -10.6 387.53 -11.5 66.58 -4.7
R.O.K 212.64 -11.6 62.69 -31.3 149.95 1.4
Taiwan 204.99 3.3 38.70 13.9 166.30 1.1
Germany 143.48 13.2 73.54 13.2 69.94 13.1
Singapore 81.54 -7.2 39.30 -9.1 42.24 -5.4
U.K 65.84 13.6 46.32 21.4 19.52 -1.3
Netherlands 60.27 8.1 28.23 21.1 32.05 -1.3
Russia 59.95 9.4 51.62 17.1 8.34 -22.3
Italy 54.81 -10.5 18.40 -9.7 36.41 -10.9
France 50.30 -5.2 23.42 13.9 26.88 -17.2
Australia 48.54 3.5 25.77 15.1 22.77 -7.1
Canada 43.65 11.5 21.28 11.6 22.37 11.5
Malaysia 42.64 -3.5 15.96 -16.9 26.68 6.9
SOURCE FORM MINSTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION，PRC

Import and Export Commodity Composition  

1998,1-12

Unit:US$ 100 million
Commodity Composition Export Import Growth Rate
+,- %
Export Import
Total 1837.6 1401.7 0.5 -1.5
I  Primary  Products 206.0 229.5 -14.0 -19.8
1.Foodstuff and        
    Major livestock		 106.2 37.9 -4.1 -11.9
2.Beverage and     
    Tabacco		 9.8 1.8 -6.9 -44.0
3.Non-Edible      
    Materials 
   (excluding fuels)		 35.2 107.2 -16.2 -10.7
4.FossilFuel,
    Lubricatives and  
    Other		 51.8 67.7 -25.8 -34.3
5.Plant Oil,Animal   
    Oil,Fat and Wax		 3.1 14.9 -52.6 -11.5
II Manufactured
   Products		 1631.6 1172.1 2.7 3.0
1.Chemicals and 
    Related Products		 103.2 201.7 0.9 4.5
2.Manufactured
    Products
    Classified by Raw 
    materials		 323.8 310.7 -6.0 -3.6
3.Machinery and
    Transportation
    Equipment 		502.3 567.7 14.9 7.6
4.Miscellaneous
    Products		 702.2 84.6 -0.4 -1.1
5.Unclassified
    Commodities		 0.1 7.5 46.4 -17.1

SOURCE FORM MINSTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION，PRC

China Trade 1988-1998

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Exports 47.5 52.5 62.1 71.9 84.9 91.7 121.0 148.8 151.1 182.7 183.8
% change -- 10.5 18.3 15.8 18.1 8.0 32.0 23.0 1.5 20.9 0.5
Imports 55.3 59.1 53.3 63.8 80.6 104.0 115.6 132.1 138.8 142.4 140.2
% change -- 6.9 -9.8 19.7 26.3 29.0 11.2 14.3 5.1 2.6 -1.5
Total 102.8 111.6 115.4 135.7 165.5 195.7 236.6 280.9 289.9 325.1 324.0
% change -- 8.6 3.4 17.6 22.0 18.2 20.9 18.7 3.2 12.1 -0.4
Balance -7.8 -6.6 8.8 8.1 4.3 -12.3 5.4 16.7 12.3 40.3 43.6
NOTE: PRC exports reported on an FOB basis; imports on a CIF basis
SOURCE: PRC General Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics

China's Top Exports ($ million)

HTS # Harmonized Tariff Schedule Commodity 1997 1998 % change % of total PRC
exports, 1998		 Rank 1997 Rank 1998
61, 62 Apparel 28,630.0 27,120.7 -5.3 14.8 1 1
85 Electrical machinery & equipment 24,551.5 26,959.6 9.8 14.7 2 2
84 Power generation equipment 13,715.7 16,669.7 21.5 9.1 3 3
64 Footwear & parts thereof 8,535.7 8,391.8 -1.7 4.6 4 4
95 Toys & games 7,517.8 7,759.7 3.2 4.2 6 5
72, 73 Iron & steel 7,657.6 6,566.2 -14.2 3.6 5 6
28, 29 Inorganic & organic chemicals 5,783.0 5,740.0 -0.7 3.1 8 7
42 Leather & travel goods 5,571.8 5,267.5 -5.5 2.9 9 8
27 Mineral fuel & oil 6,986.7 5,181.0 -25.8 2.8 7 9
39 Plastics & articles thereof 4,843.9 5,162.6 6.6 2.8 10 10
SOURCE: PRC General Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics

China's Top Imports ($ million)

HTS # Harmonized Tariff Schedule Commodity 1997 1998 % change % of total
PRC imports, 1998		 Rank 1997 Rank 1998
85 Electrical machinery & equipment 21,991.6 26,316.6 19.7 18.8 2 1
84 Power generation equipment 24,752.1 24,592.8 -0.6 17.5 1 2
39 Plastics & articles thereof 10,198.8 10,457.7 2.5 7.5 4 3
72, 73 Iron & steel 8,012.8 7,678.1 -4.2 5.5 5 4
27 Mineral fuel & oil 10,334.6 6,789.5 -34.4 4.8 3 5
54, 55 Man-made filaments & staple fibers 7,196.6 6,190.7 -14.0 4.4 6 6
28, 29 Inorganic & organic chemicals 3,834.9 4,441.3 15.8 3.2 7 7
90 Medical equipment 3,644.4 3,976.3 9.1 2.8 9 8
48 Paper, paperboard & articles thereof 3,465.6 3,604.2 4.0 2.6 10 9
88 Aircraft & parts thereof 3,235.3 3,175.5 -1.8 2.3 11 10
SOURCE: PRC General Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics

China's Top Trade Partners (Total Trade, $ million)

Country 1997 1998 % change Rank 1997 Rank 1998
Japan 60,812.8 57,899.2 -4.8 1 1
United States 48,992.9 54,937.0 12.1 3 2
Hong Kong 50,771.0 45,411.6 -10.6 2 3
South Korea 24,045.5 21,264.3 -11.6 4 4
Taiwan 19,838.2 20,499.2 3.3 5 5
Germany 12,670.4 14,347.6 13.2 6 6
Singapore 8,783.6 8,154.3 -7.2 7 7
United Kingdom 5,791.6 6,584.1 13.6 9 8
Netherlands 5,477.2 5,995.2 9.4 11 9
Russia 6,119.0 5,481.2 -10.5 8 10
SOURCE: PRC General Administration of Customs,
Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics

China's Top Trade Partners (Exports, $ million)

Country 1997 1998 % change Rank 1997 Rank 1998
Hong Kong 43,780.8 38,753.2 -11.5 1 1
United States 32,694.8 37,975.9 16.1 2 2
Japan 31,819.8 29,692.0 -6.7 3 3
Germany 6,490.4 7,353.9 13.2 5 4
South Korea 9,116.3 6,269.0 -31.3 4 5
Netherlands 4,404.6 5,161.5 17.1 6 6
United Kingdom 3,813.4 4,632.2 21.4 8 7
Singapore 4,319.0 3,930.0 -9.1 7 8
Taiwan 3,396.5 3,869.6 13.9 9 9
France 2,328.8 2,822.8 21.1 10 10
SOURCE: PRC General Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics

China's Top Trade Partners (Imports, $ million)

Country 1997 1998 % change Rank 1997 Rank 1998
Japan 28,993.0 28,207.2 -2.7 1 1
United States 16,298.1 16,961.1 4.0 3 2
Taiwan 16,441.7 16,629.6 1.1 2 3
South Korea 14,929.2 14,995.4 0.4 4 4
Germany 6,180.0 6,993.6 13.1 6 5
Hong Kong 6,990.3 6,658.4 -4.7 5 6
Singapore 4,464.5 4,224.3 -5.4 7 7
Russia 4,086.1 3,640.8 -10.9 8 8
Australia 3,247.7 2,688.1 -17.2 9 9
Malaysia 2,495.4 2,668.0 6.9 11 10
SOURCE: PRC General Administration of Customs, China's Customs Statistics

Figure 1: US, PRC, and Adjusted US Trade Deficit with China

* Based on calculations by Nicholas Lardy and Niclas Ericsson, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
SOURCE: US Department of Commerce; PRC Customs Administration, China's Customs Statistics

China's Trade with the United States ($ billion)

  1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
US Exports 5.0 5.8 4.8 6.2 7.5 8.8 9.3 11.8 12.0 12.8 14.3
% change -- 16.0 -17.2 29.2 21.0 17.3 5.7 26.9 1.7 6.7 10.9
US Imports 8.5 12.0 15.2 19.0 25.7 31.5 38.8 45.6 51.5 62.5 71.2
% change -- 41.2 26.7 25.0 35.3 22.6 23.2 17.5 12.9 21.4 13.9
Total 13.5 17.8 20.0 25.2 33.2 40.3 48.1 57.4 63.5 75.3 85.4
% change -- 31.9 12.4 26.0 31.7 21.4 19.4 19.3 10.6 18.6 13.4
Balance -3.5 -6.2 -10.4 -12.8 -18.2 -22.7 -29.5 -33.8 -39.5 -49.7 -56.9
SOURCE: US Department of Commerce

Top US Exports to China ($ million)

HTS # Harmonized Tariff Schedule Commodity 1997 1998 % change % of Total
US Exports
to China		 Rank 1997 Rank 1998
88 Air & spacecraft 2,122.6 3,585.2 68.9 25.1 2 1
84 Power generation equipment 2,477.0 2,718.5 9.8 19.1 1 2
85 Electrical machinery & equipment 1,520.0 1,754.2 15.4 12.3 3 3
31 Fertilizer 1,049.8 1,064.1 1.4 7.5 4 4
90 Medical equipment 627.4 679.6 8.3 4.8 5 5
39 Plastics and articles thereof 432.3 432.0 -0.1 3.0 7 6
48 Paper & paperboard 260.1 335.8 29.1 2.4 10 7
15 Animal, vegetable fats & oils 168.4 319.4 89.7 2.2 14 8
12 Oilseeds 428.6 303.7 -29.1 2.1 8 9
29 Organic chemicals 215.6 223.0 3.4 1.6 12 10
SOURCE: US International Trade Commission, US Department of Commerce, and US Bureau of the Census

Top US Imports from China ($ million)

HTS # Harmonized Tariff Schedule Commodity 1997 1998 % change % of Total
US Imports
from PRC		 Rank 1997 Rank 1998
85 Electrical machinery & equipment 10,560.6 12,767.6 20.9 17.9 1 1
95 Toys & games 9,364,6 10,555.0 12.7 14.8 2 2
64 Footwear & parts thereof 7,414.9 8,007.8 8.0 11.2 3 3
84 Power generation equipment 5,992.6 7,617.5 27.1 10.7 5 4
61, 62 Apparel 5,998.0 5,670.7 -5.4 8.0 4 5
94 Furniture 3,018.2 3,946.9 30.8 5.5 6 6
42 Leather & travel goods 2,959.6 2,924.2 -1.2 4.1 7 7
90 Medical instruments 1,975.4 2,226.2 12.7 3.1 9 8
39 Plastics and articles thereof 1,982.6 2,087.2 5.3 2.9 8 9
72, 73 Iron & steel 1,086.6 1,372.6 26.3 1.9 10 10
SOURCE: US International Trade Commission, US Department of Commerce, and US Bureau of the Census