17-9 Main Import Commodities in Volume and Value (Customs Statistics)

Continued Table 1

 

Unit: USD 10 000

Item

1996

1997

Volume

Value

Volume

Value

 

 

 

 

 

#  Potassium Chloride (10 000 tons)

344

38665

463

53216

Urea (10 000 tons)

601

124202

342

61854

Compound Fertilizers (10 000 tons)

721

166067

749

167782

Polyethylene in primary Forms (10 000 tons)

219

158193

228

176942

Polypropylene in Primary Forms (10 000 tons)

113

81408

125

94802

ABS Copolymers (10 000 tons)

99

103138

103

106405

Polystyrene in Primary Forms (10 000 tons)

144

118054

159

128708

Polyvinyl Chloride in Primary Forms(10 000 tons)

86

62506

117

86238

Slices or Chips of Polyethylene Terephthalate (10 000 tons)

27

24075

32

24614

Pesticides (ton)

32111

13755

48583

16571

Paper and Paperboard (10 000 tons)

449

232758

552

282520

Rolled Steel (10 000 tons)

1599

710653

1323

652017

Copper and Copper Alloys (ton)

290940

57140

210825

43365

Rolled Copper (ton)

423303

110172

484679

127382

Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys (ton)

366733

45778

288891

36536

Rolled Aluminum (ton)

267785

59499

312099

78940

Machine Tools (set)

125176

252122

104684

158459

Boilers (set)

14634

24617

7160

20252

TV Sets (10 000 sets)

42

24668

44

17158

Cathode-ray TV Picture Tube (10 000 sets)

753

47418

581

37335

Compressors for Refrigerating Equipment(10 000 sets)

212

15923

220

15682

Valves (10 000 sets)

4572

26358

5067

32642

Automatic Data Processing Machines(10 000 sets)

888

96472

1647

113452

Line Telephonic or Telegraphic Switching Apparatus (set)

4932

13866

15112

4759

Sound Recording Apparatus (10 000 sets)

174

7361

158

3972

Motor Vehicles and Chassis (unit)

75360

83355

48467

71174

#  Cars (unit)

57942

37084

32019

27439

Trucks (unit)

5916

6424

6856

11632

Dump Trucks (unit)

470

5687

160

1094

Chassis with Engines (unit)

556

2500

688

2100

Parts of Motor Vehicles

 

107758

 

93249

Aircraft (unit)

77

212729

73

257605

Ships (unit)

1282

39307

1013

25372

Photo or Thermo Copying Apparatus (sets)

9341

1020

1604

1762

Medical Instruments and Appliances

 

39012

 

33740

Mechanical and Electrical Products

 

6135087

 

5933180