January 2011, the country imports and exports totaled 295 billion U.S. dollars, up 43.9%; which exports 150.7 billion U.S. dollars, up 37.7%, a decline of 2.2%; imports of 144.3 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 51%, growth of 2.2%; trade surplus of 6.46 billion U.S. dollars, down 7.71 billion U.S. dollars.
Net steel exports fell slightly. January, exports of steel products 3.12 million tons, up 8.2%; imported 1.64 million tons of steel, an increase of 21.6%; imports of billet 80,000 tons, an increase of 126.5%; steel billet imports and exports equivalent to net exports of 1.49 million tons of crude steel, up down 7%.
Main imports of bulk raw materials were mixed, import prices continued to rise. January, crude oil imports 21.8 million tons, an increase of 27.4%, average import price of 650 U.S. dollars / ton, up 18.3% year on year over the previous year in December rose $ 41.1 / ton (6.8% increase); imports of iron ore 68,970,000 tons, a record high imports, an increase of 47.9%, average import price was 151 U.S. dollars / ton, up 66.1% year on year over the previous year in December rose 5.3 U.S. dollars / ton (or 3.6%); imports 15 million tons of natural rubber, down 14%, average import price of $ 4,244 / ton, the first time exceeded 4,000 U.S. dollars in import prices / ton, a record high, rose 71.5% over the previous year in December rose $ 398 / ton (up 10.4%).
Maintain a rapid growth in imports of copper, aluminum imports remain low. January, imports of unwrought copper and copper 364,000 tons, an increase of 24.7%, imports amounted to $ 3,360,000,000, an increase of 57.8%, average import price of $ 9,237 / ton, the prices of imports for the first time exceeded 9,000 U.S. dollars / ton, a record high, rose 26.5% over the previous year in December rose $ 552 / ton (or 6.4%); import unwrought aluminum and aluminum 96,000 tons, down 1.4%, imports amounted to $ 400,000,000, an increase of 25.8 %, average import price of $ 4,169 / ton, up 27.5% over the previous year in December fell $ 298 / ton (down 6.7%); imports 34 million tons of alumina, down 49.2%, imports amounted to $ 130,000,000, down 37.8%, average import price was 382 U.S. dollars / ton, up 22.6% year on year over the previous year in December rose 8.4 U.S. dollars / ton (or 2.2%).
Textile export growth is good, the level of exports over the same period in 2008. January, year on year growth rate of the major textile product exports were more than 30%. Textiles, clothing, footwear exports were 82.4 billion U.S. dollars, 13.4 billion and 41.1 billion U.S. dollars, year on year increase of 47.5%, 33.6% and 39.2%, respectively, than the same period in 2008 increased 52.9%, 34.5% and 56.7%; Box package exports 1.9 billion U.S. dollars, up 57.7%, compared with growth of 78.6% over the same period in 2008; plastic products, lamps, toys, furniture, increased by 38.8%, 41%, 38.8% and 36.7%.
Mechanical and electrical products, high-tech product exports were substantially accelerate growth. January, electromechanical products, high-tech products exports were 84.5 billion U.S. dollars and 403 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 35.3% and 30.5% over the same period in 2008 increased by 35.9% and 33.9%, 56.1% of the country's total exports and 26.7 %; phone, color TV, computer exports were up 90%, 27.1% and 10.3%; cars and car chassis imported 81,253, an increase of 45.2%.
Bilateral trade with ASEAN and other emerging markets to maintain rapid growth. January, bilateral trade worth 46 billion U.S. dollars, up 30.5%; Sino-US trade amounted to 36.9 billion, an increase of 39.2%; Sino-Japanese bilateral trade amounted to 27.8 billion, an increase of 42%. ASEAN, India, Australia, Brazil, Russia and other emerging markets, rapid growth of bilateral trade, import and export volume increased by 34.5%, 44.2%, 66%, 74.8% and 39.7%.
In this paper, data from the Customs Department or the calculation accordingly.