China’s Major Non-ferrous Metals Imports & Exports

(End of December 2009)

Imports Exports Name of commodities PeriodQuantity (metric ton)Value(thousand US dollars)% Change(2008-2009) Quantity (metric ton)Value(thousand US dollars)% Change(2008-2009)Copper:Copper concentrate(actual weight)Copper Scrap(actual weight)Jan.-Dec.6132346 8478684 18.22-14.62460 107 -80.9 -98.6 Jan.-Dec.3998098 6090205 -28.312.012184 8365 -33.55 -46.38 Blister copper Jan.-Dec.228082 1202109 15.48-12.5833 279 -99.46 -99.41 Refined copper Jan.-Dec.3185219 15710739118.7157.672937 438927 -24.12 -45.26 Copper alloys Jan.-Dec.52768 210065 10.6-20.7146 1345 -48.69 -54.18 Fabricated copper products Jan.-Dec.823854 5499313 -11.88-27.334551362718665 -12.17 -34.61 Aluminium:Alumina Jan.-Dec.5140749 1303851 12.1-26.5668581 28785 55.36 -2.61 Aluminium Scrap Jan.-Dec.2626116 2751825 21.878.33894 1499 0.25 -17.26 Primary Aluminium Jan.-Dec.1496093 2335078 112989745904 90962 -58.32 -66.78 Aluminium alloys Jan.-Dec.243340 407506 75.7523.45264336415730 -63.85 -77.68 Fabricated Aluminium products Jan.-Dec.581368 2602586 -6.01-18.3713934874596491 -26.53 -27.79 Lead:Lead concentrate Jan.-Dec.1604829 1736653 11.3110.3811 4 Unwrought refined lead Unwrought refined lead alloys Jan.-Dec.157269 231965 408.7265.723029 40100 -31.48 -58.03 Jan.-Dec.46840 71355 68.6332.231797 3568 -84.17 -87.5 Fabricated Lead Jan.-Dec.2517 2983 91.54-10.1737782 72561 -27.35 -48.79 Zinc:Zinc concentrate(actual weight)Unwrought refined Zinc Unwrought refined Zinc alloys Jan.-Dec.3850875 1882511 61.4977.954684 3877 Jan.-Dec.669549 1001853 26516229271 58651 -58.96 -60.22 Jan.-Dec.133391 255322 -9.57-23.8416 32 706.9 623.8 Fabricated Zinc Jan.-Dec.28932 68009 -28.4-39.329969 27492 -35.41 -41.37 Tin:Unwrought refined tin Jan.-Dec.20740 259623 108.961.47685 11283 32.56 5.48 Unwrought refined tin alloys Jan.-Dec.3544 36922 7.5 -12.52 45 -96.5 -92.64 Nickel:Unwrought nickel Jan.-Dec.242983 3542642 107.87 30.6233504 569297 411.4 282.1 Unwrought nickel alloys Jan.-Dec.7234 85173 498.5 218.48127 1722 Fabricated nickel Jan.-Dec.11321 389751 -36.53-45.612524 59608 9.43 -10.3

Source: General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China