Figures: China's major imports from Japan in January-August 2005

China's major imports from Japan in January-August 2005, with the value in million US dollars:

Imports, Value

Machinery, electronic products,audio and video equipment 32,174.094

Base metals and products 7,649.584

Optical and medical instruments 5,532.297

Chemical products 5,721.524

Plastics and rubber products 3,858.945

Vehicles, aircraft and transportation equipment 2,738.583

Textile raw material and products 2,503.841

China's trade with Japan in January-August 2005 totaled 117,566.850 million US dollars, up 10.3 percent over the same period last year, with exports and imports growing by 19.9 percent and 3.2 percent to 54,287.517million and 63,279.333 million US dollars, respectively.

Source: General Administration of Customs.