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

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

Imports, Value

Machinery, electronic products and audio-visual equipment 6,274.839

Mineral products 1,456.497

Plastics and rubber products 1,130.142

Chemical products 962.480

Optical, medical instruments and meters 306.734

Base metals and products 221.181

China's trade with Singapore in January-August 2005 totaled 20,895.022 million US dollars, up 27.3 percent over the same period last year, with exports and imports growing by 34.4 percent and 21.0 percent to 10,317.045 million and 10,577.976 million US dollars, respectively.

Source: General Administration of Customs