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

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

Machinery, audio and video products, accessories 6,989.243 Base metal and products 260.864

Optical and chemical instrument 258.349

Mineral products 114.895

Plastics, rubber products 47.953

Chemicals and related products 19.476

China's trade with the Philippines in January-August 2005 totaled 10,853.129 million US dollars, up 35.9 percent over the same period last year, with exports and imports growing by 12.6 percent and 47.9 percent to 3,046.489 million and 7,806.280 million US dollars, respectively.

Source: General Administration of Customs