China's major exports to South Africa in January-August 2005, with the value in million US

dollars:

Items Value

Textile materials and products 681.143

Machinery, electronic products

and audio-video facilities 643.290

Base metals and related products 182.136

Footwear, headgear, umbrellas,

and artificial flowers 184.787

Chemical products 137.401

Miscellaneous products

(furniture, lamp, toy, etc.) 101.216

China's trade with South Africa in January-August 2005 totaled 4,696.218 million US dollars, up 25.6 percent over the same period last year, with exports and imports growing by 35.0 percent and 17.3 percent to 2,375.050 million and 2,321.168 million US dollars, respectively.

Source: General Administration of Customs.