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China preliminary January and February commodity trade data

Kitco Media
By Reuters
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BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) - China's General Administration of Customs on Tuesday released preliminary trade data for January and February. The table below shows selected commodity and energy trade volumes, compared with a year earlier. Detailed figures from customs with a further breakdown will be released later in the month.
CRUDE OIL & REFINED PRODUCTS


Jan-Feb 2023 (mln T) Jan-Feb 2022 (mln T) Pct change Imports: Crude Oil 84.064 85.13 -1.25% Refined 5.314 4.645 14.40% products


Natural Gas 17.927 19.793 -9.43% Exports: Refined 12.696 7.287 74.23% products


Net Crude Oil 84.064 85.13 -1.25% Imports:


Refined -7.382 -2.642 179.41% products



BASE METALS


Jan-Feb 2023 (T) Jan-Feb 2022 (T) Pct change Imports: Unwrought 879,442.60 969,113.80 -9.25% copper


Copper ores 4,635,000 4,150,000 11.69% &


concentrate


s
Exports: Unwrought 880,413.90 1,033,693.70 -14.83% aluminium


and


products
Note: Unwrought copper imports includes anode, refined, alloy and semi-finished products. Unwrought aluminium exports include primary metal and alloy and semi-finished products
COAL, IRON & STEEL


Jan-Feb 2023 (mln T) Jan-Feb 2022 (mln T) Pct change Imports: Coal (incl 60.642 35.498 70.83% lignite)


Iron Ore 194.196 180.924 7.34% Steel 1.231 2.206 -44.20% products
Exports: Steel 12.19 8.18 49.02% products
Net Steel 10.959 5.974 83.44% Exports: products



RARE EARTHS


Jan-Feb 2023 (T) Jan-Feb 2022 (T) Pct change Exports: Rare Earths 7,391.20 7,833.60 -5.65%
SOFTS & GRAINS


Jan-Feb 2023 (mln T) Jan-Feb 2022 (mln T) Pct change Imports: Soybeans 16.173 13.928 16.12% Edible veg 1.381 0.739 86.87% oil


Rubber 1.322 1.193 10.81% (natural


and


synthetic)
MEAT Jan-Feb 2023 (mln T) Jan-Feb 2022 (mln T) Pct change Imports: Meat (incl 1.298 1.072 21.2% offal)



(Reporting by China commodities team and Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Rashmi Aich)

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