50 Principal Export Commodities in Jan - Dec., 1997
(Source: General Administration of Customs)
Unit: US$ 1,000
Commodity Unit Quantity Value %change over same period of last year in quantity %change over same period of last year in value
Mechanical and electrical products(including those listed in this catalog of the kind) -- -- 59,317,194 -- 23
Clothing and accessories -- -- 31,753,677 -- 27.1
Textile yarn, fabrics and their products -- -- 13,823,492 -- 14
Shoes -- -- 8,535,710 -- 20.1
Toys -- -- 5,040,769 -- 28.4
Plastic products tons 2,330,670 3,489,479 25.2 29.8
Travelling products and suitcases -- -- 3,297,414 -- 21.5
Crude oil 10000tons 1,983 2,734,132 -2.8 -1.9
Recorders and acoustic combinations 10000units 18,078 2,713,051 23.2 17.6
Steel 10000tons 462 1,935,048 9.5 10.1
Aquatic products 10000tons 72 1,881,096 11.8 8.5
Furniture -- -- 1,818,063 -- 40.3
Ship unit 18,668 1,618,484 8.4 41.6
Medicine ton 137,366 1,540,563 0.8 1.6
Vegetables 10000tons 167 1,474,883 -0.4 -3.8
Lamps, Lighting apparatus and the like -- -- 1,318,040 -- 14
Cereal and cereal flour 10000tons 833 1,316,808 572.9 258.3
Electric motors and generators 10000units 184,782 1,224,733 25.4 27.7
Refined oils 10000tons 559 1,201,361 33.8 38.3
Parts and components of TVs radios and wireless ton 101,571 1,155,898 15.8 17.1
Coal 10000tons 3,072 1,132,534 5.9 2.1
Ornaments made of or covered with rare metals -- -- 1,121,451 -- 41.1
Apparatus for connecting, breaking and protecting electric circuits -- -- 1,074,470 -- 22.2
Containers unit 329,521 1,028,064 -6.6 -3.2
Wristwatches 10000 83,199 989,905 14 2.5
Wire telephone 10000 10,011 947,958 16.8 9.6
Static converters 10000 26,358 937,822 48.3 48.9
Cameras 10000 6,559 925,329 6.1 32.9
Hand and machinery tools ton 377,015 883,417 17.4 17.4
Wire and cable ton 303,428 869,769 32.1 24
Steel ingots and forging 10000tons 363 845,354 34.5 32.8
Pig iron and spiegel 10000tons 554 813,647 55.8 58.8
Coke and half-finined coke 10000tons 1,058 790,964 37.6 29.4
Household chinaware ton 707,186 733,276 13 34
Electric fans 10000 13,163 716,667 7.3 -11.3
Cushions, bedroom apparatuses and the like -- -- 662,622 -- 11.9
Television(including whole sets and components) 10000 905 654,311 -12.2 -17.6
Crude zinc and zinc alloy ton 557,008 651,772 145.6 198.6
Ornamental porcelain products ton 343,172 622,088 17.1 33.3
Loud speakers 10000 88,162 590,806 20.4 34
Aluminium ton 348,790 589,041 106.1 104.3
Frozen chicken ton 295,577 554,721 -0.9 -12.1
Edible vegetable oil (including palm oil) ton 822,878 548,128 73.8 72
Synthetic organic dyres ton 127,284 527,589 33.5 31.6
Parts of motorcycles and bicycles -- -- 523,006 -- --
Bicycles 10,000 1,439 512,624 18.3 10.6
Copper ton 183,705 508,867 37.3 29.2
Tyres 10,000 7,497 500,693 30.5 7.1
Artificial flowers ton 142,841 489,847 15 18.5
Umbrellas 10,000 43,933 478,363 17.5 15.4