China import of rubber and plastic processing machinery in October 2006

BEIJING, Dec. 11 (CEIS) China imported rubber and plastic processing machinery valued at 162.322 million US dollars in October 2006. The import in January-October reached 2,031.385 million US dollars, up 1.8 percent year on year. Following is a table showing the import from 2004 to October 2006, 

released by the General Administration of Customs:

             Cumulative   Change y-o-  Cumulative   Change y-o-  

             Quantity     y (%)        Value (y (%)  million US  dollars)                  

2004         -            -            3,186.379    24.9         

2005                                                             

January      -            -            264.052      7.7          

February     -            -            413.037      -17.6        

March        -            -            637.216      -16.5        

April        -            -            876.778      -18.0        

May          -            -            1,036.416    -20.6        

June         -            -            1,240.559    -20.5        

July         -            -            1,430.144    -22.9        

August       -            -            1,613.578    -25.4        

September    -            -            1,814.574    -25.6        

October      -            -            1,994.527    -25.2        

November     -            -            2,208.120    -24.1        

December     -            -            2,457.415    -22.8        

2006                                                             

January      -            -            229.378      -13.3        

February     -            -            410.065      -0.9         

March        -            -            653.015      2.4          

April        -            -            874.757      -0.4         

May          -            -            1,030.280    -0.7         

June         -            -            1,224.483    -1.3         

July         -            -            1,429.939    0.1          

August       -            -            1,653.135    2.5          

September    -            -            1,869.018    3.0          

October      -            -            2,031.385    1.8