China Lead Imports and Exports Data May 2017

Published: Jun 23, 2017 16:21
The General Administration of Customson released Jun.23 China's lead imports and exports in May 2017. (Unit:mt)

SHANGHAI,Jun.23 (SMM)-The General Administration of Customson released Jun.23 China's lead imports and exports in May 2017. (Unit:mt)

   May. YoY (%) Jan.– May. YoY (%)
Imports:        
Refined Lead 8,030 63,816.17 40,855 32,760.27
Origins:        
Australia 4,020 - 24,500 9,799,728.00
Kazakhstan 4,005 - 15,062 -
Germany 6 - 15 150.00
Japan - -100.00 87 70.32
Kenya - - 46 -
The Philippines - - 73 -
South Korea - -100.00 951 14,097.94
Taiwan (China) - - 122 -
         
Lead Concentrate 93,459 -9.85 513,614 -1.93
Origins:        
Russia 30,394 90.55 108,888 23.40
North Korea 13,649 13.85 51,099 58.81
The US 9,664 -51.72 48,807 -6.09
Peru 6,340 -58.25 48,764 -34.67
Nigeria 3,796 27.47 18,850 106.21
Myanmar 3,672 2.22 21,858 63.32
Poland 3,283 245.28 19,706 28.22
Portugal 3,124 12,741.31 6,318 225.04
Turkey 2,758 79.52 22,151 -40.71
Iran 2,367 -18.72 28,543 95.69
Mexico 2,230 -38.41 11,829 -9.24
Brazil 2,215 -7.50 6,353 -1.30
Australia 2,148 -60.00 4,953 -83.83
Morocco 1,630 -31.22 11,995 32.18
Mongolia 1,439 - 5,874 1,331.39
Pakistan 1,415 1,417.39 3,050 444.46
Greece 1,390 - 2,789 20.69
Thailand 586 153.03 3,844 112.54
Vietnam 481 - 1,943 14,842.73
Malaysia 307 -60.37 7,011 -16.97
Laos 192 108.95 1,713 404.75
The UK 144 - 302 58.84
The Philippines 121 36.99 873 25.12
The Republic of Guatemala 68 - 68 13.92
Republic of Ghana 23 - 96 32.82
Malawi 22 - 22 -71.39
Indonesia - -100.00 3,535 -15.12
The Republic of Montenegro - -100.00 1,002 -43.49
Madagascar - - 191 -
Bolivia - -100.00 1,722 24.53
Sweden - - 8,190 -1.89
Zambia - - 70 -
Cameroon - - 26 -44.19
The Republic of Namibia - - 8,266 -19.50
South Africa - - 13,776 66.25
Germany - - 16,202 -1.71
Spain - -100.00 4,889 -49.41
Bulgarian   - - 1,894 1,248.77
Ireland - - 8,577 15.97
Kazakhstan - -100.00 7,574 -39.94
         
lead products 129 -39.38 519 -19.17
         
         
Exports:        
Refined Lead 1,126 -50.88 1,986 -86.12
Destination        
Taiwan (China) 878 - 1,103 -65.85
South Africa 241 - 599 -
         
Sweden - - 20 -
North Korea - - 149 15,789.96
         
lead products 3,911 317.66 10,087 102.49
Note:“-”meansdataisunavailable.      
(Source:ChinaCustoms)        

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