| - Total Value of Imports and Exports | | | | | | | | | | | | Data in **** were from the Ministry of Foreign Trade; and data since **** are from Customs statistics* | | | | | | | | | | | | Year | *** million Yuan | | | | USD *** million | | | | | | | Total Imports | Total | Total | Balance | Total Imports | Total | Total | Balance | | | | & Exports | Exports | Imports | | & Exports | Exports | Imports | | | | | 1978 | ***** | ***** | ***** | -**** | ***** | **** | ***** | -**** | | | | 1980 | ***** | ***** | ***** | ***** | ***** | ***** | ***** | ***** | | | | 1985 | ****** | ***** | ****** | ****** | ***** | ***** | ***** | ****** | | | | 1990 | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | ****** | ***** | ***** | **** | | | | 1991 | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | ****** | ***** | ***** | **** | | | | 1992 | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | ****** | ***** | ***** | **** | | | | 1993 | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | ****** | ****** | | | | 1994 | ******* | ******* | ****** | ***** | ****** | ****** | ****** | **** | | | | 1995 | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | | 1996 | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | | 1997 | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | | 1998 | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | | 1999 | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | | 2000 | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | | 2001 | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | | 2002 | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | | 2003 | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | ****** | ***** | | 2004 | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ******* | ****** | ****** | ***** | | 2005 | ******** | ******* | ******* | ****** | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | | 2006 | ******** | ******* | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | ****** | | 2007 | ******** | ******* | ******* | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | ****** | | 2008 | ******** | ******** | ******* | ******* | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | | 2009 | ******** | ******* | ******* | ******* | ******* | ******* | ******* | ****** | | a) A negative balance indicates trade deficit* That is, imports surpassing exports* | | | | | | | | |
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