Statistics Analysis (Jan.-Nov. 2012)

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According to statistics of the Customs, from January to November 2012, China’s import and export value of agricultural products amounted to 156.59 billion USD, up by 14.4% over the same period of last year. Among that, the export was 56.03 billion USD, a 4.3% year-on-year increase, while the import was 100.56 billion USD, a 20.9% year-on-year growth. The trade deficit of agricultural products amounted to 44.53 billion USD, a 51.3% increase over the same period of last year. The growth rate of agricultural trade was 8.6% higher than the growth rate of the nation’s total foreign trade. The growth of agricultural import was 16.8% higher than that of the nation’s total import, while the growth of agricultural export was 3% lower than the growth rate of the nation’s total export. The export of agricultural products accounted for 3% of China’s total export value, while the import of such products accounted for 6.1% of the country’s total import.