Major  Import  Commodities
Dec. 2008
Unit：US$ Million
( Total   Imports )	Current Month						Cumulative, Jan. to date
	2008		2007		Comparison		2008		2007		Comparison
	Amount	As % of  Total	Amount	As % of  Total	Amount	Annual Change Rate (％)	Amount	As % of  Total	Amount	As % of  Total	Amount	Annual Change Rate (％)
Total	11,781.5	100.0	21,260.0	100.0	-9,478.5	-44.6	240,823.0	100.0	219,251.8	100.0	21,571.2	9.8
1.Vegetable Products	279.0	2.4	321.9	1.5	-42.9	-13.3	4,301.6	1.8	3,304.7	1.5	996.9	30.2
(1)Wheat,Barley, and Similar Articles Thereof	24.5	0.2	25.3	0.1	-0.8	-3.2	529.9	0.2	364.5	0.2	165.4	45.4
(2)Maize	79.5	0.7	96.9	0.5	-17.4	-18.0	1,284.7	0.5	944.1	0.4	340.6	36.1
(3)Soy Bean	72.8	0.6	77.6	0.4	-4.8	-6.2	1,176.3	0.5	840.7	0.4	335.6	39.9
2.Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco Products	279.1	2.4	266.8	1.3	12.3	4.6	3,279.8	1.4	2,961.6	1.4	318.2	10.7
Prepared Foodstuffs	121.6	1.0	133.2	0.6	-11.6	-8.7	1,525.9	0.6	1,371.8	0.6	154.1	11.2
3.Minerals	2,675.3	22.7	5,265.5	24.8	-2,590.2	-49.2	65,488.4	27.2	45,896.5	20.9	19,591.9	42.7
Crude Petroleum	1,190.5	10.1	2,879.2	13.5	-1,688.7	-58.7	33,088.4	13.7	24,494.7	11.2	8,593.7	35.1
4.Chemicals	1,185.2	10.1	2,357.1	11.1	-1,171.9	-49.7	26,626.7	11.1	24,835.1	11.3	1,791.6	7.2
Organic Chemicals	294.1	2.5	952.4	4.5	-658.3	-69.1	10,049.6	4.2	10,236.2	4.7	-186.6	-1.8
5.Plastics and Articles Thereof	273.8	2.3	549.8	2.6	-276.0	-50.2	5,962.2	2.5	5,913.6	2.7	48.6	0.8
Materials Of Plastics	106.9	0.9	185.4	0.9	-78.5	-42.3	2,119.2	0.9	2,140.6	1.0	-21.4	-1.0
6.Wood, Articles of Wood and Allied Products	85.6	0.7	86.5	0.4	-0.9	-1.0	1,309.4	0.5	1,317.3	0.6	-7.9	-0.6
Lumber	26.5	0.2	32.8	0.2	-6.3	-19.2	499.9	0.2	515.5	0.2	-15.6	-3.0
7.Pulp, Paper and Printing  Products	152.0	1.3	224.3	1.1	-72.3	-32.2	2,721.1	1.1	2,462.7	1.1	258.4	10.5
8.Textile Products	181.9	1.5	221.1	1.0	-39.2	-17.7	2,702.5	1.1	2,673.9	1.2	28.6	1.1
Cotton	20.7	0.2	21.7	0.1	-1.0	-4.6	311.0	0.1	298.5	0.1	12.5	4.2
9.Pearls, Precious Stone / Metals, Imitation Jewellery, Coin	104.1	0.9	320.3	1.5	-216.2	-67.5	3,408.3	1.4	3,035.3	1.4	373.0	12.3
Gold	39.7	0.3	168.8	0.8	-129.1	-76.5	1,759.0	0.7	1,619.1	0.7	139.9	8.6
10.Basic Metals and Articles Thereof	1,031.4	8.8	2,409.6	11.3	-1,378.2	-57.2	28,999.5	12.0	26,622.8	12.1	2,376.7	8.9
(1)Iron & Steel and Articles Thereof	554.8	4.7	1,276.9	6.0	-722.1	-56.6	16,409.2	6.8	12,692.6	5.8	3,716.6	29.3
(2)Metal Roducts (Excluding (1) )	476.6	4.0	1,132.7	5.3	-656.1	-57.9	12,590.3	5.2	13,930.2	6.4	-1,339.9	-9.6
11.Machineries and Electrical Equipments	4,026.1	34.2	6,531.2	30.7	-2,505.1	-38.4	70,600.3	29.3	72,528.1	33.1	-1,927.8	-2.7
(1)Electronic Products	1,924.3	16.3	3,157.9	14.9	-1,233.6	-39.1	35,089.3	14.6	36,332.0	16.6	-1,242.7	-3.4
(2)Machineries	1,024.3	8.7	1,721.4	8.1	-697.1	-40.5	17,659.0	7.3	17,686.7	8.1	-27.7	-0.2
(3)Electrical Machinery Products	374.0	3.2	625.4	2.9	-251.4	-40.2	6,932.1	2.9	7,249.3	3.3	-317.2	-4.4
(4)Information and Communication Products	375.7	3.2	472.6	2.2	-96.9	-20.5	5,090.5	2.1	4,851.8	2.2	238.7	4.9
(5) Household Electrical Appliances	74.7	0.6	114.4	0.5	-39.7	-34.7	1,180.2	0.5	1,170.8	0.5	9.4	0.8
12.Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipments	292.4	2.5	531.3	2.5	-238.9	-45.0	4,381.8	1.8	5,391.3	2.5	-1,009.5	-18.7
13.Precision Instruments, Clocks and Watches, Musical Instruments	557.0	4.7	1,294.7	6.1	-737.7	-57.0	10,820.2	4.5	13,007.8	5.9	-2,187.6	-16.8
(1)Optical, Photographic, Measuring, Medical Instruments, etc	372.4	3.2	718.9	3.4	-346.5	-48.2	6,400.2	2.7	7,018.9	3.2	-618.7	-8.8
(2)Clocks and Watches	31.5	0.3	40.6	0.2	-9.1	-22.4	394.1	0.2	352.3	0.2	41.8	11.9
14.Others	658.6	5.6	879.9	4.1	-221.3	-25.2	10,221.2	4.2	9,301.1	4.2	920.1	9.9
UPDATE: 2009/01/13