Volume and Value of Major Import Commodities (Customs Statistics)
 
Item   Unit 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001
  Volume   Value (US$100 million)   Volume   Value (US$100 million)   Volume   Value (US$100 million)   Volume   Value (US$100 million)   Volume   Value (US$100 million)
Cereals and cereals flour
10,000 tons
2027
35.8
388
7.2
339
5.2
315
5.9 344 6.34
Sugar
10,000 tons
295
9
48
1.4
42
0.9
64
1.2    
Vegetable oil
10,000 tons
373
24.3
219
13.8
223
11.8
179
6.28 165 4.78
Natural and synthetic rubber
10,000 tons
63
7.5
94
7.9
108
8.8
156
13.1    
Logs
10,000 cubic meters 258.0
3.7
482
6
1014
12.5
1361
16.6 1686 17.00
Plywood


5.6

3.5

2.5

2.4    
Synthetic fibers for spinning
10,000 tons
76
13.2
94
10.2
83
7.7
100
11.0    
Paper pulp
10,000 tons
82
6.7
220
9.2
310
14.1
335
21.2 490 20.76
Wool and wool tops Ton
283668
9.4
168606 6
198624
6.4
300687
10.4 309141 10.50
Petroleum 10,000 tons
3148
44.2
4908
56.8
5743
73.4
8832
185.2    
Iron ore 10,000 tons
4115
12.3
5177
14.7
5527
13.8
6997
18.6    
Soda ash 10,000 tons
8
0.1
8
0.1
4
0.05
13
0.1    
Caprolactam 10,000 tons
12
1.8
18
2.2
22
2.3
24
3.4    
Chemical fertilizers 10,000 tons
1991
37.4
1387
25.1
1335
22.5
1189
17.3    
Pesticides Ton
34712
1.6
44173
1.9
47714
2.4
41138
1.9    
Paper and paperboard (uncut) 10,000 tons

17.4
576
30.2
650
33.7
595
33.0    
Steel (including
                     
steel and iron wire) 10,000 tons 1397 66.7 1242 62.9 1486 70.1 1596 85.4 1722 89.70
Copper and copper alloys Ton
187504
4.1
268399
4.7
547736 8.8
812126
15.0    
Aluminum and                      
aluminum alloys Ton
387925
5.1
306988
4
534004 6.8
914099
13.3    
Machine tool Unit 134269
22
79146
13.9
89411
15.1
104794
18.9    
Ships Unit 1305
6.7
969
1.2
1409
1.3
908
1.3 1308 4.88
Motor vehicles and chassis Unit 158115 15.4
39711
8.3
34906
8.1
42371
11.9 72047 17.49
Aircraft Unit
31
10.5
81
26
74
23.2
85
16.3 233 36.57
TV picture tube 10,000 units 1085
5.8
596
4.7
949
8.9
954
8.5    
Television 10,000 sets
116
3.4
31
1.3
26
1.4
10
0.6    
Recorders, radios
                     
and sound apparatus 10,000 sets 333 1.6 145 0.3 122 0.4 102 0.4