China's main imports in January- November 2002, with value in million US dollars and change on a year-on-year basis:

Imports                                                     Value               Change
Machinery and electrical appliances        139,786.267       28.4%
Hi-tech products                                        74,384.908       29.3%
Crude oil                                                   11,730.608         6.4%
Copper products                                         2,079.460       17.8%
Paper and cardboard                                  2,801.147       17.0%
Refined oil products                                    3,342.436        -1.9%
Iron ore                                                       2,552.483        12.2%
Fertilizer                                                      2,214.530        53.7%
Soybeans                                                    2,224.977       -14.0%
Paper pulp                                                  1,984.030          5.3%
Aluminum products                                      1,163.617        13.8%

Source: General Administration of Customs.