The first 46 chemicals by volume imported by China in the first 7  months of 1998
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Product                                                 Quantity                Volume          Average price
                                                                Kg              USD             USD/Kg
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Petroleum oils and oils obtained from   18567321420         2358075170      0.127
  bituminous minerals, crude            
Diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate        3010388360     690828785               0.229
Other fuel oils                                 8274896993      657123772               0.079
LDPE, in primary forms                           864417371              637287362               0.737
ABS copolymers in primary forms         582159435               611401191               1.050
Polypropylene in primary forms           862536094              584134919               0.677
Other dyed woven fabrics containing   672996656         543094383               0.807
  85% or more filaments of nylon
Other polystyrene in primary forms      636139675       503698213               0.792
PVC, not mixed with any other sub-      647345459               451290560               0.697
  stances, in primary forms  
Potassium chloride                              3201712212      382104458               0.119
Light diesel oil                                        2488889430      364596303               0.146
Other liquefied petroleum gas and       1955321018      318907269               0.163
  gaseous hydrocarbons          
Sewing thread of synthetic staple fibres        11417853        311750475               27.304
Other woven fabrics containing 85%      142093298       310066859               2.182
  or more non-textured PE filaments
Polyesters staple fibres, not carded,           298838710        259054057              0.867
  combed or processed for spinning
Mineral or chemical fertilisers                 1266159410      243151575               0.192
  containing N, P, K
Acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres,     154065544       239953337              1.557
  not carded, combed
HDPE,in primary forms                           320076172       229889673               0.718
Polyesters elastic filament                     137859121        228931403              1.661
Other articles of plastics                      84524919        213032452               2.520
Aluminium oxide, other than artificial  894480037        207972006              0.233
  corundum
Textile fabrics impregnated,coated,    112557703        195359755            &nb