CIA Handbook of International Statistics 1997 
      
        | Table 118  China: Exportsa  | 
       
      
        | Million US $ | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1985 | 
        1989 | 
        1990 | 
        1991 | 
        1992 | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996b | 
       
      
        | Total | 
        27,528 | 
        52,538 | 
        62,091 | 
        71,843 | 
        84,940 | 
        91,744 | 
        121,006 | 
        148,780 | 
        151,185 | 
       
      
        | Food and live animals | 
        3,865 | 
        6,265 | 
        6,735 | 
        7,388 | 
        8,289 | 
        8,381 | 
        9,993 | 
        9,924 | 
        10,217 | 
       
      
        | Meat and meat preparations | 
        463 | 
        657 | 
        791 | 
        906 | 
        577 | 
        661 | 
        910 | 
        1,372 | 
        1,438 | 
       
      
        | Fish and shellfish | 
        288 | 
        1,039 | 
        1,370 | 
        1,181 | 
        1,559 | 
        1,542 | 
        2,319 | 
        2,853 | 
        2,856 | 
       
      
        | Cereals and cereal preparations | 
        1,082 | 
        719 | 
        614 | 
        1,169 | 
        1,643 | 
        1,637 | 
        1,739 | 
        351 | 
        605 | 
       
      
        | Vegetables and fruit | 
        839 | 
        1,623 | 
        1,760 | 
        1,946 | 
        2,103 | 
        2,217 | 
        2,936 | 
        3,399 | 
        3,185 | 
       
      
        | Coffee, tea, and spices | 
        446 | 
        568 | 
        534 | 
        491 | 
        499 | 
        511 | 
        491 | 
        512 | 
        547 | 
       
      
        | Animal feedstuffs | 
        271 | 
        864 | 
        758 | 
        855 | 
        503 | 
        456 | 
        466 | 
        351 | 
        367 | 
       
      
        | Crude materials, excluding fuel | 
        2,678 | 
        4,212 | 
        3,537 | 
        3,480 | 
        3,135 | 
        3,041 | 
        4,093 | 
        4,348 | 
        4,026 | 
       
      
        | Oilseeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels | 
        483 | 
        645 | 
        619 | 
        741 | 
        469 | 
        434 | 
        666 | 
        522 | 
        479 | 
       
      
        | Textile fibers | 
        1,156 | 
        1,546 | 
        1,096 | 
        1,125 | 
        900 | 
        813 | 
        1,076 | 
        738 | 
        697 | 
       
      
        | Crude fertilizers and minerals | 
        269 | 
        544 | 
        516 | 
        512 | 
        569 | 
        601 | 
        697 | 
        980 | 
        956 | 
       
      
        | Crude animal and vegetable materials | 
        405 | 
        844 | 
        809 | 
        700 | 
        791 | 
        745 | 
        1,117 | 
        1,340 | 
        1,236 | 
       
      
        | Mineral fuels, and lubricants | 
        7,125 | 
        4,321 | 
        5,237 | 
        4,754 | 
        4,695 | 
        4,112 | 
        4,072 | 
        5,335 | 
        5,995 | 
       
      
        | Coal, coke, and briquettes | 
        353 | 
        680 | 
        755 | 
        829 | 
        840 | 
        874 | 
        1,054 | 
        1,695 | 
        1,789 | 
       
      
        | Petroleum and petroleum products | 
        6,766 | 
        3,633 | 
        4,472 | 
        3,908 | 
        3,843 | 
        3,226 | 
        2,800 | 
        3,244 | 
        3,910 | 
       
      
        | Chemicals | 
        1,375 | 
        3,218 | 
        3,750 | 
        3,849 | 
        4,309 | 
        4,576 | 
        6,176 | 
        8,946 | 
        8,785 | 
       
      
        | Organic chemicals | 
        313 | 
        690 | 
        838 | 
        911 | 
        1,022 | 
        1,104 | 
        1,601 | 
        2,285 | 
        2,262 | 
       
      
        | Inorganic chemicals | 
        290 | 
        794 | 
        842 | 
        913 | 
        1,042 | 
        1,141 | 
        1,349 | 
        2,225 | 
        2,117 | 
       
      
        | Medicine and pharmaceuticals | 
        302 | 
        566 | 
        643 | 
        774 | 
        895 | 
        905 | 
        1,185 | 
        1,582 | 
        1,515 | 
       
      
        | Manufactured goods | 
        4,538 | 
        11,118 | 
        12,796 | 
        14,735 | 
        16,435 | 
        16,777 | 
        23,780 | 
        32,832 | 
        29,258 | 
       
      
        | Textile yarn and fabrics | 
        3,277 | 
        7,215 | 
        7,219 | 
        8,014 | 
        8,681 | 
        8,807 | 
        11,943 | 
        14,059 | 
        12,319 | 
       
      
        | Nonmetallic mineral manufactures | 
        229 | 
        793 | 
        1,316 | 
        1,668 | 
        1,709 | 
        1,560 | 
        2,523 | 
        3,425 | 
        3,302 | 
       
      
        | Iron and steel | 
        118 | 
        709 | 
        1,282 | 
        1,669 | 
        1,445 | 
        1,203 | 
        1,867 | 
        5,467 | 
        4,104 | 
       
      
        | Manufactures of metal | 
        430 | 
        1,210 | 
        1,437 | 
        1,704 | 
        2,298 | 
        2,575 | 
        3,454 | 
        4,486 | 
        4,544 | 
       
      
        | Machinery and transport equipment | 
        773 | 
        8,075 | 
        10,833 | 
        13,908 | 
        13,173 | 
        15,220 | 
        21,830 | 
        31,297 | 
        35,239 | 
       
      
        | Telecommunications and sound recording equipment | 
        93 | 
        1,940 | 
        2,623 | 
        3,006 | 
        3,880 | 
        4,522 | 
        6,744 | 
        8,409 | 
        9,005 | 
       
      
        | Electric machinery and parts | 
        120 | 
        819 | 
        1,219 | 
        1,679 | 
        3,615 | 
        4,434 | 
        6,437 | 
        9,556 | 
        10,344 | 
       
      
        | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 
        3,527 | 
        14,426 | 
        17,529 | 
        22,312 | 
        33,605 | 
        38,135 | 
        49,199 | 
        53,726 | 
        55,726 | 
       
      
        | Clothing | 
        2,079 | 
        8,165 | 
        9,669 | 
        12,245 | 
        16,735 | 
        18,479 | 
        23,793 | 
        24,123 | 
        25,107 | 
       
      
        | Footwear | 
        260 | 
        1,283 | 
        1,957 | 
        2,875 | 
        4,084 | 
        5,054 | 
        5,707 | 
        6,274 | 
        6,705 | 
       
      
        | Misc. articles n.e.s. | 
        874 | 
        3,200 | 
        3,726 | 
        4,520 | 
        7,947 | 
        8,756 | 
        11,928 | 
        13,849 | 
        14,169 | 
       
      
        | Other | 
        3,647 | 
        903 | 
        1,674 | 
        1,416 | 
        1,300 | 
        1,502 | 
        1,861 | 
        2,372 | 
        1,939 | 
       
     
    a Data are f.o.b., source UN revision 2 commodity statistics.  
    b Official statistics.   |