Chinese machinery and manufactured goods exported in June stood at $3.43bn for iron and steel and at $1.57bn for non-ferrous metal goods exports.
For the first six months in 2020, the same categories accounted for $23.3bn and $11.1bn respectively. Actual volumes were not disclosed by the authorities. Export values for ferrous machinery dropped by 19pc in H1 2020 compared with the same period last year, while non-ferrous machinery export values declined by 16.6pc during the same period.
China’s iron and steel imports in June were valued at $3.64bn while the non-ferrous segment was worth $5.69bn. In H1 2020, ferrous goods accounted for $15.2bn of total imports, an increase of 30.2pc over the prior-year period, while Non-ferrous imports were valued at $26.3bn, climbing 15.6pc during the same period under comparison.
Other unspecified metal manufactured exports accounted for $9.4bn in June and $44.1bn in H1. Their Imports stood at $1.2bn in June and $6.9bn for the first six months of 2020. In this category, exports fell 6.2pc while imports dipped 11.6pc in H12020, from H1 2019.
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| Category | Export | Import | Variation in YTD | |||
| Manufacturing goods | Jun-20 | H1 2020 | Jun-20 | H1 2020 | Exports | Imports |
| Iron and steel(ferrous) | 3.43 | 23.3 | 3.6 | 15.3 | -19 | 30.2 |
| Non-ferrous | 1.6 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 26.2 | -16.6 | 15.6 |
| Metals, unspecified | 9.4 | 44.1 | 1.2 | 6.9 | -6.2 | -11.6 |