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China climbs ranking
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CHINA'S export volume in 2000 rose to the seventh place in the world from the ninth in the previous year and the import volume climbed to the eighth from the 10th in 1999.
This was announced by the General Administration of Customs. According to the latest statistics of the World Trade Organization, China exported a total of US$249.2 billion worth of goods in 2000, which surpassed the totals of Italy and the Netherlands and ranked seventh in the world.
China's exports in 2000 accounted for 3.9 per cent of the world total, up from 3.4 per cent in the previous year.
At the same time, exports from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China previously occupying the 11th position in the world, exceeded that of Belgium and became one of the top 10 traders.
The United States, whose exports were worth US$782.4 billion, was the top trader, followed by Germany, Japan, France, Britain, Canada, China, Italy, the Netherlands, HKSAR of China, Belgium, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan Province of China and Singapore.
The Chinese mainland's imports reached US$225.1 billion in 2000, which surpassed the imports of the HKSAR and the Netherlands and rose to the eighth place from the 10th in the previous year.
China's imports accounted for 3.4 per cent of the world's total in 2000, up from 2.8 per cent in the previous year.(Xinhua)
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