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Detailed data on China’s crude oil imports and exports in 2008: The following is a table showing the detailed data on crude oil imports and exports for January to December 2008, as published by China’s customs on January 22nd (all figures are in tons): Percentage change compared to the same period last year for December: %; Percentage change for January to December: %. Total crude oil imports: 14,370,164 11.6%; 178,884,848 9.64%. Sources of crude oil: Saudi Arabia – 3,536,912 48.11%; 36,368,395 38.11%; Angola – 1,476,554 -46.47%; 29,894,398 19.59%; Iran – 1,413,267 -17.24%; 21,322,400 3.83%; Oman – 1,409,659 3.28%; 14,581,538 6.61%; Sudan – 1,139,883 53.27%; 10,500,188 1.91%; Russia – 843,169 -27.51%; 1,638,266 -19.88%; Kuwait – 668,791 -5.896,301 62.33%; United Arab Emirates – 592,858 -4,578,884 25.41%; Venezuela – 573,146 368.36%; 646,395 57.06%; Yemen – 499,408 283.56%; 4,131,476 27.65%; Kazakhstan – 449,889 0.66%; 5,670,590 -5.46%; Congo (Republic of) – 344,518 34.91%; 4,370,954 -8.97%; Algeria – 256,244 0.59%; 897,633 -44.34%; Brazil – 248,334 175.33%; 3,021,772 30.5%; Vietnam – 160,246 -842,964 69.96%; Qatar – 144,138 -877,817 210.52%; Colombia – 143,272 -1,140,813 35.45%; Iraq – 141,859 7.04%; 1,860,080 31.72%; Cameroon – 124,454 -473,835 -. Australia – 79,468 268.01%; 897,005 93.52%; Argentina – 56,882 -771,039 -50.78%; Indonesia – 50,535 -69.45%; 1,392,836 -38.98%; Mongolia – 16,675 54.38%; 151,362 42.63%. Total crude oil exports: 424,470 -38.53%; 3,718,277 -20.14%. Destinations of crude oil exports: South Korea – 136,308 131.09%; 645,943 -42.58%; Malaysia – 94,895 >1 million; 167,213 538.4%; Indonesia – 90,000 9.16%; 260,775 -48.77%; United States – 53,267 -58.49%; 573,949 -15.33%; North Korea – 49,999 9.05%; 528,577 1.04%; Japan – –; 1,001,160,877 96.57%; Singapore – –; 336,184 -63.16%; Thailand – –; 44,760 -67.08%. Note: “-” indicates that the data is not available or not comparable.