In the first 10 months of this year, the prices of major commodities imported into our country have fallen, while the value of imports of mechanical and electrical products has increased.

According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months, China imported 1.029 billion tons of iron ore, an increase of 0.7%, with the average import price decreasing by 10.7%; 471 million tons of crude oil, an increase of 3.1%, with the average import price decreasing by 12.1%; 388 million tons of coal, a decrease of 11%, with the average import price decreasing by 24.5%; 103 million tons of natural gas, a decrease of 6.2%, with the average import price decreasing by 8.8%; 95.682 million tons of soybeans, an increase of 6.4%, with the average import price decreasing by 11.1%; 34.193 million tons of refined oil, a decrease of 16.3%, with the average import price decreasing by 4.6%. In addition, 22.12 million tons of primary shaped plastics were imported, a decrease of 7.6%, with the average import price decreasing by 0.6%; 4.456 million tons of unrolled copper and copper materials, a decrease of 3.1%, with the average import price increasing by 5.7%. During the same period, imports of machinery and electronic products amounted to 6.05 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.5%.