General Administration of Customs: Prices of major bulk commodities fell in the first eight months, while the import value of electromechanical products increased.

According to customs statistics, in the first 8 months of 2025, China imported 8.02 billion tons of iron ore, a decrease of 1.6%, with an average import price dropping by 14.1%; 3.76 billion tons of crude oil, an increase of 2.5%, with an average import price dropping by 12.9%; 3 billion tons of coal, a decrease of 12.2%, with an average import price dropping by 25%; 81.913 million tons of natural gas, a decrease of 5.9%, with an average import price dropping by 7.1%; 73.312 million tons of soybeans, an increase of 4%, with an average import price dropping by 11.9%; 26.733 million tons of refined oil, a decrease of 17.8%, with an average import price dropping by 3.9%. In addition, 17.918 million tons of primary shape plastics were imported, a decrease of 6.8%, with an average import price dropping by 0.4%; 3.536 million tons of unwrought copper and copper materials were imported, a decrease of 2.1%, with an average import price rising by 5%. During the same period, imports of mechanical and electrical products totaled 4.72 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.2%.