Energy product imports grow slower

Between January and November, China bought from abroad 240 million tonnes of energy products, a growth of 3.7 percent on the same period of 2007. The growth rate was 9.7 percentage points lower than the year-earlier level.
The imports were valued at 158.6 billion U.S. dollars, up 74 percent.
The total arrivals included 164.52 million tonnes of crude oil, up 9.5 percent, 35.22 million tonnes of refined oil, up 13.1 percent, 2.15 million tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), down 43.6 percent, 3.14 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), up 18.1 percent, and 38.11 million tonnes of coal, down 18.4 percent.