China - Food imports as a share of merchandise imports
6.5
(%) in 2016
In 2016, food imports for China was 6.5 %. Before food imports of China started to increase to reach a level of 6.5 % in 2016, it went through a trough reaching a low of 3.2 % in 2006.
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Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
What is China food imports?
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6.5 | -6.83 % |
| 2015 | 7.0 | 20.66 % |
| 2014 | 5.8 | 5.74 % |
| 2013 | 5.5 | 1.69 % |
| 2012 | 5.4 | 16.22 % |
| 2011 | 4.6 | 0.75 % |
| 2010 | 4.6 | -6.15 % |
| 2009 | 4.9 | 3.39 % |
| 2008 | 4.8 | 27.87 % |
| 2007 | 3.7 | 16.81 % |
| 2006 | 3.2 | -10.49 % |
| 2005 | 3.6 |