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China’s November Rare Earth Exports

01 Dec 2014
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                                Nov.   Oct.  Sept.   Aug.   July   June      YTD
                                2014   2014   2014   2014   2014   2014     2014
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                              ---------------------- YoY% ----------------------
Rare earth (incl. products)     6.2%   6.8%   7.9%   7.8%  17.3%   9.4%    22.3%
 Rare earth metal              14.8%  -2.3%  -2.2%   0.0%   1.2%  -3.4%    24.9%
                              ---------------------- MoM% ----------------------
Rare earth (incl. products)    12.3%  -1.0% -11.0%   8.5%  14.8% -21.3%      n/a
 Rare earth metal              31.2%   2.9% -16.8%  30.8%  15.6% -34.9%      n/a
                              ------------- Volume (Thousand Tons) -------------
Rare earth (incl. products)     5.00   4.46   4.50   5.06   4.66   4.06    51.98
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                                Nov.   Oct.  Sept.   Aug.   July   June      YTD
                                2014   2014   2014   2014   2014   2014     2014
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                              ------------- Volume (Thousand Tons) -------------
 Rare earth metal               2.64   2.01   1.96   2.35   1.80   1.56    24.87
                              -------------- Value (Million USD) ---------------
Rare earth (incl. products)    148.5  143.6  165.8  178.4  180.5  159.1  1,820.7
 Rare earth metal               26.0   22.3   30.8   31.7   25.4   26.4    341.1
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Source: General Administration of Customs