Reuters, Beijing, May 26--China Customs announced on Thursday that the import and export data for primary aluminum, alumina, and bauxite from January to April (units are in tons): Exports from April to April, January to April, and April. Year-on-year % --- Primary aluminum 107,961 444,938 40.4 Destination Korea 24,879 160,806 54.0 Hong Kong 15,712 60,941 -39.0 Japan 10,727 67,790 41.8 United States 21,316 35,420 1671.0 --- Aluminum alloy 6,770 49,749 -37.1 Destination Japan 1,600 25,024 -31.3 Indonesia 834 7,035 117.8 Korea 2,812 8,206 61.2 --- Alumina 2,434 10,057 56.5 Destination North Korea 1,917 8,000 77.7 Japan 245 759 -33.0 --- Aluminum scrap 178 682 -52.1 --- Aluminum 64,754 200,255 80.8 Imports --- Primary aluminum 52,518 142,476 -37.5 Original Place of Origin China (purchase) 14,887 44,029 -57.4 Australia 9,153 28,362 -45.5 South Korea 19,802 36,432 424.2 --- Aluminum alloy 16,047 65,277 -42.0 Country of origin Taiwan 2,142 12,964 -55.7 Kazakhstan 2,073 6,905 -39.7 United Arab Emirates 3,285 10,938 17.6 South Korea 1,311 4,144 70.8 --- Aluminum scrap 137,375 476,462 88.4 Country of origin United States 30,440 109,715 53.8 Hong Kong 41,257 129,686 229.0 Belgium 14,921 54,960 464.1 Australia 130,4 7 46,059 600.1 Spain 4,401 21,379 99.3 --- Alumina 777,514 2,518,979 37.0 Country of origin Australia 487,224 1,297,553 17.9 India 89,700 335,795 93.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25,061 25,061 -- Jamaica 0 287,296 17.5 Brazil 10,453 117,559 4,569.5 Croatia 0 41,984 638.2 --- Bauxite 73,371 412,535 50.8 Origin Indonesia 72,751 410,573 51.0 --- Aluminium 54,705 197,022 0.6?? Source: Reuters