To judge the current economic situation,it is acceptable that the productionand exports/imports data counted in RMB or dollars are used to comparewith the preceding year or month,while the price changes in the sameperiod,represented by the varying of CPI and PPI,are also reported.China’sexports and imports figures,described in US dollars,have reported a doubledigit drop in the past months of this year.But,if probing into the actualtrade amount,it can be found that the imports amount of petrochemicals