According to the General Administration of Customs (GAC) for the People's Republic of China, the country's bearing manufacturers exported over 160 million sets in June 2002. The figure is down slightly from May's level of 162.2 million sets.

Those 160.2 million sets had a total manufacturer's export value of USD $55.5 million.

For the first six months of 2002, China's bearing makers exported 844.1 million sets worth $292.2 million, down slightly from 2001.