The General Administration of Customs, People's Republic of China,
is reporting the following export statistics for ball and roller bearings
from January through August 2002.
Total exports were 1.14 billion sets, up 7.2% from the same period
in 2001. The value of those exports was up 2%, to USD $398 million.
For August alone, the volume was 136.9 million sets with a value
of $50.5 million.