General Administration of Customs: Import prices of major commodities such as iron ore, crude oil, and coal have fallen.

In the first four months, China imported 388 million tons of iron ore, a decrease of 5.5%, with an average import price of 710.4 yuan per ton, a decrease of 17.8%; 183 million tons of crude oil, an increase of 0.5%, with a price of 3936.7 yuan per ton, a decrease of 8%; 153 million tons of coal, a decrease of 5.3%, with a price of 569.6 yuan per ton, a decrease of 22.2%; 38.994 million tons of natural gas, a decrease of 9.2%, with a price of 3318.3 yuan per ton, a decrease of 6.1%; 23.19 million tons of soybeans, a decrease of 14.6%, with a price of 3283.2 yuan per ton, a decrease of 15%; 12.922 million tons of refined oil, a decrease of 25.6%, with a price of 4381.8 yuan per ton, an increase of 1.6%. In addition, 9.525 million tons of primary shaped plastics were imported, a decrease of 1.1%, with a price of 10,500 yuan per ton, a decrease of 0.5%; 1.742 million tons of unprocessed copper and copper materials, a decrease of 3.9%, with a price of 69,000 yuan per ton, an increase of 8.5%. During the same period, the import of electromechanical products was 2.23 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.7%.