Major imported goods were coal, natural gas, agriculture products, and metal ore.

From the most to the least, energy is mainly consumed by the EU's industry sectors, transport, households, services and agriculture.

From the most to the least, energy is mainly consumed by the EU's industry sectors, transport, households, services and agriculture.

BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market bloc that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

It also said the federal government's decision would check the downward trend witnessed in steel exports in recent months.

Among them, Inner Mongolia imported 19.13 billion yuan of coal from Mongolia, up 150.1 percent year-on-year.

As China's leading energy base, Shanxi Province is key to the country's energy supply and electricity transmission.

The province's total import and export value from January to October hit 282.46 billion yuan ($39.73 billion), up 16.4 percent year-on-year.