We see a 3.9 percent increase in real import volume.

Most analysts expect that over the longer term both oil import volumes and prices will rise.

A weak dollar adds to inflation, probably more than import volume suggests, some analysts say.

The continuing growth of Clints and similar chains in other states brought about fanatic import volume increases.

Analysts viewed the report as fresh evidence that the trade deficit is not improving, even when import volume is taken into account.

A number of your amendments, such as the increase of import volumes and the obligatory price refund, have my complete support.

In all these categories, import volumes for Chinese textiles have now risen above the ‘alert levels’ defined by the Commission.

"Weaker sterling should boost export volumes and reduce import volumes," the Bank said.

After 1979, the import volume declined dramatically, and the terminals were either mothballed or underutilized for two decades.

Although the export of China's biopharmaceutical industry constantly kept a high growth rate, the volume is very small compared with the import volume.

"But yen-based transactions decreased and overall export volumes fell as import volumes rose."

Import volumes have slowed; export volumes are up.

"Developing country members receive special and differential treatment with respect to other members' safeguard measures, in the form of a de minimis import volume exemption.

According to 2011 statistics, Sateri was the largest supplier of dissolving wood pulp by import volume to China.

True, you have mentioned an unprecedented increase in volume, but this increase in import volumes was anything but unpredictable.

But this January, China's crude oil import volumes were down 24 percent from the year earlier, and rolled steel was down 41 percent, he noted.

American distributors could not and would not handle present import volume on a cash basis - certainly not at anything like present yen prices.

Import volumes exceed exports, resulting in increased shipping costs as the inbound leg compensates for empty capacity on the outbound journey.

The community's imports are also huge, totaling just under $400 billion as well, roughly equal to the American import volume and more than three times Japan's volume.

However, no bio-defense solution seems to be able to compete with a simple reduction of import volumes, and its corresponding reduction in risk of any accidents.

For the moment, though, the effect of lower import volume on the trade deficit has been largely offset by the higher dollar price of the goods still being imported.

This was probably "responsible for a significant drop in U.S. import volume," because many businesses in China were shut for an entire week during the month.

Excluding oil, import volume by this measure rose a mild 1.4 percent in the first nine months of this year, with much of the increase in the second quarter.

Import volume fell 3 percent, but this was offset by a 4 percent rise in prices, reflecting the big declines in the value of the dollar in the past two years.

Trade Improvement Found But there was a bright spot: The nation's trade balance finally showed a long-awaited improvement, with import volume down and export volume sharply up.