1. Petroleum: Leading the pack by far was petroleum at 2.03 million tons, up 186% in value. 

2. Machinery, equipment and tools: Tallied in at US$796.1 million, up 25.5%.

3. Household appliances: Hit US$695.6 million, up 30.7%.

4. Vehicle spare parts: Ranked fourth at US$602.8 million.

5. Plastics: US$515 million for purchases of nearly 367,000 tons of plastic.

6. Vehicles: US$406.1 million for 23,516 vehicles. 

7. Computers, electronics and components:  US$21.37 billion, up 26.3%.