The measure of the net cost of a tariff depends critically on the estimate of the amount of imports it discourages.

关税造成的净损失的量值，主要取决于受到关税阻挠的进口数量的估计值。

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This year the increase in China's net exports (ie, less imports) is likely to account for about one quarter of its growth—a record amount.

今年中国的净出口增长（即减去进口额）有望创下历史纪录，占到经济增长的四分之一。

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The large amount of Chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China.

进口大量的中国产品为其他国家创造了大量的商品选择机会，人们也开始越来越多地购买中国制造的商品。

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Put that way we can see that what we actually want is to have the maximum amount of imports at the very lowest prices that we can.

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Since July, 2005, the yuan has appreciated by 21 percent against the dollar, yet this has had no impact on either the amount of imports from China or the U.S. trade deficit with the country.

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