[national Bureau of Statistics: 69.64 million tons of crude oil produced in January-April increased 1.8 percent over the same period last year] data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that in April, crude oil production was 17.28 million tons, an increase of 1.4 percent over the same period last year, and the growth rate was 1.0 percent slower than that in March, with an average daily output of 576000 tons. Imports of crude oil totaled 42.41 million tons, down 1.4 percent from the same period last year and up 22.5 percent in March. From January to April, crude oil production was 69.64 million tons, an increase of 1.8 per cent over the same period last year. Imports of crude oil were 178.77 million tons, an increase of 4.6 percent over the same period last year.