The reason for this is when there was high speed economic growth, the volume of imports was fairly high.

盖因在经济告诉增长的时候进口量也是相当的大。

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In those days most tariffs were levied on the volume of imports (so many cents per pound, say) rather than value.

当时，多数关税是根据物品数量征税（例如每磅多少美分），而不是根据价值征税。

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In terms of total volume of imports, Italy is by far the leader, according to the Economist, bringing in more than 376,000 barrels per day.

根据经济学人的数据，如果按照进口石油的总量排，意大利是目前利比亚的最大客户，每天都有超过37.6万桶。

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But the volume of imports that have been scooped up by U.S. networks in recent months is unprecedented.

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If imports from China were to have an injurious effect on the domestic industry, one would expect the increasing volume of such imports to drive down prices in the United States.

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The WTO said it also expects the global economy to grow at an unchanged rate this year, but said the volume of exports and imports will likely increase at a slightly faster rate than the 2.0% recorded in 2012, which was well below the long-term average of 5.3%.

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