Imports from Mexico have surged by 83 percent since 1993.

Imports in October surged 16.3 percent from a year earlier, to $18.33 billion.

Brazil's imports surged 25 percent last year, to $26 billion.

Imports surged to make up for the drop in domestic oil production.

It has not been widely noticed, but Japanese imports are surging.

Imports surged 17.6 percent, nearly wiping out the trade surplus for the month.

In a country where imports are surging after 25 years of protectionism, he called for caution.

Imports surged by 27.3 percent on a dollar basis from the previous year's level, to a record $15.86 billion for August, the ministry said.

The trade report also showed that imports of capital goods surged to a fifth consecutive record high, which did not help the market's cause.

Should imports surge as tariffs decline, a provision would raise them again for a limited time.