周二公布的官方数据显示，2012年中国稀土矿石、金属及化合物出口量为16,265吨，同比下降3.5%，并且远低于2012年30,966吨的出口配额。

Official figures released on Tuesday,In 2012, China rare earth ore/Metal and compound exports for 16,265 tons of,3.5% year-on-year drop,And far less than 30 2012,966 tons of export quotas.

　　尽管中国稀土出口几乎主导全球稀土供应，但由于需求减弱以及供应量充足，稀土价格在一年多时间内大幅下挫。

Although China rare earth export almost leading global rare earth supply,But as a result of demand and supply enough weakened,Rare earth prices in more than a year of time tumbled.

　　总部设在香港的中国海关统计信息中心(China Customs Statistics Information Center, 以下简称CCS)表示，中国2012年稀土出口总额同比下降66.1%至9.06亿美元。12月份，中国稀土矿石、金属及化合物出口量仅为3,252吨。

Headquartered in Hong Kong Chinese customs statistics information center(China customs Statistics Information center, Hereinafter referred to as the CCS)said,In 2012 China rare earth exports fell 66.1% year-on-year to $906 million.In December,China rare earth ore/Metal and compound exports only three,252 tons of.

　　中国商务部上月将2013年首批稀土出口配额定为15,501吨，称这将占全年出口配额一半。一位业内高管曾对道琼斯通讯社透露，2013年全年稀土出口配额将与2012年基本持平。

China's ministry of commerce will last month in 2013 the first batch of rare earth export quota as 15,501 tons of,Say this will account for half of export quotas.A executives had told dow Jones newswires said,Year 2013, rare earth export quotas will be about the same as in 2012.