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Table 6-1
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Current dollars
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| November 2008 | December 2008 | Change | Year to date | Year to date change | December 2008/2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2008 | ||||||||
| millions of dollars | percent | millions of dollars | percent | ||||||
| Total | 37,942 | 35,762 | -2,180 | -5.7 | 415,006 | 442,567 | 27,561 | 6.6 | 4.6 |
| Agricultural and fishing products | 2,563 | 2,537 | -26 | -1.0 | 25,496 | 28,515 | 3,019 | 11.8 | 17.3 |
| Fruits and vegetables | 715 | 734 | 19 | 2.7 | 7,241 | 7,879 | 637 | 8.8 | 21.4 |
| Fresh fruits and berries | 244 | 250 | 6 | 2.6 | 2,501 | 2,764 | 263 | 10.5 | 19.3 |
| Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations | 137 | 136 | -1 | -0.4 | 1,350 | 1,490 | 140 | 10.4 | 21.8 |
| Fresh vegetables | 184 | 184 | -1 | -0.3 | 1,922 | 1,993 | 72 | 3.7 | 15.2 |
| Other vegetables and vegetable preparations | 150 | 164 | 14 | 9.6 | 1,469 | 1,632 | 163 | 11.1 | 32.6 |
| Other agricultural and fishing products | 1,848 | 1,802 | -46 | -2.5 | 18,255 | 20,637 | 2,382 | 13.0 | 15.8 |
| Live animals | 16 | 16 | 0 | -1.6 | 181 | 191 | 10 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| Meat and meat preparations | 184 | 178 | -6 | -3.2 | 1,934 | 2,050 | 116 | 6.0 | 11.4 |
| Fish and marine animals | 166 | 166 | 0 | -0.2 | 1,890 | 1,909 | 19 | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations | 447 | 454 | 8 | 1.7 | 4,063 | 4,653 | 590 | 14.5 | 41.1 |
| Dairy produce, eggs and honey | 54 | 55 | 1 | 1.8 | 625 | 634 | 9 | 1.4 | 18.0 |
| Corn (maize) shelled | 45 | 58 | 13 | 29.4 | 548 | 705 | 157 | 28.7 | -10.9 |
| Other cereals and cereal preparations | 198 | 196 | -2 | -1.2 | 1,726 | 2,104 | 378 | 21.9 | 33.8 |
| Sugar and sugar preparations | 145 | 148 | 2 | 1.5 | 1,327 | 1,544 | 217 | 16.4 | 9.0 |
| Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal | 127 | 123 | -4 | -3.3 | 1,130 | 1,460 | 330 | 29.2 | 15.9 |
| Beverages | 299 | 254 | -45 | -15.1 | 3,197 | 3,500 | 303 | 9.5 | -5.4 |
| Tobacco | 36 | 26 | -10 | -28.5 | 395 | 377 | -18 | -4.4 | -20.2 |
| Crude vegetable products | 127 | 126 | -1 | -0.9 | 1,199 | 1,495 | 296 | 24.7 | 26.2 |
| Cotton | 2 | 2 | 0 | -9.7 | 39 | 14 | -25 | -64.1 | 59.3 |
| Energy products | 3,663 | 3,283 | -380 | -10.4 | 36,569 | 52,826 | 16,257 | 44.5 | -6.9 |
| Crude petroleum | 1,947 | 2,011 | 64 | 3.3 | 23,671 | 33,993 | 10,322 | 43.6 | -5.7 |
| Other energy products | 1,715 | 1,272 | -444 | -25.9 | 12,898 | 18,833 | 5,935 | 46.0 | -8.8 |
| Coal and other related products | 680 | 404 | -276 | -40.5 | 4,306 | 5,953 | 1,647 | 38.2 | 9.0 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 1,035 | 867 | -168 | -16.2 | 8,593 | 12,881 | 4,288 | 49.9 | -15.2 |
| Forestry products | 246 | 214 | -33 | -13.2 | 2,995 | 2,872 | -123 | -4.1 | -13.6 |
| Forestry products | 246 | 214 | -33 | -13.2 | 2,995 | 2,872 | -123 | -4.1 | -13.6 |
| Crude wood products | 47 | 42 | -5 | -10.0 | 530 | 479 | -51 | -9.6 | -4.9 |
| Wood fabricated materials | 199 | 171 | -28 | -14.0 | 2,465 | 2,393 | -72 | -2.9 | -15.5 |
| Industrial goods and materials | 7,891 | 7,435 | -456 | -5.8 | 85,132 | 91,558 | 6,425 | 7.5 | 5.8 |
| Metals and metal ores | 2,484 | 2,575 | 91 | 3.7 | 28,761 | 32,573 | 3,811 | 13.3 | 5.8 |
| Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap | 549 | 566 | 18 | 3.2 | 7,676 | 8,368 | 692 | 9.0 | -13.8 |
| Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets | 589 | 573 | -17 | -2.9 | 7,033 | 7,513 | 481 | 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Other iron and steel products | 542 | 650 | 107 | 19.8 | 3,934 | 5,426 | 1,492 | 37.9 | 112.2 |
| Precious metals including alloys | 372 | 422 | 50 | 13.3 | 4,198 | 5,481 | 1,283 | 30.5 | -16.0 |
| Other non-ferrous metals and alloys | 431 | 365 | -67 | -15.5 | 5,921 | 5,785 | -136 | -2.3 | -19.1 |
| Chemicals and plastics | 2,865 | 2,525 | -340 | -11.9 | 30,185 | 31,432 | 1,247 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| Organic chemicals | 749 | 616 | -133 | -17.7 | 8,593 | 8,020 | -573 | -6.7 | -15.7 |
| Plastic materials | 940 | 794 | -146 | -15.5 | 10,307 | 10,669 | 361 | 3.5 | -2.6 |
| Other chemicals and related products | 1,176 | 1,114 | -61 | -5.2 | 11,285 | 12,743 | 1,458 | 12.9 | 15.9 |
| Other industrial goods and materials | 2,541 | 2,334 | -207 | -8.1 | 26,186 | 27,553 | 1,367 | 5.2 | 12.1 |
| Crude animal products | 22 | 18 | -4 | -17.2 | 316 | 302 | -14 | -4.3 | -25.7 |
| Wool and man-made fibres | 22 | 19 | -3 | -14.3 | 279 | 254 | -25 | -9.1 | -7.8 |
| Crude non-metallic minerals | 102 | 77 | -25 | -24.2 | 979 | 1,054 | 75 | 7.7 | 4.8 |
| Textile fabricated materials | 235 | 224 | -11 | -4.5 | 2,768 | 2,624 | -143 | -5.2 | 9.0 |
| Metal fabricated basic products | 1,010 | 922 | -88 | -8.8 | 10,316 | 10,765 | 449 | 4.4 | 14.7 |
| Rubber fabricated materials | 99 | 86 | -13 | -12.8 | 1,135 | 1,047 | -87 | -7.7 | 1.5 |
| Oils, fats, animal and vegetable | 123 | 114 | -9 | -7.4 | 1,031 | 1,257 | 226 | 21.9 | 29.0 |
| Non-metallic minerals | 360 | 333 | -27 | -7.4 | 3,425 | 3,836 | 411 | 12.0 | 20.4 |
| Other fabricated materials | 568 | 540 | -28 | -4.9 | 5,938 | 6,413 | 475 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
| Machinery and equipment | 11,277 | 10,636 | -640 | -5.7 | 116,632 | 122,463 | 5,831 | 5.0 | 11.0 |
| Industrial and agricultural machinery | 3,202 | 2,935 | -268 | -8.4 | 31,556 | 34,236 | 2,680 | 8.5 | 10.9 |
| Engines, turbines and electric motors | 395 | 433 | 37 | 9.4 | 3,373 | 4,133 | 760 | 22.5 | 70.6 |
| Drilling mining machinery | 207 | 185 | -22 | -10.7 | 1,643 | 1,874 | 231 | 14.0 | 53.4 |
| Excavating machinery | 293 | 242 | -50 | -17.2 | 3,175 | 3,507 | 332 | 10.5 | -13.4 |
| Metal working machinery | 197 | 181 | -16 | -8.0 | 2,446 | 2,419 | -26 | -1.1 | -14.5 |
| Other industrial machinery | 1,694 | 1,527 | -166 | -9.8 | 17,351 | 18,171 | 819 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Agricultural machinery including tractors | 417 | 367 | -50 | -12.0 | 3,568 | 4,132 | 564 | 15.8 | 13.1 |
| Aircraft and other transportation equipment | 1,437 | 1,538 | 100 | 7.0 | 16,581 | 17,422 | 840 | 5.1 | 9.2 |
| Aircraft, engines, parts | 860 | 1,090 | 230 | 26.7 | 10,865 | 11,194 | 329 | 3.0 | 21.6 |
| Other transportation equipment and parts | 577 | 448 | -129 | -22.4 | 5,716 | 6,227 | 511 | 8.9 | -12.4 |
| Office machines and equipment | 1,285 | 1,168 | -117 | -9.1 | 15,029 | 14,381 | -649 | -4.3 | 1.2 |
| Other machinery and equipment | 5,352 | 4,996 | -356 | -6.6 | 53,466 | 56,425 | 2,959 | 5.5 | 14.3 |
| Other communication and related equipment | 1,898 | 1,796 | -102 | -5.4 | 18,144 | 19,651 | 1,506 | 8.3 | 17.6 |
| Other equipment and tools | 3,454 | 3,200 | -254 | -7.3 | 35,321 | 36,774 | 1,453 | 4.1 | 12.5 |
| Automotive products | 5,806 | 5,238 | -569 | -9.8 | 80,002 | 71,929 | -8,073 | -10.1 | -12.0 |
| Passenger autos and chassis | 1,931 | 1,800 | -131 | -6.8 | 26,274 | 25,939 | -335 | -1.3 | -16.4 |
| Trucks and other motor vehicles | 1,174 | 1,194 | 20 | 1.7 | 17,497 | 15,133 | -2,364 | -13.5 | -12.8 |
| Motor vehicle parts | 2,702 | 2,244 | -458 | -17 | 36,231 | 30,857 | -5,374 | -14.8 | -7.7 |
| Other consumer goods | 5,260 | 5,182 | -78 | -1.5 | 54,794 | 57,495 | 2,701 | 4.9 | 14.2 |
| Apparel and footwear | 1,080 | 1,136 | 56 | 5.2 | 10,591 | 11,374 | 782 | 7.4 | 32.1 |
| Apparel and apparel accessories | 907 | 958 | 51 | 5.6 | 8,796 | 9,513 | 718 | 8.2 | 33.6 |
| Footwear | 173 | 178 | 5 | 2.9 | 1,795 | 1,860 | 65 | 3.6 | 24.8 |
| Miscellaneous consumer goods | 4,180 | 4,046 | -135 | -3.2 | 44,203 | 46,121 | 1,918 | 4.3 | 10.0 |
| Television, radios, phonographs | 156 | 130 | -26 | -16.8 | 1,736 | 1,701 | -35 | -2.0 | -2.7 |
| Printed matter | 331 | 337 | 6 | 1.8 | 3,634 | 3,735 | 102 | 2.8 | 15.6 |
| Watches, sporting goods and toys | 569 | 582 | 13 | 2.3 | 6,004 | 6,418 | 414 | 6.9 | 18.2 |
| House furnishings | 819 | 781 | -37 | -4.6 | 8,232 | 8,689 | 458 | 5.6 | 14.9 |
| Photographic goods | 271 | 253 | -19 | -6.9 | 2,770 | 2,894 | 124 | 4.5 | 6.4 |
| Miscellaneous end products | 2,034 | 1,963 | -71 | -3.5 | 21,827 | 22,684 | 857 | 3.9 | 6.5 |
| Special transactions trade | 477 | 540 | 63 | 13.2 | 5,192 | 6,106 | 914 | 17.6 | 25.8 |
| Unallocated balance of payments adjustments | 759 | 698 | -61 | -8.0 | 8,193 | 8,803 | 610 | 7.5 | -2.4 |
