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Table 6-2
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Constant dollars, 2002

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Constant dollars, 2002
  April 2009 May 2009 Change Year to date Year to date change May  2009/2008
2008 2009
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 32,010 32,499 489 1.5 205,528 162,324 -43,205 -21.0 -22.5
Agricultural and fishing products 2,219 2,259 40 1.8 11,808 11,259 -549 -4.6 -5.1
Fruits and vegetables 647 682 34 5.3 3,136 3,322 186 5.9 6.8
Fresh fruits and berries 234 271 37 15.9 1,124 1,231 107 9.5 13.9
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 118 121 3 2.5 557 609 52 9.3 5.8
Fresh vegetables 178 165 -13 -7.1 836 860 24 2.9 1.0
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 118 125 7 5.8 619 622 4 0.6 1.6
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,572 1,577 6 0.4 8,672 7,937 -735 -8.5 -9.5
Live animals 16 17 1 5.3 84 80 -4 -4.5 6.6
Meat and meat preparations 171 176 5 2.6 869 891 21 2.5 4.3
Fish and marine animals 215 213 -2 -0.8 1,042 1,085 43 4.1 3.6
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 307 338 31 10.1 1,766 1,597 -169 -9.6 -4.7
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 37 42 5 12.1 227 201 -26 -11.4 1.4
Corn (maize) shelled 29 21 -8 -28.0 246 151 -95 -38.6 -54.0
Other cereals and cereal preparations 155 163 7 4.7 850 799 -51 -6.0 -6.0
Sugar and sugar preparations 125 112 -13 -10.6 700 625 -74 -10.6 -26.7
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 83 92 9 11.1 520 433 -87 -16.7 -11.3
Beverages 262 255 -7 -2.7 1,455 1,332 -123 -8.5 -9.7
Tobacco 31 31 0 0.5 214 156 -58 -27.3 -29.6
Crude vegetable products 139 117 -22 -15.5 695 584 -111 -16.0 -24.3
Cotton 1 1 -0 -0.3 6 5 -1 -15.3 -29.3
Energy products 1,653 1,540 -112 -6.8 9,007 8,423 -584 -6.5 -14.6
Crude petroleum 997 781 -216 -21.7 4,640 4,328 -312 -6.7 -20.0
Other energy products 656 759 104 15.8 4,367 4,095 -272 -6.2 -8.3
Coal and other related products 205 308 103 50.6 1,609 1,610 2 0.1 28.4
Petroleum and coal products 451 451 0 0.0 2,758 2,485 -273 -9.9 -23.3
Forestry products 248 234 -14 -5.7 1,595 1,229 -366 -23.0 -27.7
Forestry products 248 234 -14 -5.7 1,595 1,229 -366 -23.0 -27.7
Crude wood products 51 38 -12 -24.4 250 255 5 1.9 -25.8
Wood fabricated materials 198 196 -2 -0.8 1,345 974 -371 -27.6 -28.1
Industrial goods and materials 5,313 5,571 258 4.8 34,814 27,748 -7,065 -20.3 -22.0
Metals and metal ores 1,277 1,346 69 5.4 9,695 7,112 -2,583 -26.6 -30.7
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 297 335 38 12.9 2,018 1,818 -200 -9.9 -8.9
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 302 295 -7 -2.2 2,281 1,513 -768 -33.7 -30.0
Other iron and steel products 182 171 -11 -6.2 1,363 1,158 -205 -15.1 -38.4
Precious metals including alloys 213 266 52 24.6 1,557 1,152 -405 -26.0 -10.3
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 283 279 -4 -1.3 2,476 1,471 -1,005 -40.6 -51.7
Chemicals and plastics 2,067 2,220 152 7.4 12,111 10,573 -1,538 -12.7 -10.8
Organic chemicals 451 511 60 13.2 2,447 2,419 -28 -1.2 9.5
Plastic materials 723 772 49 6.7 4,566 3,578 -987 -21.6 -18.5
Other chemicals and related products 893 937 44 4.9 5,098 4,576 -522 -10.2 -12.9
Other industrial goods and materials 1,969 2,006 36 1.8 13,007 10,063 -2,944 -22.6 -26.1
Crude animal products 45 28 -17 -38.3 140 149 10 6.8 -6.3
Wool and man-made fibres 20 21 1 4.3 136 111 -25 -18.5 -25.5
Crude non-metallic minerals 61 47 -14 -22.6 358 301 -57 -15.9 -33.9
Textile fabricated materials 225 225 -1 -0.3 1,500 1,139 -362 -24.1 -26.8
Metal fabricated basic products 723 728 5 0.7 4,795 3,713 -1,083 -22.6 -25.9
Rubber fabricated materials 84 82 -2 -2.3 566 415 -152 -26.8 -29.4
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 79 93 14 17.6 384 436 51 13.4 23.0
Non-metallic minerals 286 294 8 2.8 1,888 1,484 -404 -21.4 -26.4
Other fabricated materials 445 487 42 9.4 3,239 2,316 -924 -28.5 -30.6
Machinery and equipment 11,401 11,700 299 2.6 73,147 58,259 -14,888 -20.4 -22.8
Industrial and agricultural machinery 2,428 2,695 267 11.0 17,894 13,182 -4,712 -26.3 -25.7
Engines, turbines and electric motors 308 491 183 59.3 2,032 2,014 -18 -0.9 3.7
Drilling mining machinery 123 112 -12 -9.4 822 628 -194 -23.6 -34.3
Excavating machinery 168 182 13 7.9 1,919 973 -946 -49.3 -50.5
Metal working machinery 145 150 5 3.5 1,373 783 -590 -42.9 -46.4
Other industrial machinery 1,292 1,336 44 3.4 9,503 6,842 -2,660 -28.0 -28.7
Agricultural machinery including tractors 391 425 34 8.7 2,246 1,942 -304 -13.5 -8.0
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,458 1,343 -115 -7.9 9,688 7,218 -2,469 -25.5 -38.9
Aircraft, engines, parts 997 871 -126 -12.6 6,528 4,774 -1,754 -26.9 -45.6
Other transportation equipment and parts 461 472 11 2.5 3,160 2,444 -716 -22.7 -21.1
Office machines and equipment 2,057 1,969 -88 -4.3 12,018 10,053 -1,964 -16.3 -13.0
Other machinery and equipment 5,458 5,693 235 4.3 33,548 27,805 -5,743 -17.1 -19.5
Other communication and related equipment 2,252 2,425 173 7.7 13,180 11,393 -1,787 -13.6 -16.3
Other equipment and tools 3,205 3,268 63 2.0 20,368 16,412 -3,956 -19.4 -21.7
Automotive products 4,664 4,441 -224 -4.8 38,247 22,312 -15,935 -41.7 -41.2
Passenger autos and chassis 1,602 1,490 -112 -7.0 12,272 7,463 -4,809 -39.2 -38.7
Trucks and other motor vehicles 865 875 10 1.2 7,790 4,749 -3,041 -39.0 -40.0
Motor vehicle parts 2,197 2,075 -121 -5.5 18,185 10,101 -8,084 -44.5 -43.4
Other consumer goods 5,525 5,752 227 4.1 31,862 27,714 -4,148 -13.0 -12.3
Apparel and footwear 1,187 1,239 53 4.4 6,517 6,049 -468 -7.2 -8.1
Apparel and apparel accessories 1,007 1,022 15 1.5 5,467 5,058 -409 -7.5 -9.8
Footwear 180 218 38 20.8 1,050 990 -60 -5.7 0.8
Miscellaneous consumer goods 4,338 4,513 174 4.0 25,345 21,665 -3,680 -14.5 -13.4
Television, radios, phonographs 158 158 -0 -0.2 1,178 760 -418 -35.5 -32.3
Printed matter 354 367 13 3.8 2,107 1,763 -344 -16.3 -15.8
Watches, sporting goods and toys 643 669 26 4.0 3,803 3,207 -596 -15.7 -15.5
House furnishings 775 856 81 10.4 4,628 4,075 -553 -11.9 -10.8
Photographic goods 318 370 53 16.6 2,090 1,707 -383 -18.3 -10.1
Miscellaneous end products 2,091 2,092 1 0.1 11,539 10,153 -1,387 -12.0 -12.0
Special transactions trade 388 498 111 28.5 2,807 2,258 -549 -19.6 -15.6
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 599 503 -96 -16.0 2,241 3,122 881 39.3 23.0