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Table 6-1
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Current dollars

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Current dollars
  May  2009 June  2009 Change Year to date Year to date change June  2009/2008
2008 2009
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 29,721 29,340 -381 -1.3 215,145 185,828 -29,318 -13.6 -22.6
Agricultural and fishing products 2,431 2,542 111 4.6 13,532 15,085 1,553 11.5 9.0
Fruits and vegetables 679 702 23 3.4 3,684 4,197 513 13.9 13.7
Fresh fruits and berries 244 247 3 1.3 1,305 1,473 168 12.9 17.5
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 127 126 -2 -1.5 695 797 102 14.7 10.3
Fresh vegetables 165 183 18 11.0 925 1,059 134 14.4 12.3
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 142 146 4 2.5 759 868 109 14.3 12.0
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,752 1,840 88 5.0 9,848 10,889 1,041 10.6 7.3
Live animals 17 15 -2 -14.3 91 99 8 8.4 -1.3
Meat and meat preparations 189 183 -6 -3.2 966 1,122 156 16.1 9.9
Fish and marine animals 187 181 -6 -3.3 924 1,102 179 19.4 16.4
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 419 425 6 1.4 2,165 2,535 370 17.1 14.6
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 44 47 4 9.1 326 266 -60 -18.4 -12.1
Corn (maize) shelled 26 40 14 54.2 372 237 -134 -36.1 -27.9
Other cereals and cereal preparations 197 182 -16 -8.0 971 1,190 219 22.6 3.7
Sugar and sugar preparations 119 135 16 13.4 712 813 102 14.3 9.9
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 127 147 20 16.0 688 762 75 10.8 22.4
Beverages 293 327 34 11.6 1,719 1,872 153 8.9 1.9
Tobacco 27 31 4 14.2 184 175 -9 -5.1 -3.2
Crude vegetable products 107 127 20 19.1 727 711 -16 -2.2 1.2
Cotton 1 1 0 2.4 5 4 -0 -5.5 -19.8
Energy products 2,354 2,701 347 14.8 26,038 15,672 -10,366 -39.8 -51.2
Crude petroleum 1,331 1,804 473 35.5 16,868 8,906 -7,962 -47.2 -53.7
Other energy products 1,023 898 -125 -12.3 9,170 6,766 -2,405 -26.2 -45.0
Coal and other related products 352 295 -57 -16.2 2,870 2,581 -289 -10.1 -38.8
Petroleum and coal products 671 603 -69 -10.2 6,300 4,185 -2,116 -33.6 -47.6
Forestry products 182 187 5 2.6 1,440 1,215 -226 -15.7 -22.7
Forestry products 182 187 5 2.6 1,440 1,215 -226 -15.7 -22.7
Crude wood products 30 29 -2 -5.0 227 237 10 4.3 -23.3
Wood fabricated materials 152 158 6 4.2 1,213 978 -235 -19.4 -22.6
Industrial goods and materials 6,014 5,754 -260 -4.3 44,261 38,061 -6,201 -14.0 -23.9
Metals and metal ores 1,837 1,856 19 1.0 16,347 12,000 -4,347 -26.6 -31.0
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 434 434 0 0.1 4,539 2,795 -1,744 -38.4 -38.4
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 348 318 -29 -8.5 3,595 2,356 -1,239 -34.5 -50.1
Other iron and steel products 224 224 -0 -0.1 2,156 1,998 -159 -7.4 -38.7
Precious metals including alloys 563 611 48 8.6 2,953 3,089 136 4.6 29.7
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 269 269 -0 -0.1 3,103 1,761 -1,341 -43.2 -47.2
Chemicals and plastics 2,284 2,028 -256 -11.2 14,828 13,951 -877 -5.9 -22.2
Organic chemicals 614 483 -132 -21.4 3,802 3,491 -310 -8.2 -23.1
Plastic materials 717 703 -13 -1.9 5,155 4,394 -761 -14.8 -21.4
Other chemicals and related products 953 842 -111 -11.6 5,871 6,066 195 3.3 -22.3
Other industrial goods and materials 1,893 1,870 -23 -1.2 13,086 12,110 -976 -7.5 -17.5
Crude animal products 17 18 0 2.8 162 117 -46 -28.1 -37.4
Wool and man-made fibres 17 17 0 2.8 123 109 -14 -11.1 -15.5
Crude non-metallic minerals 56 56 1 1.2 484 390 -94 -19.5 -32.0
Textile fabricated materials 185 174 -11 -6.0 1,285 1,165 -120 -9.4 -18.6
Metal fabricated basic products 745 742 -3 -0.4 5,071 4,760 -311 -6.1 -15.0
Rubber fabricated materials 74 72 -2 -2.3 500 465 -35 -7.0 -14.1
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 103 104 1 0.7 561 631 70 12.5 3.3
Non-metallic minerals 258 254 -4 -1.5 1,794 1,662 -132 -7.4 -19.2
Other fabricated materials 439 433 -6 -1.4 3,107 2,812 -295 -9.5 -21.2
Machinery and equipment 9,010 8,469 -540 -6.0 59,024 55,853 -3,171 -5.4 -15.1
Industrial and agricultural machinery 2,436 2,296 -140 -5.7 16,322 14,895 -1,427 -8.7 -20.5
Engines, turbines and electric motors 443 353 -90 -20.2 1,884 2,237 353 18.8 -8.2
Drilling mining machinery 113 118 5 4.0 818 792 -26 -3.1 -17.1
Excavating machinery 167 166 -0 -0.3 1,760 1,116 -644 -36.6 -45.6
Metal working machinery 128 128 -0 -0.2 1,215 841 -375 -30.8 -38.1
Other industrial machinery 1,223 1,196 -27 -2.2 8,696 7,816 -880 -10.1 -20.7
Agricultural machinery including tractors 361 334 -27 -7.5 1,949 2,093 145 7.4 -1.7
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,244 1,113 -131 -10.5 8,820 8,142 -678 -7.7 -8.5
Aircraft, engines, parts 793 676 -117 -14.8 5,771 5,239 -531 -9.2 2.2
Other transportation equipment and parts 451 437 -14 -3.1 3,049 2,902 -147 -4.8 -21.3
Office machines and equipment 1,019 997 -22 -2.2 7,034 6,269 -765 -10.9 -17.2
Other machinery and equipment 4,311 4,064 -247 -5.7 26,849 26,548 -302 -1.1 -13.0
Other communication and related equipment 1,563 1,469 -94 -6.0 9,326 9,340 14 0.2 -11.2
Other equipment and tools 2,748 2,595 -154 -5.6 17,523 17,207 -316 -1.8 -14.0
Automotive products 3,894 3,899 4 0.1 36,202 24,109 -12,093 -33.4 -38.3
Passenger autos and chassis 1,329 1,473 144 10.8 12,906 8,092 -4,813 -37.3 -34.3
Trucks and other motor vehicles 821 813 -8 -1.0 7,791 5,324 -2,467 -31.7 -44.6
Motor vehicle parts 1,745 1,613 -131 -7.5 15,506 10,693 -4,813 -31.0 -38.1
Other consumer goods 4,786 4,709 -77 -1.6 27,324 29,319 1,995 7.3 1.7
Apparel and footwear 978 916 -63 -6.4 5,261 5,949 688 13.1 -0.6
Apparel and apparel accessories 804 774 -30 -3.8 4,408 4,978 570 12.9 0.6
Footwear 174 142 -32 -18.6 853 971 118 13.8 -6.8
Miscellaneous consumer goods 3,807 3,793 -14 -0.4 22,063 23,370 1,307 5.9 2.3
Television, radios, phonographs 104 102 -2 -1.8 843 643 -200 -23.7 -30.3
Printed matter 305 297 -8 -2.7 1,802 1,843 41 2.3 -1.6
Watches, sporting goods and toys 492 487 -5 -0.9 3,060 3,069 9 0.3 -5.0
House furnishings 731 710 -22 -3.0 4,094 4,448 355 8.7 1.3
Photographic goods 228 217 -11 -4.6 1,378 1,352 -26 -1.9 -5.5
Miscellaneous end products 1,947 1,980 33 1.7 10,887 12,016 1,129 10.4 8.9
Special transactions trade 383 426 44 11.5 2,961 2,519 -442 -14.9 -22.9
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 667 652 -14 -2.2 4,362 3,996 -367 -8.4 -13.7