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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
  June  2009 July  2009 Change Year to date Year to date change July  2009/2008
2008 2009
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 29,293 31,732 2,439 8.3 254,621 217,468 -37,153 -14.6 -19.6
Agricultural and fishing products 2,545 2,457 -88 -3.5 15,946 17,517 1,571 9.9 1.8
Fruits and vegetables 698 696 -3 -0.4 4,356 4,885 529 12.1 3.6
Fresh fruits and berries 245 243 -2 -0.7 1,536 1,713 177 11.5 5.5
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 126 129 3 2.4 831 924 93 11.2 -5.9
Fresh vegetables 182 177 -4 -2.4 1,095 1,234 139 12.7 4.9
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 146 146 0 0.3 894 1,014 120 13.4 8.1
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,847 1,761 -86 -4.6 11,590 12,632 1,042 9.0 1.1
Live animals 15 15 0 1.1 109 114 5 4.5 -11.4
Meat and meat preparations 180 171 -9 -5.0 1,148 1,285 136 11.9 -6.1
Fish and marine animals 180 167 -12 -6.9 1,084 1,266 181 16.7 4.1
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 425 426 1 0.3 2,544 2,959 415 16.3 12.4
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 48 56 8 16.0 374 323 -51 -13.6 16.6
Corn (maize) shelled 39 39 0 0.5 417 276 -141 -33.7 -13.9
Other cereals and cereal preparations 183 185 2 0.9 1,152 1,374 222 19.3 1.9
Sugar and sugar preparations 139 154 16 11.3 832 976 144 17.4 28.6
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 146 117 -29 -19.7 811 874 64 7.8 -4.9
Beverages 330 295 -34 -10.5 2,039 2,162 123 6.0 -7.8
Tobacco 31 35 4 11.3 223 210 -13 -5.9 -9.7
Crude vegetable products 130 100 -31 -23.6 852 809 -43 -5.0 -20.6
Cotton 1 0 -0 -36.0 5 5 -1 -11.5 -50.6
Energy products 2,720 3,225 505 18.6 31,629 19,188 -12,440 -39.3 -42.3
Crude petroleum 1,803 2,284 481 26.7 20,867 11,440 -9,428 -45.2 -42.9
Other energy products 917 941 24 2.6 10,761 7,749 -3,013 -28.0 -40.8
Coal and other related products 293 270 -23 -7.9 3,406 2,863 -543 -15.9 -49.7
Petroleum and coal products 625 672 47 7.5 7,355 4,886 -2,470 -33.6 -36.3
Forestry products 187 190 2 1.3 1,688 1,407 -282 -16.7 -23.6
Forestry products 187 190 2 1.3 1,688 1,407 -282 -16.7 -23.6
Crude wood products 29 34 5 15.6 268 272 4 1.6 -17.2
Wood fabricated materials 158 156 -2 -1.4 1,421 1,135 -286 -20.1 -24.9
Industrial goods and materials 5,799 5,889 91 1.6 52,290 44,064 -8,226 -15.7 -26.6
Metals and metal ores 1,855 1,768 -87 -4.7 19,156 13,783 -5,372 -28.0 -37.0
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 435 442 7 1.6 5,250 3,243 -2,007 -38.2 -37.8
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 320 353 34 10.6 4,290 2,727 -1,562 -36.4 -49.1
Other iron and steel products 221 243 21 9.6 2,678 2,236 -443 -16.5 -53.5
Precious metals including alloys 611 468 -144 -23.5 3,374 3,557 183 5.4 11.1
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 268 262 -6 -2.1 3,563 2,020 -1,543 -43.3 -43.0
Chemicals and plastics 2,071 2,229 158 7.6 17,654 16,265 -1,388 -7.9 -21.1
Organic chemicals 484 530 47 9.6 4,538 4,033 -505 -11.1 -28.0
Plastic materials 712 732 20 2.9 6,090 5,144 -945 -15.5 -21.6
Other chemicals and related products 875 967 91 10.4 7,026 7,087 62 0.9 -16.2
Other industrial goods and materials 1,872 1,892 19 1.0 15,480 14,015 -1,465 -9.5 -21.0
Crude animal products 18 18 -0 -1.0 184 134 -50 -27.3 -20.3
Wool and man-made fibres 17 17 -1 -4.3 146 125 -21 -14.3 -30.1
Crude non-metallic minerals 56 54 -3 -4.6 575 443 -133 -23.0 -41.0
Textile fabricated materials 175 179 4 2.5 1,503 1,346 -157 -10.4 -17.8
Metal fabricated basic products 738 726 -12 -1.7 6,038 5,482 -556 -9.2 -25.0
Rubber fabricated materials 72 78 6 8.8 588 546 -42 -7.1 -11.4
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 104 105 1 1.2 665 737 72 10.8 1.3
Non-metallic minerals 257 290 33 12.9 2,131 1,966 -165 -7.7 -13.9
Other fabricated materials 435 425 -10 -2.2 3,650 3,237 -413 -11.3 -21.8
Machinery and equipment 8,432 9,349 917 10.9 69,309 65,072 -4,237 -6.1 -9.1
Industrial and agricultural machinery 2,266 2,290 24 1.0 19,305 17,056 -2,249 -11.7 -23.2
Engines, turbines and electric motors 360 392 31 8.7 2,252 2,634 382 17.0 6.5
Drilling mining machinery 119 114 -5 -4.5 974 912 -62 -6.4 -27.0
Excavating machinery 163 147 -16 -9.8 2,126 1,251 -875 -41.2 -59.8
Metal working machinery 146 125 -21 -14.4 1,423 986 -437 -30.7 -39.7
Other industrial machinery 1,146 1,207 61 5.3 10,240 8,883 -1,356 -13.2 -21.8
Agricultural machinery including tractors 332 306 -26 -7.8 2,291 2,390 99 4.3 -10.7
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,137 1,569 432 38.0 10,168 9,807 -362 -3.6 16.3
Aircraft, engines, parts 689 1,010 321 46.7 6,604 6,327 -276 -4.2 21.2
Other transportation equipment and parts 448 559 111 24.7 3,565 3,479 -85 -2.4 8.4
Office machines and equipment 982 1,100 118 12.0 8,291 7,277 -1,015 -12.2 -12.5
Other machinery and equipment 4,047 4,390 343 8.5 31,545 30,933 -612 -1.9 -6.5
Other communication and related equipment 1,463 1,573 110 7.5 10,940 10,955 15 0.1 -2.5
Other equipment and tools 2,584 2,817 233 9.0 20,605 19,978 -626 -3.0 -8.6
Automotive products 3,883 4,610 726 18.7 43,049 28,457 -14,592 -33.9 -32.7
Passenger autos and chassis 1,490 1,799 309 20.8 15,539 9,800 -5,740 -36.9 -31.7
Trucks and other motor vehicles 798 926 128 16.0 9,369 6,259 -3,109 -33.2 -41.3
Motor vehicle parts 1,595 1,884 289 18.1 18,141 12,398 -5,743 -31.7 -28.5
Other consumer goods 4,695 4,835 140 3.0 32,121 34,099 1,978 6.2 0.8
Apparel and footwear 923 961 38 4.1 6,185 6,915 730 11.8 4.0
Apparel and apparel accessories 780 802 23 2.9 5,177 5,784 607 11.7 4.3
Footwear 143 158 15 10.8 1,008 1,131 123 12.2 2.2
Miscellaneous consumer goods 3,772 3,874 102 2.7 25,936 27,184 1,247 4.8 0.0
Television, radios, phonographs 106 116 10 9.0 984 764 -220 -22.4 -18.2
Printed matter 297 303 6 2.1 2,118 2,147 29 1.4 -3.9
Watches, sporting goods and toys 487 498 10 2.1 3,597 3,566 -31 -0.9 -7.4
House furnishings 709 742 34 4.8 4,815 5,197 382 7.9 2.8
Photographic goods 214 194 -20 -9.5 1,609 1,538 -71 -4.4 -16.2
Miscellaneous end products 1,959 2,021 62 3.2 12,812 13,972 1,159 9.0 5.0
Special transactions trade 375 496 121 32.3 3,471 2,975 -496 -14.3 -2.7
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 655 681 26 4.0 5,118 4,690 -428 -8.4 -9.9
Date Modified: 2009-09-10

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