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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
  September  2009 October  2009 Change Year to date Year to date change October  2009/2008
2008 2009
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 30,961 30,705 -256 -0.8 369,164 310,464 -58,700 -15.9 -21.3
Agricultural and fishing products 2,352 2,374 22 0.9 23,411 24,646 1,235 5.3 -6.2
Fruits and vegetables 667 660 -8 -1.1 6,432 6,878 446 6.9 -9.2
Fresh fruits and berries 238 244 6 2.5 2,270 2,424 155 6.8 -6.1
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 120 116 -4 -3.4 1,214 1,279 65 5.3 -14.0
Fresh vegetables 171 167 -4 -2.3 1,629 1,740 111 6.8 -9.2
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 139 134 -6 -4.0 1,320 1,435 115 8.7 -10.1
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,685 1,714 30 1.8 16,979 17,768 789 4.6 -5.0
Live animals 16 16 0 2.2 158 162 4 2.5 -2.3
Meat and meat preparations 177 170 -7 -4.0 1,686 1,802 116 6.9 -3.3
Fish and marine animals 163 161 -2 -1.3 1,569 1,730 161 10.3 6.4
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 393 388 -5 -1.2 3,758 4,131 373 9.9 -6.9
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 51 47 -4 -7.6 529 472 -57 -10.8 -4.9
Corn (maize) shelled 42 43 1 1.6 603 414 -190 -31.5 -29.8
Other cereals and cereal preparations 185 172 -13 -6.9 1,709 1,915 206 12.1 -8.5
Sugar and sugar preparations 118 159 41 34.8 1,243 1,406 162 13.1 13.5
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 127 120 -7 -5.2 1,208 1,258 50 4.1 -7.3
Beverages 285 306 21 7.2 2,945 3,068 123 4.2 -1.5
Tobacco 34 27 -7 -20.6 315 307 -9 -2.8 -16.0
Crude vegetable products 93 104 11 11.6 1,245 1,095 -149 -12.0 -20.4
Cotton 1 1 0 39.1 10 8 -2 -21.3 -42.3
Energy products 2,645 2,811 166 6.3 45,893 27,610 -18,283 -39.8 -45.4
Crude petroleum 1,670 1,773 103 6.2 30,034 16,796 -13,237 -44.1 -46.1
Other energy products 975 1,038 63 6.4 15,859 10,814 -5,046 -31.8 -44.2
Coal and other related products 302 308 7 2.2 4,902 3,823 -1,079 -22.0 -39.3
Petroleum and coal products 674 730 56 8.4 10,957 6,991 -3,967 -36.2 -46.1
Forestry products 203 191 -12 -6.0 2,411 1,994 -417 -17.3 -21.9
Forestry products 203 191 -12 -6.0 2,411 1,994 -417 -17.3 -21.9
Crude wood products 35 31 -4 -11.0 391 370 -21 -5.3 -31.7
Wood fabricated materials 167 159 -8 -4.9 2,020 1,624 -396 -19.6 -19.7
Industrial goods and materials 6,404 6,308 -95 -1.5 76,233 62,717 -13,516 -17.7 -21.8
Metals and metal ores 2,279 2,296 17 0.8 27,521 20,338 -7,183 -26.1 -14.8
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 593 523 -70 -11.8 7,262 4,880 -2,382 -32.8 -16.3
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 415 420 6 1.3 6,362 3,922 -2,440 -38.4 -38.3
Other iron and steel products 256 264 8 3.3 4,208 3,013 -1,194 -28.4 -50.3
Precious metals including alloys 676 820 144 21.3 4,687 5,603 916 19.5 101.4
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 340 269 -71 -20.8 5,003 2,921 -2,082 -41.6 -40.5
Chemicals and plastics 2,244 2,165 -79 -3.5 26,079 22,774 -3,305 -12.7 -25.4
Organic chemicals 516 471 -45 -8.7 6,662 5,470 -1,192 -17.9 -32.3
Plastic materials 733 743 10 1.4 8,938 7,368 -1,570 -17.6 -25.7
Other chemicals and related products 995 950 -45 -4.5 10,479 9,936 -543 -5.2 -21.2
Other industrial goods and materials 1,880 1,847 -33 -1.8 22,632 19,605 -3,028 -13.4 -25.0
Crude animal products 19 21 1 7.8 263 188 -75 -28.5 -14.3
Wool and man-made fibres 16 16 0 1.3 212 176 -36 -17.0 -27.5
Crude non-metallic minerals 58 73 15 25.5 875 636 -239 -27.3 -37.8
Textile fabricated materials 178 179 1 0.6 2,170 1,888 -282 -13.0 -20.4
Metal fabricated basic products 730 700 -30 -4.1 8,846 7,586 -1,260 -14.2 -26.6
Rubber fabricated materials 79 77 -2 -2.2 863 781 -82 -9.5 -19.4
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 109 91 -18 -16.5 1,022 1,051 29 2.8 -23.8
Non-metallic minerals 265 270 5 1.8 3,147 2,765 -382 -12.1 -24.3
Other fabricated materials 426 420 -6 -1.4 5,234 4,534 -700 -13.4 -23.5
Machinery and equipment 8,784 8,396 -387 -4.4 100,760 90,945 -9,815 -9.7 -22.2
Industrial and agricultural machinery 2,287 2,049 -237 -10.4 28,166 23,596 -4,570 -16.2 -31.4
Engines, turbines and electric motors 295 222 -73 -24.7 3,301 3,473 172 5.2 -30.3
Drilling mining machinery 135 106 -29 -21.4 1,489 1,270 -218 -14.7 -41.9
Excavating machinery 190 155 -34 -18.1 2,982 1,727 -1,255 -42.1 -49.0
Metal working machinery 115 132 17 14.7 2,048 1,349 -700 -34.2 -34.9
Other industrial machinery 1,208 1,150 -58 -4.8 14,991 12,433 -2,558 -17.1 -28.8
Agricultural machinery including tractors 343 283 -60 -17.5 3,355 3,344 -11 -0.3 -22.4
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,174 1,163 -12 -1.0 14,444 13,315 -1,129 -7.8 -21.7
Aircraft, engines, parts 710 698 -12 -1.8 9,220 8,384 -836 -9.1 -23.4
Other transportation equipment and parts 464 465 1 0.2 5,224 4,931 -292 -5.6 -19.2
Office machines and equipment 991 949 -42 -4.2 11,985 10,240 -1,744 -14.6 -25.8
Other machinery and equipment 4,332 4,235 -97 -2.2 46,166 43,794 -2,372 -5.1 -16.0
Other communication and related equipment 1,522 1,499 -24 -1.5 16,002 15,549 -452 -2.8 -14.6
Other equipment and tools 2,810 2,737 -74 -2.6 30,164 28,245 -1,919 -6.4 -16.8
Automotive products 4,831 4,793 -38 -0.8 60,918 43,623 -17,296 -28.4 -19.2
Passenger autos and chassis 1,701 1,695 -6 -0.4 22,231 14,837 -7,394 -33.3 -20.8
Trucks and other motor vehicles 984 996 12 1.3 12,857 9,939 -2,918 -22.7 -17.2
Motor vehicle parts 2,146 2,102 -44 -2.0 25,831 18,847 -6,984 -27.0 -18.8
Other consumer goods 4,695 4,686 -9 -0.2 47,098 48,075 978 2.1 -7.9
Apparel and footwear 852 836 -16 -1.9 9,164 9,431 267 2.9 -18.0
Apparel and apparel accessories 703 693 -10 -1.4 7,652 7,865 213 2.8 -17.4
Footwear 149 143 -6 -4.2 1,512 1,565 54 3.6 -20.4
Miscellaneous consumer goods 3,843 3,850 7 0.2 37,934 38,645 711 1.9 -5.4
Television, radios, phonographs 130 127 -3 -2.7 1,418 1,153 -265 -18.7 -15.7
Printed matter 298 285 -13 -4.4 3,069 3,019 -50 -1.6 -15.4
Watches, sporting goods and toys 514 482 -33 -6.4 5,277 5,105 -172 -3.3 -13.4
House furnishings 711 706 -5 -0.7 7,101 7,293 192 2.7 -8.9
Photographic goods 221 208 -13 -5.9 2,382 2,182 -200 -8.4 -23.8
Miscellaneous end products 1,967 2,042 75 3.8 18,686 19,893 1,206 6.5 3.3
Special transactions trade 388 486 98 25.1 5,041 4,161 -880 -17.5 12.6
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 660 661 0 0.1 7,398 6,692 -706 -9.5 -12.5