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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
  April  2010 May  2010 Change Year to date May 2010/   May 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 33,106 34,985 1,879 5.7 155,937 166,512 10,575 6.8 17.4
Agricultural and fishing products 2,451 2,448 -3 -0.1 12,459 12,078 -381 -3.1 2.3
Fruits and vegetables 674 703 29 4.4 3,488 3,404 -83 -2.4 4.7
Fresh fruits and berries 247 260 12 5.0 1,222 1,249 27 2.2 7.2
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 107 110 3 3.1 666 536 -130 -19.5 -9.5
Fresh vegetables 183 191 8 4.5 887 922 35 3.9 13.4
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 137 142 6 4.1 712 697 -14 -2.0 2.1
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,777 1,745 -32 -1.8 8,971 8,673 -298 -3.3 1.4
Live animals 16 16 -1 -4.1 84 78 -6 -6.7 -7.4
Meat and meat preparations 180 174 -7 -3.7 926 874 -53 -5.7 -5.4
Fish and marine animals 155 153 -1 -0.8 900 777 -124 -13.7 -15.0
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 397 400 3 0.8 2,097 1,988 -109 -5.2 -2.6
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 48 50 3 5.3 224 229 5 2.3 15.9
Corn (maize) shelled 46 40 -5 -11.7 200 222 22 11.0 44.7
Other cereals and cereal preparations 171 178 7 4.0 1,001 868 -133 -13.3 -8.4
Sugar and sugar preparations 174 142 -32 -18.4 673 751 78 11.6 18.0
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 116 112 -5 -4.1 617 567 -50 -8.1 -10.5
Beverages 309 318 10 3.1 1,528 1,537 8 0.6 12.2
Tobacco 38 32 -6 -15.6 144 164 20 14.0 16.7
Crude vegetable products 126 128 2 1.9 572 613 41 7.1 20.6
Cotton 1 1 0 -9.9 4 6 2 52.6 85.0
Energy products 3,582 3,626 45 1.3 13,184 17,053 3,870 29.4 38.8
Crude petroleum 2,382 2,447 65 2.7 7,350 10,708 3,358 45.7 54.8
Other energy products 1,199 1,179 -20 -1.7 5,834 6,346 512 8.8 14.3
Coal and other related products 248 393 145 58.5 2,276 2,199 -77 -3.4 15.7
Petroleum and coal products 951 786 -165 -17.4 3,558 4,146 589 16.5 13.6
Forestry products 222 224 2 0.7 1,020 1,100 80 7.9 23.9
Forestry products 222 224 2 0.7 1,020 1,100 80 7.9 23.9
Crude wood products 31 31 0 1.5 213 162 -51 -23.7 -1.8
Wood fabricated materials 191 192 1 0.6 807 937 131 16.2 29.3
Industrial goods and materials 6,837 7,300 463 6.8 32,109 34,546 2,437 7.6 22.2
Metals and metal ores 2,470 2,780 310 12.6 10,005 12,774 2,769 27.7 53.2
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 438 588 150 34.2 2,334 2,734 401 17.2 39.1
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 582 625 42 7.3 2,013 2,810 797 39.6 81.7
Other iron and steel products 349 363 14 4.1 1,727 1,616 -111 -6.4 62.6
Precious metals including alloys 715 839 124 17.3 2,480 3,764 1,284 51.8 49.1
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 385 366 -20 -5.2 1,451 1,850 399 27.5 39.3
Chemicals and plastics 2,379 2,427 48 2.0 11,921 11,861 -60 -0.5 6.3
Organic chemicals 556 599 44 7.8 2,976 2,913 -63 -2.1 0.6
Plastic materials 821 878 57 6.9 3,684 4,080 396 10.7 22.6
Other chemicals and related products 1,002 950 -52 -5.2 5,261 4,868 -393 -7.5 -2.3
Other industrial goods and materials 1,989 2,094 105 5.3 10,182 9,911 -271 -2.7 11.5
Crude animal products 24 26 2 10.5 103 105 2 1.8 43.5
Wool and man-made fibres 23 20 -3 -14.4 90 101 11 12.5 20.0
Crude non-metallic minerals 61 76 15 24.9 323 364 41 12.7 39.7
Textile fabricated materials 189 191 2 1.1 985 937 -48 -4.8 3.9
Metal fabricated basic products 757 837 80 10.6 3,995 3,830 -165 -4.1 12.9
Rubber fabricated materials 81 82 1 1.5 397 400 4 0.9 12.9
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 94 96 2 1.7 529 480 -48 -9.2 -5.5
Non-metallic minerals 302 303 2 0.6 1,395 1,450 55 4.0 19.0
Other fabricated materials 460 463 3 0.7 2,366 2,243 -124 -5.2 6.6
Machinery and equipment 8,799 9,378 580 6.6 47,332 43,942 -3,390 -7.2 4.8
Industrial and agricultural machinery 2,335 2,466 131 5.6 12,499 11,450 -1,048 -8.4 3.0
Engines, turbines and electric motors 283 328 44 15.7 1,846 1,482 -364 -19.7 -23.0
Drilling mining machinery 135 145 10 7.2 680 671 -9 -1.3 27.3
Excavating machinery 225 240 15 6.7 920 1,002 83 9.0 50.3
Metal working machinery 132 130 -3 -2.0 698 638 -60 -8.7 3.0
Other industrial machinery 1,194 1,268 75 6.3 6,596 5,922 -674 -10.2 4.8
Agricultural machinery including tractors 366 356 -10 -2.8 1,759 1,735 -24 -1.4 -1.3
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,163 1,183 20 1.7 7,130 5,503 -1,627 -22.8 -4.3
Aircraft, engines, parts 702 703 1 0.2 4,653 3,322 -1,331 -28.6 -11.8
Other transportation equipment and parts 461 480 19 4.1 2,477 2,181 -296 -12.0 9.2
Office machines and equipment 1,017 1,218 201 19.8 5,287 5,238 -49 -0.9 20.5
Other machinery and equipment 4,284 4,511 227 5.3 22,417 21,750 -666 -3.0 4.7
Other communication and related equipment 1,542 1,584 42 2.7 7,833 7,767 -66 -0.8 1.7
Other equipment and tools 2,742 2,927 185 6.8 14,583 13,983 -600 -4.1 6.4
Automotive products 5,671 5,942 271 4.8 19,954 29,002 9,047 45.3 51.2
Passenger autos and chassis 1,735 1,782 47 2.7 6,518 9,164 2,645 40.6 33.7
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,510 1,547 37 2.4 4,507 7,636 3,129 69.4 83.9
Motor vehicle parts 2,426 2,613 187 7.7 8,929 12,202 3,273 36.7 48.8
Other consumer goods 4,356 4,760 404 9.3 24,536 23,065 -1,472 -6.0 0.4
Apparel and footwear 833 907 75 9.0 5,051 4,254 -796 -15.8 -6.0
Apparel and apparel accessories 691 755 64 9.3 4,209 3,542 -667 -15.8 -4.6
Footwear 142 152 11 7.5 842 712 -130 -15.4 -12.1
Miscellaneous consumer goods 3,523 3,853 329 9.4 19,486 18,810 -675 -3.5 2.0
Television, radios, phonographs 126 134 8 6.4 542 645 103 19.1 26.3
Printed matter 287 307 20 6.9 1,545 1,413 -132 -8.5 1.6
Watches, sporting goods and toys 450 502 52 11.6 2,564 2,404 -160 -6.2 4.0
House furnishings 705 743 38 5.4 3,719 3,584 -135 -3.6 3.0
Photographic goods 200 203 3 1.4 1,119 986 -133 -11.9 -8.5
Miscellaneous end products 1,754 1,963 209 11.9 9,996 9,778 -218 -2.2 1.0
Special transactions trade 445 536 91 20.4 2,082 2,060 -22 -1.1 46.3
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 744 771 27 3.6 3,262 3,667 405 12.4 19.3
Date Modified: 2010-07-13

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