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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  2010 May  2010 Change Year to date May 2010/   May 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 37,774 39,352 1,578 4.2 161,845 187,695 25,850 16.0 21.6
Agricultural and fishing products 2,459 2,464 4 0.2 11,226 12,018 792 7.1 10.2
Fruits and vegetables 670 672 2 0.4 3,313 3,329 16 0.5 -0.1
Fresh fruits and berries 260 264 4 1.7 1,227 1,274 47 3.8 -1.4
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 107 110 4 3.3 602 529 -73 -12.1 -4.2
Fresh vegetables 169 160 -9 -5.2 869 853 -16 -1.9 -4.4
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 135 138 3 2.4 614 673 58 9.5 12.1
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,789 1,791 2 0.1 7,913 8,689 776 9.8 14.7
Live animals 16 14 -2 -11.1 79 78 -1 -1.5 -9.6
Meat and meat preparations 168 151 -17 -10.4 875 864 -11 -1.2 -11.1
Fish and marine animals 211 219 9 4.1 1,076 1,144 69 6.4 4.0
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 386 451 65 16.7 1,588 1,867 279 17.6 35.6
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 55 55 0 0.0 207 254 47 22.8 30.8
Corn (maize) shelled 46 40 -6 -13.9 155 215 60 38.4 74.7
Other cereals and cereal preparations 145 147 2 1.4 790 741 -49 -6.2 -7.6
Sugar and sugar preparations 175 141 -34 -19.5 635 725 90 14.2 21.2
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 105 99 -6 -5.6 438 492 54 12.3 6.3
Beverages 293 307 15 5.0 1,323 1,441 118 8.9 23.6
Tobacco 48 38 -10 -20.5 156 202 46 29.6 21.3
Crude vegetable products 140 128 -12 -8.6 587 658 71 12.1 7.3
Cotton 2 2 0 -9.2 5 8 3 55.1 90.5
Energy products 1,782 1,886 104 5.9 8,865 9,019 154 1.7 12.3
Crude petroleum 1,022 1,058 36 3.5 4,736 4,672 -65 -1.4 15.6
Other energy products 760 829 69 9.0 4,129 4,348 219 5.3 8.4
Coal and other related products 212 370 157 74.2 1,674 1,928 254 15.2 21.3
Petroleum and coal products 548 459 -89 -16.2 2,455 2,420 -36 -1.5 -0.1
Forestry products 296 279 -17 -5.6 1,215 1,470 255 20.9 21.0
Forestry products 296 279 -17 -5.6 1,215 1,470 255 20.9 21.0
Crude wood products 48 47 -1 -2.4 257 247 -10 -3.7 17.0
Wood fabricated materials 248 233 -15 -6.2 959 1,223 264 27.6 21.9
Industrial goods and materials 6,495 6,578 83 1.3 27,564 31,942 4,378 15.9 18.8
Metals and metal ores 1,859 1,892 33 1.8 7,014 9,214 2,200 31.4 43.3
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 252 335 83 33.1 1,830 1,526 -304 -16.6 2.5
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 491 493 2 0.4 1,484 2,387 902 60.8 72.0
Other iron and steel products 258 251 -7 -2.7 1,122 1,227 105 9.4 48.8
Precious metals including alloys 446 433 -13 -2.9 1,150 2,146 995 86.5 63.2
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 412 380 -32 -7.9 1,427 1,929 502 35.1 39.4
Chemicals and plastics 2,318 2,340 22 0.9 10,550 11,523 973 9.2 5.0
Organic chemicals 410 413 3 0.7 2,360 2,095 -264 -11.2 -15.9
Plastic materials 878 923 45 5.1 3,602 4,383 781 21.7 18.4
Other chemicals and related products 1,030 1,004 -26 -2.5 4,589 5,045 456 9.9 4.8
Other industrial goods and materials 2,317 2,346 28 1.2 10,000 11,206 1,205 12.1 17.9
Crude animal products 25 26 1 3.5 159 113 -47 -29.4 -8.8
Wool and man-made fibres 30 25 -5 -16.8 109 131 22 20.3 19.2
Crude non-metallic minerals 56 62 6 9.9 289 303 14 5.0 33.8
Textile fabricated materials 259 252 -6 -2.4 1,127 1,253 126 11.2 12.3
Metal fabricated basic products 831 889 59 7.1 3,699 4,117 418 11.3 22.3
Rubber fabricated materials 102 100 -2 -2.4 417 494 77 18.5 21.3
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 94 97 3 3.7 436 477 41 9.4 5.5
Non-metallic minerals 370 366 -5 -1.2 1,460 1,766 307 21.0 27.5
Other fabricated materials 551 529 -22 -4.0 2,304 2,551 247 10.7 10.0
Machinery and equipment 12,908 13,594 686 5.3 57,960 63,265 5,305 9.2 17.4
Industrial and agricultural machinery 2,957 3,018 61 2.1 13,059 14,132 1,073 8.2 14.0
Engines, turbines and electric motors 365 410 45 12.2 1,959 1,856 -103 -5.3 -13.8
Drilling mining machinery 155 162 7 4.4 635 757 122 19.3 43.8
Excavating machinery 285 301 16 5.6 944 1,249 305 32.3 74.1
Metal working machinery 176 166 -10 -5.9 767 822 55 7.2 12.2
Other industrial machinery 1,494 1,528 33 2.2 6,821 7,225 404 5.9 15.8
Agricultural machinery including tractors 481 451 -30 -6.2 1,933 2,224 291 15.1 7.6
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,409 1,373 -36 -2.6 7,257 6,521 -735 -10.1 2.2
Aircraft, engines, parts 878 851 -27 -3.1 4,820 4,073 -747 -15.5 -4.5
Other transportation equipment and parts 531 521 -9 -1.8 2,436 2,448 12 0.5 15.4
Office machines and equipment 2,195 2,716 521 23.8 10,068 11,154 1,087 10.8 40.0
Other machinery and equipment 6,348 6,488 140 2.2 27,576 31,456 3,880 14.1 14.8
Other communication and related equipment 2,678 2,675 -3 -0.1 11,258 13,121 1,863 16.5 12.5
Other equipment and tools 3,670 3,813 143 3.9 16,319 18,336 2,017 12.4 16.5
Automotive products 7,007 7,225 219 3.1 22,450 35,293 12,842 57.2 59.2
Passenger autos and chassis 1,991 2,062 72 3.6 7,593 10,516 2,923 38.5 33.7
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,713 1,721 8 0.5 4,719 8,587 3,869 82.0 91.7
Motor vehicle parts 3,303 3,442 139 4.2 10,138 16,189 6,051 59.7 64.0
Other consumer goods 5,848 6,155 307 5.2 27,576 29,861 2,284 8.3 8.3
Apparel and footwear 1,209 1,274 66 5.4 6,074 6,029 -45 -0.7 4.3
Apparel and apparel accessories 1,007 1,065 58 5.8 5,069 5,039 -30 -0.6 5.9
Footwear 202 209 8 3.8 1,005 990 -15 -1.5 -3.4
Miscellaneous consumer goods 4,640 4,881 241 5.2 21,503 23,832 2,329 10.8 9.4
Television, radios, phonographs 223 228 5 2.2 762 1,099 337 44.2 40.3
Printed matter 368 374 6 1.7 1,757 1,750 -6 -0.4 2.9
Watches, sporting goods and toys 648 703 55 8.5 3,159 3,350 191 6.1 7.2
House furnishings 939 944 4 0.4 4,053 4,618 564 13.9 12.5
Photographic goods 385 392 7 1.8 1,676 1,821 145 8.7 8.3
Miscellaneous end products 2,077 2,241 164 7.9 10,096 11,194 1,097 10.9 7.9
Special transactions trade 510 603 93 18.3 2,175 2,341 166 7.6 49.7
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 469 567 98 20.9 2,813 2,486 -326 -11.6 20.0
Date Modified: 2010-07-13

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