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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  2010 June  2010 Change Year to date June 2010/   June 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 35,050 34,631 -418 -1.2 185,393 200,980 15,587 8.4 17.6
Agricultural and fishing products 2,448 2,381 -67 -2.7 14,975 14,452 -523 -3.5 -5.4
Fruits and vegetables 702 682 -20 -2.8 4,184 4,083 -101 -2.4 -2.0
Fresh fruits and berries 258 236 -22 -8.4 1,465 1,482 17 1.2 -2.3
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 111 112 1 1.1 792 648 -144 -18.1 -11.0
Fresh vegetables 189 183 -7 -3.6 1,072 1,102 31 2.9 -1.0
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 143 151 8 5.3 856 850 -5 -0.6 5.0
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,747 1,699 -47 -2.7 10,791 10,369 -422 -3.9 -6.6
Live animals 16 17 1 7.8 99 97 -2 -2.4 14.1
Meat and meat preparations 171 161 -10 -5.9 1,107 1,029 -77 -7.0 -10.4
Fish and marine animals 154 158 3 2.0 1,069 936 -132 -12.4 -6.3
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 403 412 9 2.3 2,513 2,406 -106 -4.2 -1.0
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 50 47 -3 -6.2 272 275 3 1.1 -3.0
Corn (maize) shelled 40 34 -6 -14.5 241 256 15 6.3 -14.8
Other cereals and cereal preparations 178 167 -11 -6.3 1,184 1,032 -153 -12.9 -8.9
Sugar and sugar preparations 142 142 0 -0.3 808 891 83 10.3 5.0
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 113 118 5 4.5 762 687 -75 -9.8 -18.6
Beverages 317 300 -18 -5.6 1,853 1,832 -21 -1.1 -7.7
Tobacco 32 35 3 9.3 175 199 24 13.7 11.9
Crude vegetable products 129 108 -21 -16.0 705 722 18 2.5 -18.8
Cotton 1 1 0 -13.4 5 7 2 50.2 48.9
Energy products 3,668 2,959 -709 -19.3 15,832 19,695 3,864 24.4 11.7
Crude petroleum 2,447 1,803 -644 -26.3 9,084 12,136 3,052 33.6 4.0
Other energy products 1,221 1,156 -65 -5.3 6,748 7,559 812 12.0 26.5
Coal and other related products 383 368 -15 -3.9 2,571 2,573 2 0.1 25.0
Petroleum and coal products 838 788 -50 -6.0 4,177 4,987 810 19.4 27.1
Forestry products 225 230 5 2.4 1,207 1,332 126 10.4 23.1
Forestry products 225 230 5 2.4 1,207 1,332 126 10.4 23.1
Crude wood products 32 35 3 10.8 243 199 -44 -18.1 19.5
Wood fabricated materials 193 195 2 1.0 964 1,133 170 17.6 23.8
Industrial goods and materials 7,337 7,490 152 2.1 37,927 42,087 4,160 11.0 28.7
Metals and metal ores 2,768 2,914 146 5.3 11,853 15,667 3,815 32.2 57.7
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 583 566 -17 -2.9 2,757 3,300 543 19.7 33.7
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 618 592 -25 -4.1 2,326 3,387 1,061 45.6 89.6
Other iron and steel products 365 396 31 8.6 1,960 2,016 55 2.8 70.1
Precious metals including alloys 839 1,012 172 20.5 3,091 4,776 1,684 54.5 65.5
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 363 348 -15 -4.2 1,718 2,190 471 27.4 29.9
Chemicals and plastics 2,449 2,453 4 0.2 14,019 14,344 325 2.3 16.9
Organic chemicals 600 569 -31 -5.2 3,476 3,483 7 0.2 13.9
Plastic materials 889 858 -31 -3.5 4,396 4,945 550 12.5 20.5
Other chemicals and related products 960 1,027 67 6.9 6,148 5,916 -232 -3.8 15.8
Other industrial goods and materials 2,121 2,123 2 0.1 12,055 12,075 20 0.2 13.4
Crude animal products 26 29 2 9.4 123 135 12 9.9 49.7
Wool and man-made fibres 21 22 1 2.4 108 125 17 16.2 25.0
Crude non-metallic minerals 75 74 -2 -2.3 378 437 59 15.5 33.7
Textile fabricated materials 193 194 0 0.3 1,160 1,134 -26 -2.2 10.6
Metal fabricated basic products 842 813 -29 -3.4 4,733 4,648 -85 -1.8 10.1
Rubber fabricated materials 83 85 2 3.0 469 487 18 3.9 17.4
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 95 93 -3 -2.9 633 572 -61 -9.7 -11.2
Non-metallic minerals 307 321 15 4.8 1,647 1,775 127 7.7 27.1
Other fabricated materials 478 493 15 3.1 2,804 2,763 -41 -1.5 12.6
Machinery and equipment 9,420 9,466 46 0.5 55,950 53,506 -2,444 -4.4 9.9
Industrial and agricultural machinery 2,480 2,601 121 4.9 14,805 14,052 -754 -5.1 12.7
Engines, turbines and electric motors 354 501 147 41.4 2,198 2,003 -196 -8.9 42.1
Drilling mining machinery 145 147 2 1.5 801 818 17 2.1 21.9
Excavating machinery 226 213 -13 -5.8 1,076 1,199 123 11.5 36.2
Metal working machinery 129 116 -13 -10.4 846 752 -94 -11.1 -21.7
Other industrial machinery 1,267 1,255 -12 -0.9 7,790 7,172 -619 -7.9 5.1
Agricultural machinery including tractors 358 368 10 2.9 2,094 2,108 14 0.7 10.0
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,187 1,187 0 0.0 8,354 6,736 -1,618 -19.4 -3.0
Aircraft, engines, parts 703 704 1 0.1 5,440 4,061 -1,380 -25.4 -10.5
Other transportation equipment and parts 483 483 -1 -0.1 2,914 2,675 -239 -8.2 10.6
Office machines and equipment 1,208 1,096 -112 -9.2 6,297 6,321 24 0.4 8.5
Other machinery and equipment 4,546 4,582 37 0.8 26,493 26,397 -96 -0.4 12.4
Other communication and related equipment 1,601 1,601 0 0.0 9,272 9,401 129 1.4 11.3
Other equipment and tools 2,944 2,981 37 1.3 17,221 16,996 -225 -1.3 13.0
Automotive products 5,985 5,937 -47 -0.8 23,935 35,012 11,078 46.3 49.2
Passenger autos and chassis 1,813 1,874 60 3.3 8,019 11,085 3,066 38.2 24.9
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,542 1,457 -85 -5.5 5,358 9,070 3,712 69.3 71.1
Motor vehicle parts 2,630 2,607 -23 -0.9 10,558 14,858 4,300 40.7 60.1
Other consumer goods 4,791 4,833 42 0.9 29,248 27,962 -1,286 -4.4 2.6
Apparel and footwear 904 906 2 0.2 5,963 5,160 -803 -13.5 -0.7
Apparel and apparel accessories 751 758 6 0.8 4,977 4,298 -679 -13.6 -1.3
Footwear 153 148 -5 -3.0 986 862 -124 -12.6 2.9
Miscellaneous consumer goods 3,887 3,927 41 1.0 23,285 22,802 -483 -2.1 3.4
Television, radios, phonographs 135 129 -6 -4.1 655 774 119 18.2 14.3
Printed matter 308 295 -14 -4.4 1,840 1,709 -131 -7.1 -0.1
Watches, sporting goods and toys 517 563 46 8.9 3,049 2,985 -64 -2.1 16.2
House furnishings 746 737 -9 -1.2 4,426 4,323 -103 -2.3 4.2
Photographic goods 206 222 16 7.6 1,332 1,212 -119 -9.0 4.5
Miscellaneous end products 1,975 1,981 7 0.3 11,983 11,798 -185 -1.5 -0.3
Special transactions trade 407 588 181 44.4 2,438 2,519 81 3.3 65.0
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 768 746 -22 -2.8 3,884 4,416 532 13.7 20.1
Date Modified: 2010-08-11

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