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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
  May  2010 June  2010 Change Year to date June 2010/   June 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 39,378 39,378 0 0.0 194,239 227,141 32,902 16.9 21.6
Agricultural and fishing products 2,464 2,436 -28 -1.1 13,622 14,445 823 6.0 1.7
Fruits and vegetables 669 651 -19 -2.8 4,007 3,970 -37 -0.9 -6.3
Fresh fruits and berries 260 228 -32 -12.3 1,482 1,493 11 0.8 -10.4
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 110 111 1 0.7 732 641 -91 -12.5 -14.5
Fresh vegetables 159 163 4 2.4 1,045 1,014 -31 -3.0 -7.2
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 139 148 9 6.3 748 822 74 9.9 10.9
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,795 1,786 -9 -0.5 9,615 10,475 860 8.9 4.9
Live animals 15 16 1 7.5 94 95 1 1.3 9.2
Meat and meat preparations 149 148 -1 -0.7 1,050 1,006 -44 -4.2 -15.7
Fish and marine animals 221 215 -6 -2.5 1,304 1,363 59 4.5 -5.7
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 454 512 59 12.9 1,940 2,387 447 23.0 45.7
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 54 54 0 0.0 258 308 50 19.4 7.3
Corn (maize) shelled 40 36 -4 -10.7 189 250 62 32.7 6.7
Other cereals and cereal preparations 147 134 -13 -8.7 949 872 -77 -8.1 -16.0
Sugar and sugar preparations 141 142 0 0.1 770 866 97 12.5 4.8
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 100 101 1 1.0 535 594 59 11.1 3.8
Beverages 306 274 -32 -10.5 1,616 1,711 95 5.9 -6.2
Tobacco 38 42 4 9.5 192 244 51 26.7 14.3
Crude vegetable products 128 110 -18 -13.8 713 770 57 8.0 -12.5
Cotton 2 1 0 -11.0 6 10 3 51.5 43.1
Energy products 1,904 1,619 -285 -15.0 10,523 10,533 10 0.1 -2.4
Crude petroleum 1,078 858 -220 -20.4 5,721 5,406 -315 -5.5 -12.9
Other energy products 826 761 -65 -7.9 4,802 5,127 325 6.8 13.1
Coal and other related products 355 328 -27 -7.5 1,967 2,262 295 15.0 12.0
Petroleum and coal products 471 433 -38 -8.1 2,835 2,865 30 1.1 14.0
Forestry products 281 289 8 3.0 1,463 1,761 298 20.4 16.7
Forestry products 281 289 8 3.0 1,463 1,761 298 20.4 16.7
Crude wood products 48 52 4 9.1 295 300 4 1.4 34.3
Wood fabricated materials 233 237 4 1.8 1,168 1,461 294 25.2 13.4
Industrial goods and materials 6,627 6,747 120 1.8 32,986 38,755 5,769 17.5 24.5
Metals and metal ores 1,882 1,977 95 5.1 8,365 11,172 2,808 33.6 46.4
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 332 317 -15 -4.6 2,161 1,842 -319 -14.8 -4.2
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 488 479 -9 -1.9 1,751 2,853 1,102 63.0 79.7
Other iron and steel products 252 277 25 9.7 1,301 1,506 205 15.7 54.2
Precious metals including alloys 433 551 118 27.2 1,440 2,697 1,257 87.3 90.4
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 377 354 -23 -6.0 1,712 2,275 563 32.9 24.3
Chemicals and plastics 2,367 2,377 10 0.4 12,578 13,934 1,357 10.8 17.2
Organic chemicals 413 401 -12 -2.9 2,768 2,498 -270 -9.8 -1.7
Plastic materials 938 896 -43 -4.6 4,403 5,289 886 20.1 11.9
Other chemicals and related products 1,015 1,080 65 6.4 5,407 6,148 740 13.7 32.0
Other industrial goods and materials 2,377 2,393 16 0.7 12,043 13,649 1,605 13.3 17.1
Crude animal products 26 29 3 9.7 191 142 -49 -25.5 -9.1
Wool and man-made fibres 27 28 1 3.7 132 161 30 22.6 22.6
Crude non-metallic minerals 62 61 -1 -0.9 336 363 27 8.0 29.0
Textile fabricated materials 255 267 12 4.8 1,349 1,525 176 13.1 20.4
Metal fabricated basic products 895 860 -34 -3.9 4,435 4,983 548 12.4 17.0
Rubber fabricated materials 101 104 3 2.9 501 600 99 19.8 23.4
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 98 97 -1 -0.6 528 574 46 8.8 5.9
Non-metallic minerals 370 385 15 4.1 1,762 2,156 394 22.3 27.3
Other fabricated materials 545 562 18 3.2 2,810 3,144 334 11.9 11.1
Machinery and equipment 13,624 13,604 -20 -0.1 69,414 76,969 7,556 10.9 18.8
Industrial and agricultural machinery 3,035 3,166 131 4.3 15,662 17,298 1,636 10.4 21.6
Engines, turbines and electric motors 442 610 168 37.9 2,361 2,490 129 5.5 51.9
Drilling mining machinery 163 163 1 0.3 758 920 163 21.5 33.1
Excavating machinery 285 268 -17 -6.0 1,118 1,497 379 33.9 54.2
Metal working machinery 165 146 -19 -11.4 941 966 25 2.6 -16.1
Other industrial machinery 1,525 1,511 -14 -0.9 8,153 8,728 575 7.1 13.5
Agricultural machinery including tractors 454 468 13 2.9 2,332 2,697 365 15.7 17.1
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,377 1,381 5 0.3 8,608 7,954 -653 -7.6 2.3
Aircraft, engines, parts 852 853 1 0.2 5,715 4,966 -749 -13.1 -4.6
Other transportation equipment and parts 525 528 3 0.6 2,893 2,989 96 3.3 15.7
Office machines and equipment 2,692 2,482 -210 -7.8 12,126 13,606 1,480 12.2 20.6
Other machinery and equipment 6,520 6,574 54 0.8 33,018 38,111 5,093 15.4 20.8
Other communication and related equipment 2,685 2,692 7 0.3 13,497 15,851 2,353 17.4 20.2
Other equipment and tools 3,835 3,882 46 1.2 19,520 22,260 2,740 14.0 21.3
Automotive products 7,281 7,230 -51 -0.7 27,098 42,623 15,525 57.3 55.5
Passenger autos and chassis 2,102 2,167 65 3.1 9,337 12,746 3,408 36.5 24.3
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,717 1,622 -95 -5.5 5,625 10,185 4,560 81.1 78.9
Motor vehicle parts 3,462 3,441 -21 -0.6 12,136 19,693 7,557 62.3 72.2
Other consumer goods 6,197 6,269 72 1.2 33,295 36,209 2,914 8.8 9.6
Apparel and footwear 1,270 1,276 6 0.5 7,266 7,305 39 0.5 7.0
Apparel and apparel accessories 1,059 1,072 12 1.2 6,075 6,108 33 0.5 6.5
Footwear 211 204 -6 -3.0 1,191 1,196 6 0.5 10.0
Miscellaneous consumer goods 4,927 4,993 66 1.3 26,029 28,904 2,875 11.0 10.3
Television, radios, phonographs 229 221 -8 -3.4 938 1,319 381 40.6 25.2
Printed matter 375 366 -9 -2.4 2,120 2,118 -2 -0.1 0.7
Watches, sporting goods and toys 723 790 67 9.3 3,805 4,166 361 9.5 22.4
House furnishings 946 928 -19 -2.0 4,893 5,548 655 13.4 10.5
Photographic goods 399 438 39 9.8 2,022 2,267 245 12.1 26.4
Miscellaneous end products 2,255 2,249 -6 -0.2 12,250 13,485 1,235 10.1 4.4
Special transactions trade 458 677 219 47.9 2,573 2,872 299 11.6 69.9
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 543 507 -36 -6.5 3,265 2,973 -292 -8.9 12.1