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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
  July  2010 August  2010 Change Year to date August 2010/ August 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 40,157 40,262 105 0.3 264,131 308,086 43,955 16.6 15.5
Agricultural and fishing products 2,517 2,513 -5 -0.2 18,415 19,558 1,143 6.2 4.0
Fruits and vegetables 672 699 26 3.9 5,399 5,413 13 0.2 0.2
Fresh fruits and berries 241 244 3 1.3 1,991 2,005 14 0.7 -5.0
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 117 129 11 9.8 995 893 -102 -10.2 2.5
Fresh vegetables 170 171 2 1.0 1,400 1,389 -11 -0.8 -3.7
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 144 154 10 6.9 1,014 1,126 113 11.1 13.3
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,845 1,814 -31 -1.7 13,016 14,146 1,130 8.7 5.6
Live animals 15 17 2 11.9 125 127 1 1.1 0.2
Meat and meat preparations 178 176 -2 -1.0 1,388 1,369 -19 -1.4 2.2
Fish and marine animals 255 231 -23 -9.1 1,786 1,852 66 3.7 -8.9
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 500 462 -37 -7.5 2,648 3,366 718 27.1 29.4
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 55 57 3 4.8 367 423 56 15.3 15.9
Corn (maize) shelled 35 24 -11 -31.2 270 307 37 13.9 -48.1
Other cereals and cereal preparations 144 148 4 3.1 1,272 1,165 -107 -8.4 -9.7
Sugar and sugar preparations 135 138 2 1.8 1,073 1,126 54 5.0 -3.4
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 104 90 -14 -13.1 723 790 66 9.1 -10.2
Beverages 264 308 44 16.8 2,160 2,280 120 5.6 11.5
Tobacco 39 44 5 13.3 276 327 51 18.4 5.3
Crude vegetable products 121 116 -5 -4.1 920 1,003 83 9.0 22.2
Cotton 1 1 0 5.9 8 12 3 39.2 -22.2
Energy products 1,745 1,885 140 8.0 14,069 14,124 55 0.4 7.4
Crude petroleum 989 962 -27 -2.7 7,864 7,245 -619 -7.9 -9.0
Other energy products 756 923 167 22.1 6,206 6,879 673 10.9 32.3
Coal and other related products 252 436 183 72.7 2,556 3,003 448 17.5 46.2
Petroleum and coal products 503 487 -17 -3.3 3,650 3,876 226 6.2 21.9
Forestry products 290 280 -10 -3.4 1,965 2,334 368 18.7 8.5
Forestry products 290 280 -10 -3.4 1,965 2,334 368 18.7 8.5
Crude wood products 58 56 -1 -1.8 385 416 30 7.9 24.5
Wood fabricated materials 232 224 -9 -3.8 1,580 1,918 338 21.4 5.1
Industrial goods and materials 6,536 6,547 11 0.2 44,160 51,942 7,782 17.6 16.9
Metals and metal ores 1,883 1,838 -45 -2.4 11,149 14,927 3,778 33.9 28.3
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 390 313 -77 -19.7 2,837 2,580 -257 -9.0 -9.4
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 408 413 5 1.2 2,375 3,663 1,288 54.2 31.7
Other iron and steel products 282 289 7 2.6 1,693 2,077 384 22.7 50.5
Precious metals including alloys 437 449 11 2.6 1,938 3,583 1,645 84.8 63.4
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 366 374 8 2.3 2,306 3,024 718 31.1 21.8
Chemicals and plastics 2,266 2,310 44 1.9 16,874 18,577 1,704 10.1 8.4
Organic chemicals 400 451 51 12.7 3,582 3,388 -194 -5.4 12.5
Plastic materials 906 894 -12 -1.4 6,007 7,108 1,101 18.3 10.5
Other chemicals and related products 960 965 5 0.6 7,285 8,081 797 10.9 4.8
Other industrial goods and materials 2,387 2,399 12 0.5 16,137 18,438 2,301 14.3 17.9
Crude animal products 23 23 -1 -4.0 241 187 -54 -22.4 -1.5
Wool and man-made fibres 28 27 -1 -4.3 177 219 42 23.6 16.7
Crude non-metallic minerals 57 50 -6 -11.2 431 471 40 9.3 0.5
Textile fabricated materials 277 280 3 0.9 1,820 2,097 277 15.2 17.2
Metal fabricated basic products 893 886 -7 -0.7 5,854 6,772 917 15.7 26.3
Rubber fabricated materials 101 101 1 0.8 682 802 120 17.6 12.3
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 106 102 -4 -3.3 719 784 66 9.1 4.2
Non-metallic minerals 362 373 11 3.1 2,404 2,894 490 20.4 22.1
Other fabricated materials 541 557 16 3.0 3,808 4,211 403 10.6 10.3
Machinery and equipment 14,323 14,364 42 0.3 93,707 106,245 12,538 13.4 19.5
Industrial and agricultural machinery 3,168 3,195 27 0.9 20,836 23,756 2,920 14.0 24.6
Engines, turbines and electric motors 429 454 25 5.9 3,198 3,374 177 5.5 25.9
Drilling mining machinery 172 177 5 2.9 1,008 1,268 260 25.8 38.1
Excavating machinery 325 323 -2 -0.7 1,435 2,155 720 50.2 108.1
Metal working machinery 172 173 1 0.7 1,231 1,313 83 6.7 24.6
Other industrial machinery 1,565 1,588 23 1.4 10,865 11,950 1,085 10.0 15.0
Agricultural machinery including tractors 505 481 -24 -4.8 3,100 3,696 596 19.2 19.8
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,383 1,366 -17 -1.2 11,653 10,757 -896 -7.7 0.4
Aircraft, engines, parts 852 829 -23 -2.7 7,629 6,686 -943 -12.4 0.6
Other transportation equipment and parts 531 537 6 1.1 4,024 4,071 47 1.2 0.0
Office machines and equipment 2,712 2,803 91 3.4 16,537 19,226 2,689 16.3 23.2
Other machinery and equipment 7,059 6,999 -60 -0.9 44,681 52,506 7,825 17.5 20.3
Other communication and related equipment 3,064 3,066 1 0.0 18,293 22,237 3,944 21.6 28.2
Other equipment and tools 3,995 3,934 -62 -1.5 26,388 30,269 3,881 14.7 14.8
Automotive products 7,582 7,122 -460 -6.1 39,351 57,291 17,940 45.6 15.4
Passenger autos and chassis 2,521 2,189 -332 -13.2 13,279 17,497 4,218 31.8 19.7
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,622 1,559 -64 -3.9 8,611 13,293 4,682 54.4 -9.1
Motor vehicle parts 3,438 3,374 -64 -1.9 17,462 26,501 9,039 51.8 28.3
Other consumer goods 6,199 6,353 154 2.5 44,880 48,844 3,964 8.8 9.6
Apparel and footwear 1,296 1,357 61 4.7 9,688 9,970 282 2.9 14.9
Apparel and apparel accessories 1,086 1,122 36 3.3 8,096 8,320 224 2.8 14.3
Footwear 209 234 25 11.8 1,591 1,650 58 3.7 17.6
Miscellaneous consumer goods 4,904 4,997 93 1.9 35,193 38,874 3,681 10.5 8.3
Television, radios, phonographs 233 240 7 3.1 1,316 1,805 489 37.1 23.1
Printed matter 352 383 31 8.8 2,845 2,841 -4 -0.1 6.7
Watches, sporting goods and toys 686 676 -9 -1.4 5,142 5,543 401 7.8 -2.0
House furnishings 959 962 3 0.3 6,621 7,485 864 13.1 14.0
Photographic goods 421 439 18 4.3 2,703 3,127 424 15.7 19.7
Miscellaneous end products 2,253 2,296 43 1.9 16,566 18,074 1,507 9.1 6.3
Special transactions trade 508 740 231 45.5 3,457 3,950 494 14.3 66.4
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 457 458 1 0.2 4,126 3,797 -329 -8.0 14.6