Table 6-1
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Current dollars

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Current dollars
  August  2010 September  2010 Change Year to date September 2010/ September 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 35,144 35,550 407 1.2 279,158 307,331 28,173 10.1 15.7
Agricultural and fishing products 2,516 2,504 -12 -0.5 22,180 21,948 -232 -1.0 6.9
Fruits and vegetables 702 719 17 2.4 6,236 6,199 -37 -0.6 6.6
Fresh fruits and berries 235 245 10 4.0 2,184 2,199 15 0.7 2.6
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 122 125 3 2.7 1,163 1,016 -147 -12.6 4.5
Fresh vegetables 190 195 5 2.6 1,605 1,669 64 4.0 9.2
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 155 154 -1 -0.7 1,285 1,315 30 2.3 12.0
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,814 1,785 -29 -1.6 15,944 15,749 -195 -1.2 7.0
Live animals 17 16 -1 -7.7 147 146 -1 -0.9 -1.0
Meat and meat preparations 188 178 -9 -5.0 1,618 1,581 -38 -2.3 1.2
Fish and marine animals 171 167 -4 -2.1 1,546 1,462 -84 -5.4 6.1
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 453 432 -21 -4.6 3,727 3,725 -1 0.0 9.9
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 51 58 6 12.5 430 439 9 2.2 14.4
Corn (maize) shelled 24 26 1 5.4 372 339 -33 -9.0 -39.6
Other cereals and cereal preparations 180 182 2 1.3 1,735 1,570 -165 -9.5 -0.9
Sugar and sugar preparations 144 139 -5 -3.3 1,229 1,300 71 5.7 18.4
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 110 113 4 3.3 1,134 1,034 -100 -8.8 -9.3
Beverages 318 319 0 0.1 2,730 2,758 28 1.0 14.5
Tobacco 38 36 -2 -5.1 279 307 27 9.8 5.0
Crude vegetable products 120 119 -1 -0.7 990 1,080 90 9.1 28.8
Cotton 1 1 0 -36.6 7 9 2 30.3 -34.0
Energy products 3,440 3,397 -43 -1.2 24,637 29,694 5,056 20.5 29.1
Crude petroleum 2,041 2,113 72 3.5 15,023 18,165 3,142 20.9 26.4
Other energy products 1,399 1,284 -115 -8.2 9,614 11,529 1,914 19.9 33.8
Coal and other related products 494 415 -79 -16.0 3,474 3,790 315 9.1 36.0
Petroleum and coal products 905 869 -36 -4.0 6,140 7,739 1,599 26.0 32.8
Forestry products 223 222 -1 -0.7 1,792 2,010 219 12.2 10.4
Forestry products 223 222 -1 -0.7 1,792 2,010 219 12.2 10.4
Crude wood products 40 41 0 0.6 348 324 -24 -6.9 13.5
Wood fabricated materials 183 181 -2 -0.9 1,444 1,687 243 16.8 9.7
Industrial goods and materials 7,157 7,559 402 5.6 56,084 64,231 8,148 14.5 17.8
Metals and metal ores 2,541 2,954 413 16.3 17,819 23,979 6,160 34.6 28.5
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 508 637 128 25.2 4,291 5,093 802 18.7 2.1
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 522 492 -30 -5.8 3,434 4,905 1,471 42.8 19.9
Other iron and steel products 404 448 44 10.9 2,721 3,300 579 21.3 71.8
Precious metals including alloys 752 1,042 290 38.6 4,781 7,451 2,670 55.8 54.8
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 355 336 -19 -5.4 2,592 3,229 637 24.6 1.3
Chemicals and plastics 2,476 2,499 23 0.9 20,646 21,794 1,148 5.6 10.9
Organic chemicals 551 599 48 8.6 5,009 5,241 232 4.6 16.1
Plastic materials 869 848 -20 -2.3 6,597 7,535 938 14.2 16.0
Other chemicals and related products 1,056 1,052 -4 -0.4 9,040 9,019 -21 -0.2 4.5
Other industrial goods and materials 2,140 2,106 -34 -1.6 17,619 18,458 839 4.8 13.1
Crude animal products 22 21 -1 -4.5 177 196 20 11.1 1.2
Wool and man-made fibres 21 18 -3 -16.3 158 187 29 18.3 9.5
Crude non-metallic minerals 59 55 -4 -6.4 544 617 74 13.5 -0.2
Textile fabricated materials 210 196 -14 -6.6 1,699 1,751 52 3.1 9.4
Metal fabricated basic products 847 856 8 1.0 6,839 7,214 376 5.5 19.6
Rubber fabricated materials 86 84 -2 -2.7 702 742 40 5.7 6.7
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 106 105 -1 -0.7 951 900 -51 -5.3 -1.3
Non-metallic minerals 314 296 -17 -5.5 2,458 2,692 234 9.5 12.9
Other fabricated materials 475 475 0 0.0 4,091 4,157 66 1.6 11.3
Machinery and equipment 9,894 10,212 318 3.2 82,464 83,915 1,451 1.8 19.0
Industrial and agricultural machinery 2,652 2,795 143 5.4 21,506 22,209 703 3.3 26.0
Engines, turbines and electric motors 375 492 117 31.2 3,192 3,224 32 1.0 78.0
Drilling mining machinery 162 171 9 5.6 1,171 1,309 139 11.8 29.8
Excavating machinery 261 247 -14 -5.5 1,539 1,975 436 28.3 34.0
Metal working machinery 138 146 8 5.6 1,202 1,174 -28 -2.3 24.9
Other industrial machinery 1,338 1,363 25 1.9 11,329 11,254 -75 -0.7 17.2
Agricultural machinery including tractors 378 376 -2 -0.6 3,073 3,272 199 6.5 8.7
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,140 1,401 261 22.9 12,264 10,578 -1,686 -13.7 22.8
Aircraft, engines, parts 658 960 301 45.8 7,826 6,463 -1,363 -17.4 39.1
Other transportation equipment and parts 481 441 -41 -8.4 4,438 4,115 -323 -7.3 -2.2
Office machines and equipment 1,209 1,157 -52 -4.3 9,328 9,892 564 6.0 20.1
Other machinery and equipment 4,892 4,859 -33 -0.7 39,366 41,236 1,870 4.7 14.1
Other communication and related equipment 1,848 1,863 15 0.8 13,827 15,077 1,249 9.0 24.6
Other equipment and tools 3,044 2,996 -49 -1.6 25,539 26,159 620 2.4 8.4
Automotive products 5,775 5,498 -277 -4.8 39,272 52,396 13,124 33.4 12.8
Passenger autos and chassis 1,856 1,776 -80 -4.3 13,161 16,862 3,701 28.1 2.3
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,368 1,349 -19 -1.4 9,138 13,167 4,029 44.1 36.6
Motor vehicle parts 2,551 2,373 -178 -7.0 16,974 22,367 5,393 31.8 10.3
Other consumer goods 4,989 4,893 -96 -1.9 43,308 42,757 -551 -1.3 5.1
Apparel and footwear 975 1,013 38 3.9 8,627 8,086 -540 -6.3 20.1
Apparel and apparel accessories 802 823 21 2.6 7,183 6,699 -484 -6.7 18.4
Footwear 173 191 17 10.0 1,443 1,387 -56 -3.9 27.9
Miscellaneous consumer goods 4,014 3,879 -135 -3.4 34,682 34,671 -11 0.0 1.7
Television, radios, phonographs 146 123 -23 -15.7 1,024 1,182 157 15.4 -5.8
Printed matter 312 289 -23 -7.3 2,718 2,583 -135 -5.0 -0.5
Watches, sporting goods and toys 507 524 18 3.5 4,580 4,528 -52 -1.1 1.6
House furnishings 753 732 -21 -2.8 6,545 6,571 26 0.4 4.2
Photographic goods 223 218 -5 -2.5 1,938 1,873 -66 -3.4 1.5
Miscellaneous end products 2,073 1,993 -80 -3.8 17,876 17,935 58 0.3 1.8
Special transactions trade 428 551 123 28.7 3,594 3,793 199 5.5 47.5
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 722 714 -7 -1.0 5,827 6,587 761 13.1 12.1