Table 6-2
Imports by commodity groupings, balance of payments basis, seasonally adjusted — Constant dollars, 2002

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Constant dollars, 2002
  August  2010 September  2010 Change Year to date September 2010/ September 2009
2009 2010 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 40,035 40,068 33 0.1 298,504 347,858 49,354 16.5 16.6
Agricultural and fishing products 2,515 2,456 -60 -2.4 20,781 22,000 1,219 5.9 3.8
Fruits and vegetables 704 744 40 5.7 6,083 6,166 83 1.4 8.8
Fresh fruits and berries 247 274 26 10.6 2,235 2,280 45 2.0 11.9
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 130 128 -2 -1.5 1,116 1,023 -93 -8.3 6.0
Fresh vegetables 173 185 12 7.1 1,590 1,580 -10 -0.6 -2.5
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 154 157 4 2.3 1,143 1,284 141 12.3 22.0
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,812 1,712 -100 -5.5 14,698 15,834 1,136 7.7 1.8
Live animals 16 15 -2 -11.3 144 141 -3 -1.9 -19.0
Meat and meat preparations 176 158 -19 -10.5 1,579 1,521 -58 -3.7 -17.2
Fish and marine animals 231 230 0 -0.2 2,049 2,075 26 1.2 -12.7
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 461 383 -78 -16.9 2,990 3,738 748 25.0 11.7
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 58 62 5 8.0 415 487 73 17.5 30.4
Corn (maize) shelled 23 23 0 -1.8 311 328 17 5.4 -44.9
Other cereals and cereal preparations 149 154 5 3.4 1,441 1,320 -122 -8.4 -9.3
Sugar and sugar preparations 137 132 -5 -3.4 1,191 1,256 65 5.4 11.5
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 90 93 2 2.7 819 883 64 7.8 -3.2
Beverages 311 293 -17 -5.6 2,409 2,578 168 7.0 17.7
Tobacco 45 42 -2 -4.8 318 369 52 16.3 2.0
Crude vegetable products 114 126 12 10.4 1,022 1,125 104 10.1 23.6
Cotton 1 1 0 -37.9 10 12 3 30.3 -37.4
Energy products 1,893 1,816 -76 -4.0 15,642 16,014 372 2.4 15.5
Crude petroleum 949 997 48 5.0 8,714 8,309 -405 -4.6 17.2
Other energy products 944 820 -124 -13.1 6,929 7,705 776 11.2 13.4
Coal and other related products 441 362 -78 -17.7 2,862 3,348 486 17.0 18.3
Petroleum and coal products 503 457 -46 -9.1 4,067 4,357 290 7.1 9.8
Forestry products 281 286 6 2.0 2,232 2,619 387 17.3 7.3
Forestry products 281 286 6 2.0 2,232 2,619 387 17.3 7.3
Crude wood products 57 58 1 2.0 432 474 41 9.6 22.3
Wood fabricated materials 224 229 5 2.1 1,800 2,146 346 19.2 4.1
Industrial goods and materials 6,593 6,668 75 1.1 50,000 58,639 8,639 17.3 14.2
Metals and metal ores 1,837 2,039 202 11.0 12,796 16,944 4,148 32.4 23.8
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 312 359 47 15.0 3,267 2,942 -325 -9.9 -16.3
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 412 391 -21 -5.1 2,728 4,049 1,321 48.4 10.8
Other iron and steel products 290 310 20 6.9 1,896 2,393 497 26.2 53.0
Precious metals including alloys 450 640 190 42.2 2,250 4,205 1,956 86.9 105.7
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 372 338 -34 -9.2 2,656 3,355 700 26.3 -3.4
Chemicals and plastics 2,341 2,259 -83 -3.5 19,017 20,872 1,855 9.8 5.4
Organic chemicals 460 436 -24 -5.3 3,981 3,842 -138 -3.5 9.4
Plastic materials 901 884 -16 -1.8 6,790 7,994 1,204 17.7 13.0
Other chemicals and related products 980 938 -42 -4.3 8,247 9,036 789 9.6 -2.5
Other industrial goods and materials 2,415 2,371 -44 -1.8 18,187 20,822 2,636 14.5 15.7
Crude animal products 23 24 1 4.5 269 212 -57 -21.1 -15.0
Wool and man-made fibres 27 23 -5 -17.3 197 241 44 22.1 9.6
Crude non-metallic minerals 51 47 -4 -7.6 478 517 39 8.2 1.0
Textile fabricated materials 282 264 -18 -6.3 2,054 2,358 304 14.8 12.9
Metal fabricated basic products 890 906 16 1.8 6,596 7,686 1,090 16.5 22.1
Rubber fabricated materials 101 101 -1 -0.7 776 902 126 16.3 7.6
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 103 101 -2 -2.0 816 885 69 8.5 3.5
Non-metallic minerals 373 359 -14 -3.7 2,720 3,253 533 19.6 13.6
Other fabricated materials 565 546 -19 -3.3 4,280 4,767 488 11.4 15.9
Machinery and equipment 14,457 14,790 333 2.3 105,500 121,184 15,684 14.9 25.4
Industrial and agricultural machinery 3,219 3,417 198 6.1 23,440 27,217 3,777 16.1 31.2
Engines, turbines and electric motors 461 607 146 31.6 3,528 3,991 462 13.1 83.5
Drilling mining machinery 179 190 11 6.2 1,150 1,463 313 27.2 34.0
Excavating machinery 322 309 -13 -4.2 1,649 2,463 814 49.4 44.4
Metal working machinery 176 188 12 6.9 1,375 1,504 130 9.4 30.9
Other industrial machinery 1,599 1,642 42 2.7 12,215 13,619 1,404 11.5 21.6
Agricultural machinery including tractors 480 480 0 -0.1 3,523 4,177 654 18.6 13.4
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,325 1,626 301 22.7 12,966 12,384 -582 -4.5 23.8
Aircraft, engines, parts 808 1,151 343 42.4 8,450 7,857 -593 -7.0 40.1
Other transportation equipment and parts 517 475 -42 -8.0 4,516 4,526 11 0.2 -3.3
Office machines and equipment 2,864 2,697 -167 -5.8 18,527 21,968 3,441 18.6 35.5
Other machinery and equipment 7,049 7,050 1 0.0 50,566 59,615 9,049 17.9 19.8
Other communication and related equipment 3,093 3,128 35 1.1 20,711 25,411 4,700 22.7 29.4
Other equipment and tools 3,956 3,922 -34 -0.9 29,855 34,203 4,348 14.6 13.1
Automotive products 7,021 6,678 -342 -4.9 45,176 63,706 18,529 41.0 14.7
Passenger autos and chassis 2,140 2,039 -101 -4.7 15,282 19,401 4,119 27.0 1.8
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,546 1,506 -40 -2.6 9,697 14,764 5,067 52.3 38.7
Motor vehicle parts 3,334 3,133 -201 -6.0 20,198 29,541 9,343 46.3 14.5
Other consumer goods 6,368 6,309 -59 -0.9 50,698 55,176 4,478 8.8 8.4
Apparel and footwear 1,365 1,444 79 5.8 10,822 11,435 613 5.7 27.3
Apparel and apparel accessories 1,127 1,181 54 4.8 9,032 9,513 481 5.3 26.2
Footwear 238 263 25 10.4 1,789 1,922 132 7.4 32.7
Miscellaneous consumer goods 5,003 4,865 -138 -2.7 39,876 43,741 3,865 9.7 3.9
Television, radios, phonographs 244 211 -33 -13.5 1,532 2,006 475 31.0 -2.3
Printed matter 384 357 -27 -7.1 3,201 3,194 -7 -0.2 0.2
Watches, sporting goods and toys 684 706 22 3.2 5,824 6,290 466 8.0 3.6
House furnishings 956 932 -24 -2.5 7,499 8,403 904 12.1 6.1
Photographic goods 437 436 -2 -0.4 3,079 3,562 482 15.7 15.7
Miscellaneous end products 2,297 2,224 -74 -3.2 18,741 20,287 1,545 8.2 2.2
Special transactions trade 496 631 134 27.1 3,884 4,334 450 11.6 47.7
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 411 433 22 5.4 4,591 4,186 -405 -8.8 -6.9