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

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Table summary
This table displays the results of current dollars november 2011, december 2011, change, year to date, december 2011/ december 2010 and 2010, calculated using 2010, 2011, change, millions of dollars and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  November 2011 December 2011 Change Year to date December 2011/ December 2010
2010 2011 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 39,036 39,334 298 0.8 413,833 455,578 41,745 10.1 10.9
Agricultural and fishing products 2,809 2,825 16 0.6 29,579 32,621 3,042 10.3 9.0
Fruits and vegetables 759 761 2 0.3 8,294 8,924 630 7.6 7.7
Fresh fruits and berries 258 275 18 6.8 2,960 3,110 151 5.1 9.7
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit
preparations		 133 134 1 0.7 1,377 1,553 176 12.8 9.9
Fresh vegetables 190 180 -11 -5.6 2,183 2,284 101 4.6 0.9
Other vegetables and vegetable
preparations		 178 173 -6 -3.1 1,774 1,976 202 11.4 10.7
Other agricultural and fishing
products		 2,050 2,063 14 0.7 21,285 23,698 2,413 11.3 9.5
Live animals 20 19 -1 -5.9 196 220 25 12.5 17.4
Meat and meat preparations 217 236 20 9.1 2,162 2,544 382 17.7 12.8
Fish and marine animals 196 200 4 2.0 2,027 2,293 267 13.2 10.8
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other
food preparations		 454 497 43 9.5 4,987 5,642 656 13.1 14.4
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 46 54 8 16.2 590 627 37 6.3 7.4
Corn (maize) shelled 25 27 2 7.5 398 381 -17 -4.3 24.7
Other cereals and cereal preparations 197 195 -2 -0.9 2,133 2,242 109 5.1 5.9
Sugar and sugar preparations 196 171 -25 -12.5 1,769 2,189 420 23.7 19.7
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled
cereal		 122 126 5 3.8 1,398 1,443 45 3.2 2.9
Beverages 386 336 -50 -12.9 3,723 3,898 175 4.7 0.4
Tobacco 41 37 -4 -10.3 424 383 -41 -9.8 10.5
Crude vegetable products 149 164 15 10.0 1,467 1,823 356 24.2 6.6
Cotton 1 1 0 -33.9 12 12 1 5.7 -19.9
Energy products 4,653 4,302 -351 -7.6 40,549 51,972 11,423 28.2 15.3
Crude petroleum 2,511 2,277 -234 -9.3 23,837 27,806 3,969 16.7 6.7
Other energy products 2,143 2,025 -118 -5.5 16,711 24,166 7,454 44.6 26.7
Coal and other related products 517 470 -46 -9.0 5,180 5,633 454 8.8 25.1
Petroleum and coal products 1,626 1,554 -72 -4.4 11,532 18,532 7,001 60.7 27.3
Forestry products 212 230 18 8.7 2,648 2,518 -130 -4.9 6.6
Forestry products 212 230 18 8.7 2,648 2,518 -130 -4.9 6.6
Crude wood products 31 35 4 11.4 423 363 -60 -14.2 -18.2
Wood fabricated materials 181 195 15 8.2 2,225 2,155 -70 -3.1 12.8
Industrial goods and materials 8,352 8,567 215 2.6 86,926 97,962 11,036 12.7 11.8
Metals and metal ores 3,341 3,473 133 4.0 33,095 39,952 6,857 20.7 11.2
Metals in ores, concentrates
and scrap		 660 653 -7 -1.0 7,086 8,402 1,316 18.6 -10.3
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 577 612 35 6.1 6,367 7,040 673 10.6 33.9
Other iron and steel products 447 494 48 10.7 4,360 5,172 812 18.6 40.5
Precious metals including alloys 1,280 1,332 51 4.0 10,997 14,759 3,761 34.2 7.7
Other non-ferrous metals and
alloys		 377 383 6 1.5 4,284 4,579 294 6.9 9.6
Chemicals and plastics 2,689 2,773 84 3.1 28,972 31,528 2,557 8.8 14.2
Organic chemicals 599 683 85 14.1 6,826 6,991 165 2.4 31.0
Plastic materials 949 964 15 1.6 10,106 10,912 807 8.0 12.9
Other chemicals and related products 1,142 1,126 -16 -1.4 12,040 13,625 1,585 13.2 7.0
Other industrial goods and materials 2,322 2,320 -2 -0.1 24,860 26,482 1,622 6.5 9.9
Crude animal products 30 31 1 2.6 238 299 62 25.9 119.2
Wool and man-made fibres 20 21 1 6.9 250 259 9 3.6 -1.1
Crude non-metallic minerals 74 77 3 4.1 814 854 40 4.9 16.3
Textile fabricated materials 214 209 -5 -2.3 2,364 2,531 167 7.1 1.7
Metal fabricated basic products 988 1,007 19 1.9 9,818 11,140 1,323 13.5 13.8
Rubber fabricated materials 101 104 3 2.8 1,004 1,141 137 13.7 18.6
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 124 110 -15 -11.8 1,241 1,257 16 1.3 4.9
Non-metallic minerals 326 312 -14 -4.2 3,610 3,730 120 3.3 4.7
Other fabricated materials 444 449 5 1.0 5,521 5,270 -251 -4.5 4.7
Machinery and equipment 10,741 10,882 141 1.3 113,877 124,651 10,773 9.5 11.7
Industrial and agricultural machinery 3,063 3,201 138 4.5 30,187 35,728 5,541 18.4 20.9
Engines, turbines and electric
motors		 375 349 -26 -6.9 4,419 4,228 -191 -4.3 -8.8
Drilling mining machinery 184 184 0 0.2 1,782 2,876 1,094 61.4 11.7
Excavating machinery 320 376 56 17.4 2,724 3,555 831 30.5 51.1
Metal working machinery 168 188 20 11.6 1,688 2,126 438 26.0 15.1
Other industrial machinery 1,589 1,650 61 3.8 15,294 18,038 2,744 17.9 23.4
Agricultural machinery including
tractors		 426 454 28 6.5 4,281 4,905 625 14.6 29.0
Aircraft and other transportation
equipment		 1,308 1,200 -108 -8.3 14,608 15,865 1,257 8.6 0.7
Aircraft, engines, parts 757 730 -27 -3.6 8,891 8,999 107 1.2 -8.0
Other transportation equipment
and parts		 551 470 -81 -14.8 5,717 6,866 1,149 20.1 17.9
Office machines and equipment 1,176 1,205 29 2.5 13,254 13,714 460 3.5 10.8
Other machinery and equipment 5,193 5,275 82 1.6 55,828 59,344 3,516 6.3 9.6
Other communication and related
equipment		 1,913 1,959 45 2.4 20,424 21,869 1,445 7.1 15.3
Other equipment and tools 3,280 3,317 37 1.1 35,404 37,475 2,071 5.8 6.4
Automotive products 5,828 6,037 209 3.6 68,713 71,230 2,517 3.7 9.2
Passenger autos and chassis 1,815 1,733 -83 -4.5 22,267 22,462 194 0.9 -7.3
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,281 1,413 132 10.3 16,862 18,352 1,490 8.8 20.9
Motor vehicle parts 2,732 2,891 159 5.8 29,584 30,417 833 2.8 16.2
Other consumer goods 5,129 5,150 21 0.4 57,771 59,588 1,818 3.1 5.9
Apparel and footwear 1,033 1,048 15 1.4 11,234 12,232 998 8.9 2.7
Apparel and apparel accessories 855 866 10 1.2 9,303 10,158 855 9.2 2.6
Footwear 178 182 5 2.5 1,930 2,074 143 7.4 3.4
Miscellaneous consumer goods 4,096 4,102 6 0.2 46,537 47,357 820 1.8 6.7
Television, radios, phonographs 134 137 3 2.2 1,558 1,563 4 0.3 15.4
Printed matter 272 264 -7 -2.7 3,510 3,336 -174 -5.0 -10.1
Watches, sporting goods and toys 490 451 -39 -7.9 6,120 5,755 -365 -6.0 -11.6
House furnishings 755 783 28 3.7 8,800 8,809 10 0.1 7.7
Photographic goods 232 267 35 15.2 2,657 2,681 24 0.9 16.6
Miscellaneous end products 2,213 2,199 -14 -0.6 23,891 25,212 1,321 5.5 12.0
Special transactions trade 509 487 -22 -4.3 4,949 5,526 578 11.7 27.9
Unallocated balance of payments
adjustments		 804 855 51 6.3 8,821 9,509 688 7.8 12.7