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 february  2012, march  2012, change, year to date, march 2012/ march 2011 and 2011, calculated using 2011, 2012, change, millions of dollars and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  February  2012 March  2012 Change Year to date March 2012/ March 2011
2011 2012 Change
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 39,363 39,138 -225 -0.6 109,704 117,806 8,102 7.4 4.3
Agricultural and fishing products 2,759 2,829 70 2.5 7,912 8,358 446 5.6 5.7
Fruits and vegetables 729 738 9 1.2 2,186 2,220 34 1.6 4.0
Fresh fruits and berries 252 257 5 1.8 756 770 14 1.8 9.4
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit
preparations		 135 140 5 4.0 378 408 30 8.0 13.7
Fresh vegetables 169 162 -6 -3.8 583 515 -68 -11.6 -17.9
Other vegetables and vegetable
preparations		 173 179 5 3.0 468 527 59 12.5 16.3
Other agricultural and fishing
products		 2,030 2,091 61 3.0 5,726 6,137 411 7.2 6.3
Live animals 17 16 -1 -6.0 55 51 -3 -6.2 -16.8
Meat and meat preparations 226 234 8 3.8 582 689 108 18.5 17.7
Fish and marine animals 185 198 13 6.8 572 575 3 0.5 9.8
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other
food preparations		 481 493 12 2.5 1,377 1,471 93 6.8 9.7
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 55 55 0 0.2 149 163 15 9.8 8.5
Corn (maize) shelled 32 50 17 54.0 78 117 38 49.3 74.4
Other cereals and cereal preparations 208 206 -2 -1.1 520 618 97 18.7 14.9
Sugar and sugar preparations 177 177 0 0.3 552 521 -31 -5.6 -21.1
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled
cereal		 123 126 4 3.1 353 369 16 4.4 5.4
Beverages 338 342 3 1.0 977 1,001 24 2.5 4.0
Tobacco 35 43 8 22.6 88 109 21 23.3 11.8
Crude vegetable products 152 150 -2 -1.3 418 451 32 7.8 1.9
Cotton 1 1 0 11.3 4 3 -1 -31.6 -40.7
Energy products 5,018 4,272 -746 -14.9 12,258 13,576 1,318 10.8 -8.3
Crude petroleum 2,660 2,611 -49 -1.8 6,762 7,691 929 13.7 -8.7
Other energy products 2,358 1,661 -697 -29.6 5,496 5,885 389 7.1 -7.7
Coal and other related products 328 283 -45 -13.8 1,260 1,012 -248 -19.7 -33.0
Petroleum and coal products 2,030 1,378 -652 -32.1 4,236 4,873 637 15.0 0.1
Forestry products 205 214 9 4.3 611 641 30 4.9 11.3
Forestry products 205 214 9 4.3 611 641 30 4.9 11.3
Crude wood products 32 30 -2 -7.1 96 92 -4 -3.9 -5.1
Wood fabricated materials 173 184 11 6.4 515 549 34 6.6 14.5
Industrial goods and materials 8,445 8,107 -338 -4.0 22,999 24,806 1,807 7.9 3.3
Metals and metal ores 3,453 3,097 -356 -10.3 9,193 9,702 510 5.5 -6.2
Metals in ores, concentrates
and scrap		 685 541 -144 -21.0 2,016 1,919 -98 -4.8 -27.5
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 656 633 -22 -3.4 1,756 1,937 182 10.3 3.6
Other iron and steel products 449 462 13 2.9 1,173 1,368 195 16.7 13.3
Precious metals including alloys 1,263 1,062 -201 -15.9 3,126 3,309 183 5.9 -9.1
Other non-ferrous metals and
alloys		 400 398 -2 -0.4 1,122 1,169 47 4.2 8.3
Chemicals and plastics 2,678 2,670 -8 -0.3 7,411 8,092 681 9.2 9.9
Organic chemicals 591 610 19 3.2 1,649 1,813 164 9.9 22.2
Plastic materials 936 923 -13 -1.4 2,584 2,816 232 9.0 5.0
Other chemicals and related products 1,151 1,137 -14 -1.2 3,177 3,463 286 9.0 8.2
Other industrial goods and materials 2,314 2,340 26 1.1 6,396 7,011 616 9.6 10.7
Crude animal products 35 29 -6 -17.6 78 104 26 33.3 43.0
Wool and man-made fibres 21 20 -1 -4.3 66 65 -2 -2.4 -10.2
Crude non-metallic minerals 68 70 2 3.3 201 199 -1 -0.7 4.4
Textile fabricated materials 211 215 4 1.9 607 654 47 7.7 8.1
Metal fabricated basic products 999 1,009 10 1.0 2,632 3,011 379 14.4 14.6
Rubber fabricated materials 103 110 6 6.2 274 319 45 16.4 21.7
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 102 102 0 -0.4 299 306 7 2.3 2.4
Non-metallic minerals 329 346 17 5.2 901 1,015 115 12.7 18.6
Other fabricated materials 445 439 -6 -1.4 1,338 1,338 1 0.1 -1.0
Machinery and equipment 10,547 10,793 246 2.3 29,984 32,030 2,046 6.8 5.8
Industrial and agricultural machinery 3,075 3,196 122 4.0 7,998 9,397 1,399 17.5 18.7
Engines, turbines and electric
motors		 332 357 25 7.7 979 1,075 97 9.9 9.6
Drilling mining machinery 186 195 9 4.8 483 588 104 21.6 11.7
Excavating machinery 307 366 59 19.1 806 998 192 23.8 43.9
Metal working machinery 177 176 -2 -1.0 508 527 20 3.9 6.6
Other industrial machinery 1,615 1,608 -7 -0.4 4,115 4,806 692 16.8 14.3
Agricultural machinery including
tractors		 456 494 37 8.2 1,108 1,402 294 26.5 35.5
Aircraft and other transportation
equipment		 1,268 1,276 8 0.6 4,046 3,763 -284 -7.0 -15.3
Aircraft, engines, parts 707 561 -145 -20.6 2,375 1,982 -393 -16.5 -33.1
Other transportation equipment
and parts		 561 715 153 27.3 1,672 1,780 109 6.5 7.1
Office machines and equipment 1,103 1,087 -16 -1.5 3,353 3,285 -67 -2.0 -4.9
Other machinery and equipment 5,101 5,233 132 2.6 14,587 15,585 998 6.8 7.7
Other communication and related
equipment		 1,809 1,820 11 0.6 5,454 5,503 49 0.9 -0.3
Other equipment and tools 3,292 3,413 122 3.7 9,133 10,082 949 10.4 12.5
Automotive products 6,252 6,543 292 4.7 17,850 19,434 1,584 8.9 9.6
Passenger autos and chassis 1,979 2,068 89 4.5 5,793 6,149 356 6.1 5.7
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,656 1,772 116 7.0 4,324 5,074 750 17.3 18.8
Motor vehicle parts 2,616 2,703 87 3.3 7,733 8,212 479 6.2 7.1
Other consumer goods 4,826 4,947 122 2.5 14,427 14,834 407 2.8 4.1
Apparel and footwear 947 964 17 1.8 2,889 2,949 60 2.1 5.3
Apparel and apparel accessories 791 813 22 2.7 2,404 2,462 57 2.4 5.3
Footwear 156 152 -4 -2.7 485 488 3 0.6 5.0
Miscellaneous consumer goods 3,879 3,983 104 2.7 11,538 11,885 347 3.0 3.9
Television, radios, phonographs 133 130 -2 -1.7 393 402 9 2.2 -3.7
Printed matter 267 259 -7 -2.8 850 799 -51 -6.0 -9.4
Watches, sporting goods and toys 498 487 -11 -2.3 1,470 1,461 -9 -0.6 1.2
House furnishings 741 770 28 3.8 2,105 2,288 183 8.7 12.8
Photographic goods 184 194 11 5.7 704 588 -116 -16.5 -17.6
Miscellaneous end products 2,056 2,143 86 4.2 6,016 6,348 332 5.5 6.4
Special transactions trade 467 582 115 24.6 1,300 1,605 305 23.5 39.0
Unallocated balance of payments
adjustments		 844 850 6 0.7 2,362 2,521 159 6.7 6.2