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

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Constant dollars, 2002


Table summary
This table displays the results of constant 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 42,824 43,593 769 1.8 124,633 129,589 4,956 4.0 3.2
Agricultural and fishing products 2,772 2,773 0 0.0 7,795 8,232 437 5.6 4.2
Fruits and vegetables 763 778 15 2.0 2,113 2,303 191 9.0 10.0
Fresh fruits and berries 266 273 8 2.9 821 815 -7 -0.8 1.2
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit
preparations		 109 118 9 8.5 366 338 -28 -7.7 -0.6
Fresh vegetables 233 228 -5 -1.9 471 685 213 45.2 35.6
Other vegetables and vegetable
preparations		 156 158 3 1.7 454 466 12 2.7 5.5
Other agricultural and fishing
products		 2,009 1,995 -15 -0.7 5,683 5,929 247 4.3 2.1
Live animals 16 14 -2 -12.7 53 45 -8 -14.8 -24.6
Meat and meat preparations 208 212 4 1.7 545 624 79 14.6 13.9
Fish and marine animals 203 208 5 2.3 739 624 -116 -15.6 -3.6
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other
food preparations		 565 544 -22 -3.9 1,453 1,645 192 13.2 6.4
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 50 54 5 9.1 149 154 5 3.5 5.0
Corn (maize) shelled 18 28 10 53.7 51 65 14 27.3 51.2
Other cereals and cereal preparations 182 170 -13 -6.9 400 531 131 32.9 21.4
Sugar and sugar preparations 181 171 -10 -5.6 541 498 -43 -7.9 -20.9
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled
cereal		 106 106 0 0.4 299 315 16 5.4 3.4
Beverages 305 311 6 1.9 940 910 -30 -3.2 1.2
Tobacco 40 49 9 23.9 106 123 17 15.8 5.6
Crude vegetable products 134 128 -6 -4.7 403 392 -10 -2.6 -8.0
Cotton 1 1 0 10.2 5 2 -2 -48.9 -52.3
Energy products 2,092 1,801 -291 -13.9 5,846 5,761 -85 -1.4 -12.4
Crude petroleum 831 848 17 2.1 2,527 2,455 -71 -2.8 -16.3
Other energy products 1,261 953 -308 -24.4 3,319 3,306 -13 -0.4 -8.6
Coal and other related products 451 409 -42 -9.3 1,317 1,326 9 0.6 -5.3
Petroleum and coal products 810 544 -266 -32.9 2,002 1,980 -22 -1.1 -10.9
Forestry products 275 290 14 5.2 824 857 33 4.0 9.8
Forestry products 275 290 14 5.2 824 857 33 4.0 9.8
Crude wood products 44 41 -3 -6.9 140 129 -11 -8.0 -13.2
Wood fabricated materials 231 248 17 7.5 684 729 44 6.5 14.8
Industrial goods and materials 6,911 7,010 99 1.4 20,159 20,862 703 3.5 2.2
Metals and metal ores 2,082 2,120 38 1.8 5,856 6,317 461 7.9 2.6
Metals in ores, concentrates
and scrap		 352 278 -74 -21.0 961 975 14 1.5 -17.8
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 493 481 -12 -2.4 1,450 1,463 13 0.9 -1.2
Other iron and steel products 292 332 39 13.5 830 926 96 11.5 17.9
Precious metals including alloys 561 628 67 11.9 1,570 1,809 238 15.2 1.5
Other non-ferrous metals and
alloys		 385 402 17 4.5 1,044 1,145 101 9.6 17.4
Chemicals and plastics 2,303 2,345 41 1.8 6,969 6,929 -40 -0.6 -0.3
Organic chemicals 362 357 -5 -1.3 1,112 1,098 -15 -1.3 0.7
Plastic materials 916 906 -11 -1.2 2,690 2,743 53 2.0 -1.2
Other chemicals and related products 1,025 1,082 57 5.6 3,167 3,088 -79 -2.5 0.2
Other industrial goods and materials 2,525 2,545 20 0.8 7,333 7,616 282 3.8 4.3
Crude animal products 36 27 -9 -25.9 79 104 25 31.4 33.7
Wool and man-made fibres 25 24 -1 -5.0 82 76 -6 -7.2 -12.9
Crude non-metallic minerals 61 56 -5 -8.1 164 172 8 4.9 3.4
Textile fabricated materials 272 274 2 0.6 828 828 1 0.1 0.7
Metal fabricated basic products 1,024 1,037 13 1.3 2,873 3,081 208 7.2 7.6
Rubber fabricated materials 115 120 6 5.0 342 351 9 2.7 6.5
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 89 90 1 1.1 272 269 -3 -1.2 -1.7
Non-metallic minerals 388 400 12 3.0 1,123 1,183 60 5.3 10.0
Other fabricated materials 515 517 2 0.4 1,572 1,553 -19 -1.2 -3.2
Machinery and equipment 15,753 16,196 443 2.8 45,615 47,728 2,113 4.6 3.8
Industrial and agricultural machinery 3,681 3,838 157 4.3 10,108 11,214 1,106 10.9 12.3
Engines, turbines and electric
motors		 406 436 31 7.5 1,256 1,304 48 3.8 3.5
Drilling mining machinery 203 212 9 4.4 559 638 79 14.1 4.8
Excavating machinery 362 436 74 20.3 1,051 1,178 127 12.1 31.5
Metal working machinery 224 225 1 0.4 672 664 -7 -1.1 2.2
Other industrial machinery 1,907 1,900 -7 -0.4 5,109 5,657 548 10.7 8.0
Agricultural machinery including
tractors		 580 629 50 8.5 1,461 1,773 312 21.3 30.1
Aircraft and other transportation
equipment		 1,452 1,462 10 0.7 4,862 4,310 -551 -11.3 -19.5
Aircraft, engines, parts 861 700 -161 -18.7 2,963 2,440 -523 -17.6 -33.4
Other transportation equipment
and parts		 591 762 171 28.9 1,899 1,870 -29 -1.5 -0.3
Office machines and equipment 3,077 3,096 18 0.6 8,533 9,218 685 8.0 6.5
Other machinery and equipment 7,542 7,800 258 3.4 22,112 22,986 874 4.0 4.6
Other communication and related
equipment		 3,194 3,268 74 2.3 9,641 9,731 90 0.9 -0.3
Other equipment and tools 4,348 4,531 184 4.2 12,471 13,255 783 6.3 8.4
Automotive products 7,865 8,054 189 2.4 22,340 24,037 1,697 7.6 7.2
Passenger autos and chassis 2,373 2,380 7 0.3 6,687 7,180 493 7.4 4.8
Trucks and other motor vehicles 2,011 2,065 54 2.7 5,103 5,989 886 17.4 16.6
Motor vehicle parts 3,481 3,609 128 3.7 10,550 10,868 318 3.0 4.0
Other consumer goods 6,098 6,266 168 2.8 19,251 18,685 -566 -2.9 -2.1
Apparel and footwear 1,270 1,305 34 2.7 4,221 3,957 -264 -6.2 -2.8
Apparel and apparel accessories 1,060 1,103 43 4.0 3,530 3,304 -225 -6.4 -2.9
Footwear 210 202 -8 -4.0 691 653 -38 -5.6 -2.2
Miscellaneous consumer goods 4,828 4,962 134 2.8 15,030 14,728 -302 -2.0 -1.9
Television, radios, phonographs 228 224 -4 -1.8 676 687 11 1.7 -4.6
Printed matter 333 327 -6 -1.8 1,083 993 -90 -8.3 -11.0
Watches, sporting goods and toys 668 650 -18 -2.7 2,087 1,947 -141 -6.7 -5.6
House furnishings 936 974 38 4.1 2,753 2,875 122 4.4 8.6
Photographic goods 404 438 34 8.3 1,476 1,277 -199 -13.5 -14.2
Miscellaneous end products 2,258 2,348 90 4.0 6,954 6,949 -6 -0.1 -0.4
Special transactions trade 509 664 155 30.4 1,487 1,783 296 19.9 36.2
Unallocated balance of payments
adjustments		 548 539 -8 -1.5 1,317 1,643 326 24.8 32.0