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 may 2012, june 2012, change, year to date, june 2012/ and 2011, calculated using 2011, 2012, change, june 2011, millions of dollars and percent units of measure appearing as column headers.
  May 2012 June 2012 Change Year to date June 2012/
2011 2012 Change June 2011
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 39,981 40,903 922 2.3 223,494 238,884 15,390 6.9 7.4
Agricultural and fishing products 2,838 2,933 95 3.4 15,971 16,949 978 6.1 7.5
Fruits and vegetables 766 812 47 6.1 4,383 4,580 198 4.5 9.8
Fresh fruits and berries 278 291 13 4.7 1,511 1,628 117 7.8 17.1
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit
preparations		 129 145 16 12.4 760 818 58 7.6 13.7
Fresh vegetables 179 190 12 6.6 1,149 1,056 -93 -8.1 0.6
Other vegetables and vegetable
preparations		 180 186 6 3.3 962 1,078 116 12.0 6.6
Other agricultural and fishing
products		 2,072 2,121 49 2.3 11,588 12,369 780 6.7 6.6
Live animals 22 18 -3 -14.4 109 111 2 1.8 3.4
Meat and meat preparations 217 248 30 13.8 1,200 1,390 190 15.8 20.5
Fish and marine animals 188 203 15 8.2 1,131 1,154 23 2.0 8.7
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other
food preparations		 498 494 -4 -0.7 2,786 2,951 165 5.9 2.1
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 56 48 -8 -13.9 308 316 9 2.8 -9.8
Corn (maize) shelled 36 36 0 -0.3 159 231 72 45.1 22.7
Other cereals and cereal preparations 198 215 17 8.7 1,080 1,238 158 14.6 16.9
Sugar and sugar preparations 206 187 -19 -9.0 1,101 1,090 -12 -1.1 -4.3
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled
cereal		 134 150 16 11.8 710 786 76 10.7 28.2
Beverages 351 346 -5 -1.4 1,939 2,044 106 5.5 6.4
Tobacco 33 29 -4 -11.4 170 190 20 11.8 -6.4
Crude vegetable products 131 144 13 9.6 889 862 -27 -3.0 -8.5
Cotton 1 1 -1 -52.2 7 6 -1 -8.0 -30.9
Energy products 4,398 4,239 -158 -3.6 26,039 26,434 395 1.5 -3.2
Crude petroleum 2,668 2,184 -484 -18.2 14,028 14,965 937 6.7 1.9
Other energy products 1,729 2,055 326 18.9 12,011 11,469 -542 -4.5 -8.0
Coal and other related products 299 294 -5 -1.7 2,607 1,920 -687 -26.4 -40.0
Petroleum and coal products 1,430 1,762 331 23.2 9,403 9,549 145 1.5 1.0
Forestry products 221 238 17 7.9 1,225 1,328 102 8.3 18.6
Forestry products 221 238 17 7.9 1,225 1,328 102 8.3 18.6
Crude wood products 34 37 3 10.0 182 194 11 6.2 42.3
Wood fabricated materials 187 201 14 7.5 1,043 1,134 91 8.7 15.0
Industrial goods and materials 8,284 8,476 192 2.3 47,453 49,910 2,456 5.2 3.6
Metals and metal ores 3,117 3,220 103 3.3 19,274 19,086 -188 -1.0 -7.8
Metals in ores, concentrates
and scrap		 607 618 11 1.8 4,169 3,798 -371 -8.9 -21.9
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 597 635 38 6.3 3,571 3,831 260 7.3 3.5
Other iron and steel products 452 519 67 14.9 2,455 2,772 317 12.9 17.6
Precious metals including alloys 1,096 1,076 -20 -1.8 6,790 6,394 -396 -5.8 -14.6
Other non-ferrous metals and
alloys		 365 372 8 2.1 2,289 2,291 2 0.1 -3.5
Chemicals and plastics 2,786 2,825 39 1.4 15,239 16,533 1,294 8.5 12.1
Organic chemicals 599 589 -10 -1.6 3,402 3,629 227 6.7 -1.1
Plastic materials 960 1,027 68 7.1 5,316 5,807 491 9.2 14.2
Other chemicals and related products 1,227 1,208 -19 -1.5 6,520 7,097 577 8.8 17.8
Other industrial goods and materials 2,382 2,431 50 2.1 12,940 14,290 1,350 10.4 11.9
Crude animal products 35 26 -9 -25.1 158 198 40 25.5 5.9
Wool and man-made fibres 20 23 3 14.8 137 129 -8 -5.9 10.3
Crude non-metallic minerals 70 71 1 1.9 405 411 6 1.5 0.8
Textile fabricated materials 215 221 6 2.8 1,244 1,317 73 5.9 5.0
Metal fabricated basic products 1,046 1,069 23 2.2 5,378 6,205 827 15.4 15.7
Rubber fabricated materials 107 111 3 3.2 547 646 99 18.1 20.6
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 97 98 1 1.4 598 598 0 0.1 -2.8
Non-metallic minerals 344 346 3 0.8 1,840 2,064 224 12.2 10.6
Other fabricated materials 447 465 18 3.9 2,635 2,722 88 3.3 11.8
Machinery and equipment 10,876 11,225 348 3.2 61,328 65,211 3,882 6.3 4.7
Industrial and agricultural machinery 3,215 3,403 188 5.9 17,348 19,287 1,939 11.2 -1.1
Engines, turbines and electric
motors		 370 361 -9 -2.4 2,130 2,294 164 7.7 47.8
Drilling mining machinery 214 235 21 9.9 1,715 1,235 -480 -28.0 -74.0
Excavating machinery 377 404 28 7.4 1,629 2,115 486 29.8 46.7
Metal working machinery 181 196 15 8.4 1,067 1,091 24 2.3 23.8
Other industrial machinery 1,591 1,726 135 8.5 8,545 9,742 1,197 14.0 17.6
Agricultural machinery including
tractors		 483 480 -3 -0.6 2,261 2,808 547 24.2 23.2
Aircraft and other transportation
equipment		 1,412 1,331 -80 -5.7 7,935 8,050 115 1.5 11.5
Aircraft, engines, parts 801 738 -63 -7.9 4,610 4,460 -151 -3.3 17.4
Other transportation equipment
and parts		 611 594 -17 -2.8 3,324 3,590 266 8.0 5.0
Office machines and equipment 1,105 1,109 5 0.4 6,851 6,523 -329 -4.8 -2.6
Other machinery and equipment 5,146 5,381 236 4.6 29,194 31,351 2,157 7.4 8.7
Other communication and related
equipment		 1,711 1,798 87 5.1 10,958 10,835 -123 -1.1 -6.2
Other equipment and tools 3,435 3,584 149 4.3 18,237 20,517 2,280 12.5 18.2
Automotive products 6,918 6,995 77 1.1 34,935 40,355 5,421 15.5 21.9
Passenger autos and chassis 2,136 2,118 -18 -0.9 11,033 12,615 1,582 14.3 15.6
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,827 1,856 29 1.6 9,122 10,562 1,440 15.8 17.8
Motor vehicle parts 2,955 3,021 67 2.3 14,780 17,179 2,399 16.2 29.7
Other consumer goods 5,063 5,299 236 4.7 29,212 30,389 1,177 4.0 6.6
Apparel and footwear 1,026 1,057 31 3.0 5,986 6,130 144 2.4 -2.9
Apparel and apparel accessories 843 870 27 3.2 4,972 5,089 117 2.4 -4.3
Footwear 183 187 4 2.4 1,014 1,041 26 2.6 4.4
Miscellaneous consumer goods 4,037 4,242 205 5.1 23,226 24,259 1,034 4.5 9.3
Television, radios, phonographs 149 147 -1 -0.7 778 846 68 8.8 16.3
Printed matter 262 322 60 22.7 1,697 1,687 -10 -0.6 13.2
Watches, sporting goods and toys 503 506 3 0.5 2,904 2,981 77 2.7 1.6
House furnishings 783 832 49 6.3 4,282 4,704 423 9.9 12.7
Photographic goods 210 206 -4 -2.1 1,341 1,215 -126 -9.4 1.6
Miscellaneous end products 2,129 2,228 99 4.7 12,224 12,826 601 4.9 9.8
Special transactions trade 528 629 101 19.1 2,590 3,217 627 24.2 45.2
Unallocated balance of payments
adjustments		 856 869 13 1.6 4,741 5,092 351 7.4 15.6