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

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Constant dollars, 2002
  November  2008 December  2008 Change Year to date Year to date change December  2008/2007
2007 2008
  millions of dollars percent millions of dollars percent
Total 38,352 36,180 -2,172 -5.7 483,340 484,290 949 0.2 -11.6
Agricultural and fishing products 2,301 2,246 -55 -2.4 27,592 28,129 537 1.9 -6.8
Fruits and vegetables 634 701 67 10.6 7,223 7,613 391 5.4 12.4
Fresh fruits and berries 231 241 10 4.4 2,611 2,714 102 3.9 7.7
Dried fruits, fruits and fruit preparations 124 129 5 3.8 1,206 1,430 224 18.5 19.4
Fresh vegetables 159 199 40 25.3 1,950 1,977 27 1.4 19.1
Other vegetables and vegetable preparations 120 132 12 9.9 1,455 1,493 37 2.6 5.6
Other agricultural and fishing products 1,667 1,545 -122 -7.3 20,369 20,516 147 0.7 -13.5
Live animals 15 15 0 -1.1 193 194 1 0.4 -17.3
Meat and meat preparations 189 176 -14 -7.2 1,965 2,119 153 7.8 -7.9
Fish and marine animals 213 194 -19 -9.0 2,643 2,486 -158 -6.0 -15.6
Cocoa, coffee, tea and other food preparations 355 338 -18 -5.0 4,554 4,233 -320 -7.0 -6.5
Dairy produce, eggs and honey 40 40 0 -0.7 649 532 -117 -18.1 -5.1
Corn (maize) shelled 31 44 13 41.8 501 503 2 0.3 -21.4
Other cereals and cereal preparations 167 155 -12 -7.2 1,819 2,051 231 12.7 -3.2
Sugar and sugar preparations 141 139 -2 -1.4 1,454 1,687 233 16.0 -15.7
Fodder, feed, excluding unmilled cereal 89 87 -2 -2.6 1,236 1,175 -60 -4.9 -17.2
Beverages 267 210 -58 -21.7 3,351 3,433 82 2.4 -28.2
Tobacco 41 29 -12 -29.4 538 497 -41 -7.6 -37.3
Crude vegetable products 116 117 2 1.7 1,400 1,587 187 13.4 -1.5
Cotton 3 2 0 -11.0 66 20 -46 -70.1 21.7
Energy products 1,746 1,824 78 4.4 19,991 22,253 2,263 11.3 7.3
Crude petroleum 807 999 192 23.8 11,849 11,954 105 0.9 12.8
Other energy products 939 825 -114 -12.2 8,142 10,300 2,158 26.5 1.2
Coal and other related products 364 256 -108 -29.7 2,966 3,570 604 20.4 -3.6
Petroleum and coal products 575 569 -6 -1.0 5,176 6,730 1,554 30.0 3.5
Forestry products 291 243 -47 -16.3 3,695 3,671 -24 -0.7 -26.6
Forestry products 291 243 -47 -16.3 3,695 3,671 -24 -0.7 -26.6
Crude wood products 55 50 -6 -10.1 621 607 -14 -2.3 -12.6
Wood fabricated materials 236 194 -42 -17.8 3,074 3,064 -10 -0.3 -29.5
Industrial goods and materials 6,168 5,968 -200 -3.2 82,050 80,069 -1,981 -2.4 -14.9
Metals and metal ores 1,548 1,632 84 5.5 21,342 21,473 131 0.6 -15.7
Metals in ores, concentrates and scrap 355 413 58 16.3 4,121 4,701 580 14.1 10.7
Steel bars, rods, plates, sheets 340 341 1 0.3 5,636 4,889 -746 -13.2 -21.7
Other iron and steel products 292 352 60 20.6 3,145 3,447 302 9.6 37.7
Precious metals including alloys 206 216 10 4.9 2,904 3,185 281 9.7 -46.2
Other non-ferrous metals and alloys 355 310 -45 -12.6 5,536 5,251 -285 -5.2 -34.1
Chemicals and plastics 2,191 2,079 -112 -5.1 30,242 28,050 -2,192 -7.2 -18.4
Organic chemicals 502 484 -17 -3.5 7,263 5,686 -1,577 -21.7 -18.8
Plastic materials 806 721 -86 -10.6 11,059 10,593 -466 -4.2 -19.5
Other chemicals and related products 883 874 -9 -1.0 11,920 11,771 -149 -1.3 -17.2
Other industrial goods and materials 2,429 2,256 -173 -7.1 30,466 30,546 81 0.3 -10.9
Crude animal products 18 19 1 4.2 312 301 -11 -3.5 -9.6
Wool and man-made fibres 25 21 -4 -14.8 364 314 -50 -13.7 -27.2
Crude non-metallic minerals 81 65 -16 -19.7 956 886 -70 -7.3 -0.8
Textile fabricated materials 264 252 -11 -4.4 3,739 3,433 -306 -8.2 -13.7
Metal fabricated basic products 917 833 -84 -9.1 11,530 11,289 -241 -2.1 -12.3
Rubber fabricated materials 101 89 -12 -12.2 1,488 1,303 -185 -12.4 -24.5
Oils, fats, animal and vegetable 89 90 1 1.4 1,037 985 -52 -5.0 7.6
Non-metallic minerals 381 344 -37 -9.7 4,227 4,570 343 8.1 -4.2
Other fabricated materials 554 543 -11 -2.0 6,813 7,465 652 9.6 -11.6
Machinery and equipment 14,130 13,063 -1,066 -7.5 166,632 173,094 6,463 3.9 -9.2
Industrial and agricultural machinery 3,387 3,077 -310 -9.1 40,251 42,449 2,198 5.5 -13.5
Engines, turbines and electric motors 432 471 39 9.0 4,365 5,226 861 19.7 35.2
Drilling mining machinery 197 172 -24 -12.4 1,924 2,082 158 8.2 15.5
Excavating machinery 303 249 -54 -17.7 4,023 4,343 320 8.0 -33.2
Metal working machinery 213 197 -17 -7.8 3,195 3,085 -110 -3.4 -32.5
Other industrial machinery 1,771 1,576 -195 -11.0 22,064 22,295 231 1.0 -19.2
Agricultural machinery including tractors 471 411 -59 -12.6 4,679 5,417 738 15.8 -7.9
Aircraft and other transportation equipment 1,489 1,546 57 3.8 20,497 20,842 345 1.7 -14.9
Aircraft, engines, parts 924 1,103 179 19.4 13,541 13,598 58 0.4 -5.2
Other transportation equipment and parts 565 443 -122 -21.5 6,956 7,243 287 4.1 -32.0
Office machines and equipment 2,716 2,317 -400 -14.7 29,185 29,849 663 2.3 -0.7
Other machinery and equipment 6,537 6,123 -414 -6.3 76,699 79,955 3,256 4.2 -8.2
Other communication and related equipment 2,621 2,544 -76 -2.9 29,105 31,584 2,479 8.5 -2.9
Other equipment and tools 3,916 3,578 -338 -8.6 47,593 48,370 777 1.6 -11.7
Automotive products 6,662 5,956 -706 -10.6 98,646 88,963 -9,683 -9.8 -22.3
Passenger autos and chassis 2,309 2,159 -150 -6.5 29,671 30,171 500 1.7 -13.9
Trucks and other motor vehicles 1,250 1,265 15 1.2 20,775 17,777 -2,998 -14.4 -25.7
Motor vehicle parts 3,103 2,532 -571 -18.4 48,200 41,015 -7,185 -14.9 -26.8
Other consumer goods 6,024 5,832 -193 -3.2 73,844 75,624 1,780 2.4 -9.6
Apparel and footwear 1,305 1,359 54 4.1 15,060 15,933 873 5.8 4.9
Apparel and apparel accessories 1,093 1,144 51 4.7 12,502 13,326 824 6.6 5.9
Footwear 212 215 3 1.2 2,558 2,607 49 1.9 -0.1
Miscellaneous consumer goods 4,719 4,473 -247 -5.2 58,785 59,691 906 1.5 -13.2
Television, radios, phonographs 215 175 -40 -18.7 2,846 2,713 -132 -4.7 -25.1
Printed matter 379 380 1 0.4 4,882 4,939 57 1.2 -8.2
Watches, sporting goods and toys 687 691 4 0.5 8,690 8,937 247 2.8 -7.5
House furnishings 894 848 -47 -5.2 10,722 11,062 340 3.2 -9.8
Photographic goods 436 379 -57 -13.1 4,735 5,080 345 7.3 -14.0
Miscellaneous end products 2,108 2,000 -107 -5.1 26,911 26,960 50 0.2 -16.0
Special transactions trade 488 551 62 12.7 6,123 6,722 599 9.8 5.3
Unallocated balance of payments adjustments 541 497 -43 -8.0 4,768 5,764 996 20.9 7.4