External trade with commodities

1   Imports of traditional commodities2 in May and January to May 2001 and 2002. Preliminary figures. Million NOK
Commodity groups 1 May January-May Change in million NOK Percentage change
2001 2002 2001 2002
0-9 Total 26 096.2 22 046.8  121 452.4  112 272.0 -9 180.3 -7.6
             
0 Food and Live animals 1 354.4 1 322.7 6 830.3 7 142.9  312.6 4.6
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof  320.8  274.5 1 902.9 1 891.0 -11.8 -0.6
04 Cereals and cereal preparations  148.7  171.9  773.6  875.8  102.2 13.2
05 Fruit and vegetables  451.1  426.0 1 863.1 2 074.3  211.2 11.3
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 76.1 71.4  384.0  383.6 -0.3 -0.1
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof  114.5  101.6  637.5  596.5 -40.8 -6.4
Other food and live animals  243.2  277.2 1 269.3 1 321.7 52.5 4.1
             
1 Beverages and tobacco  203.1  222.4  859.4  976.2  116.8 13.6
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 2 391.3 1 853.2 9 606.1 7 821.7 -1 784.3 -18.6
22 Oil-seed and oleaginous fruit 66.7 23.8  410.8  339.2 -71.6 -17.4
24 Wood, lumber and cork  390.2  332.3 1 671.5 1 464.7 -206.7 -12.4
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals n.e.s.  152.6  167.7  787.2  757.9 -29.2 -3.7
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 1 529.2 1 158.7 5 690.4 4 362.4 -1 327.9 -23.3
Other crude materials  252.6  170.7 1 046.1  897.5 -148.5 -14.2
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 1 103.6  731.2 5 659.7 3 868.9 -1 790.7 -31.6
32 Coal, coke and briquettes 80.6 89.0  527.3  373.3 -153.9 -29.2
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials  728.5  551.8 3 797.6 2 793.5 -1 003.9 -26.4
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 18.3 50.5  201.7  250.9 49.1 24.4
35 Electric current  276.1 40.0 1 133.1  451.1 -681.8 -60.2
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 78.8 86.7  393.2  415.5 22.2 5.7
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2 570.2 2 420.7 11 927.6 11 481.5 -446.0 -3.7
51 Organic chemicals  442.4  312.7 1 888.9 1 570.6 -318.3 -16.9
52 Inorganic chemicals  146.7  180.7  805.1  766.8 -38.3 -4.8
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products  547.9  642.7 2 675.6 2 944.1  268.4 10.0
57 Plastics in primary forms  278.1  225.2 1 307.8 1 105.5 -202.2 -15.5
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  247.1  216.6  987.0  913.7 -73.1 -7.4
Other chemical products  908.0  842.9 4 263.1 4 180.9 -82.2 -1.9
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 3 769.0 3 800.9 18 270.6 18 415.9  145.3 0.8
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  553.3  498.0 2 812.9 2 610.4 -202.4 -7.2
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  396.8  358.2 1 929.4 1 840.8 -88.5 -4.6
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  360.7  348.6 1 634.1 1 666.4 32.3 2.0
67 Iron and steel  637.1  693.2 3 304.7 3 214.5 -90.1 -2.7
68 Non-ferrous metals  495.1  598.4 2 392.5 2 544.6  152.1 6.4
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.  824.8  861.0 3 861.6 4 108.6  247.0 6.4
Other manufactures  501.1  443.6 2 335.4 2 430.6 95.3 4.1
             
7 Machinery and transport equipment 11 208.6 8 293.6 49 095.0 43 027.9 -6 067.1 -12.4
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  524.1  462.2 2 204.4 2 238.4 33.9 1.5
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries 1 012.9  842.9 4 249.1 4 085.3 -163.7 -3.9
73 Metalworking machinery  135.7 92.2  531.1  435.9 -95.1 -17.9
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s 1 268.4 1 207.0 5 811.4 6 089.2  277.8 4.8
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment 1 136.0  957.1 6 570.3 5 899.4 -670.8 -10.2
76 Telecommunications apparatus and equipment 1 050.8  739.8 5 357.7 3 995.4 -1 362.2 -25.4
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliences, n.e.s. and electrical parts thereof (including non-electrical counterparts n.e.s of electrical household type equipment 1 320.1 1 140.1 6 733.3 5 978.0 -755.2 -11.2
78 Road vehicles 2 185.7 2 262.0 11 319.5 10 498.5 -821.0 -7.3
79 Other transport equipment3 2 574.9  590.4 6 318.1 3 807.8 -2 510.2 -39.7
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3 347.8 3 250.1 18 508.1 18 773.1  265.0 1.4
82 Furniture and parts thereof  546.9  568.4 2 670.1 2 770.4  100.3 3.8
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories  601.4  602.3 4 596.3 4 548.1 -48.1 -1.0
85 Footwear  119.8  102.9  926.3  962.3 36.0 3.9
Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  397.8  443.7 2 048.3 2 127.7 79.3 3.9
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s. watches and clocks  229.2  186.4 1 025.9  971.6 -54.3 -5.3
Other manufactured articles 1 452.6 1 346.3 7 241.1 7 393.1  152.0 2.1
             
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITC 69.5 65.3  302.3  348.4 46.1 15.2
1  According to UN's classification of commodities (SITC-Rev.3). EX = part of main group.
2  Imports of traditional commodities: all commodities exclusivce of ships and oil platforms.
3  Excluding ships and oil platforms.

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