External trade with commodities

1   Imports of traditional commodities1 in April and January to April 2002 and 2003. Preliminary figures. Million NOK
Commodity groups 2 April January-April Change in million NOK Percentage change
2002 2003 2002 2003
0-9 Total      24 187.8      22 481.0      90 232.5      89 994.3 -238.1 -0.3
             
0 Food and Live animals 1 411.9 1 222.4 5 844.1 5 163.0 -680.9 -11.7
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof  294.5  128.3 1 639.3  844.5 -794.6 -48.5
04 Cereals and cereal preparations  178.8  162.9  702.0  758.6 56.7 8.1
05 Fruit and vegetables  424.8  459.0 1 646.4 1 651.3 4.9 0.3
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 84.8 69.7  315.0  304.3 -10.6 -3.4
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof  124.4  121.8  495.0  512.4 17.4 3.5
Other food and live animals  304.7  280.6 1 046.4 1 091.8 45.4 4.3
             
1 Beverages and tobacco  237.1  277.4  753.3  958.2  204.9 27.2
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 1 535.9 1 730.4 5 984.9 6 162.7  177.8 3.0
22 Oil-seed and oleaginous fruit 67.5 57.9  318.8  291.5 -27.2 -8.6
24 Wood, lumber and cork  311.8  302.7 1 132.7 1 105.7 -26.8 -2.4
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals n.e.s.  156.5  145.1  594.3  529.5 -64.7 -10.9
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap  799.7 1 029.8 3 210.1 3 509.6  299.5 9.3
Other crude materials  200.3  194.9  729.0  726.3 -2.5 -0.4
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials  952.2 1 249.5 3 142.0 5 818.1 2 676.1 85.2
32 Coal, coke and briquettes 66.0 65.3  284.0  212.4 -71.5 -25.2
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials  753.7  702.6 2 241.2 3 139.3  898.1 40.1
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 32.3 44.2  205.6  284.7 79.1 38.4
35 Electric current  100.1  437.4  411.1 2 181.6 1 770.5  430.7
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 98.8 90.7  328.7  327.7 -0.9 -0.3
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2 525.4 2 337.3 9 053.6 9 286.8  233.2 2.6
51 Organic chemicals  326.7  319.9 1 248.8 1 234.4 -14.3 -1.2
52 Inorganic chemicals  162.2  135.2  581.0  596.8 15.8 2.7
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products  665.0  634.6 2 305.5 2 588.8  283.3 12.3
57 Plastics in primary forms  240.5  205.3  881.2  823.5 -57.6 -6.5
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  198.5  196.5  696.6  745.7 49.1 7.0
Other chemical products  932.5  845.8 3 340.5 3 297.6 -42.8 -1.3
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 4 044.8 3 655.7 14 609.3 14 214.7 -394.5 -2.7
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  535.8  493.4 2 111.9 2 048.1 -63.6 -3.0
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  397.7  358.8 1 480.8 1 405.2 -75.5 -5.1
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  382.3  333.9 1 317.2 1 275.4 -41.7 -3.2
67 Iron and steel  703.7  522.6 2 514.3 2 135.4 -378.8 -15.1
68 Non-ferrous metals  558.3  500.4 1 957.0 1 946.4 -10.5 -0.5
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.  902.4  938.6 3 241.5 3 421.3  179.8 5.5
Other manufactures  564.7  508.0 1 986.6 1 982.8 -3.7 -0.2
             
7 Machinery and transport equipment 9 442.2 8 193.8 34 724.9 32 874.9 -1 849.9 -5.3
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  439.3  462.7 1 777.6 1 931.1  153.6 8.6
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries  979.4  977.0 3 242.5 3 305.9 63.3 2.0
73 Metalworking machinery 87.7 58.9  343.6  305.7 -37.9 -11.1
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s 1 309.8 1 205.5 4 870.7 4 552.2 -318.4 -6.5
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment 1 154.4 1 062.8 4 943.4 4 622.7 -320.5 -6.5
76 Telecommunications apparatus and equipment  717.1  689.9 3 252.6 3 268.6 16.0 0.5
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliences, n.e.s. and electrical parts thereof (including non-electrical counterparts n.e.s of electrical household type equipment 1 272.5 1 062.9 4 838.5 4 440.9 -397.4 -8.2
78 Road vehicles 2 611.5 2 257.8 8 238.4 8 609.3  371.0 4.5
79 Other transport equipment3  870.5  416.2 3 217.6 1 838.5 -1 379.0 -42.9
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3 868.5 3 704.6 15 508.7 15 095.8 -412.8 -2.7
82 Furniture and parts thereof  588.2  599.1 2 201.4 2 221.7 20.3 0.9
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories  891.9  833.1 3 940.5 3 753.3 -187.2 -4.8
85 Footwear  197.2  190.6  858.4  890.9 32.4 3.8
Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  405.0  453.7 1 685.5 1 704.0 18.4 1.1
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s. watches and clocks  202.4  180.2  782.1  747.5 -34.6 -4.4
Other manufactured articles 1 583.7 1 447.9 6 040.7 5 778.5 -262.0 -4.3
             
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITC 71.2 19.1  283.1 92.4 -190.6 -67.3
1  Imports of traditional commodities: all commodities exclusivce of ships and oil platforms.
2  According to UN's classification of commodities (SITC-Rev.3). EX = part of main group.
3  Excluding ships and oil platforms.

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