Statistics Norway

External trade with commodities

1   Imports of traditional commodities1. March and January-March 2004 and 2005. Preliminary figures. NOK million
Commodity groups2 March January-March Change in NOK million Percentage change
2004 2005 2004 2005
0-9 Total 30 415.3    28 075.1    76 105.6     78 977.8 2 872.3 3.8
             
0 Food and Live animals 1 564.1 1 481.6 4 288.3 4 287.6 -0.7 0.0
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof  194.6  191.3  707.6  693.1 -14.4 -2.0
04 Cereals and cereal preparations  223.6  211.6  603.8  572.2 -31.5 -5.2
05 Fruit and vegetables  512.6  495.4 1 351.9 1 379.9 28.1 2.1
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 95.7 83.1  230.5  220.5 -9.9 -4.3
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof  163.8  156.9  417.9  472.0 54.1 12.9
Other food and live animals  373.7  343.3  976.7  949.8 -26.8 -2.7
             
1 Beverages and tobacco  260.9  263.0  653.8  670.6 16.8 2.6
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 2 534.9 2 211.0 5 781.2 6 500.5  719.3 12.4
22 Oil-seed and oleaginous fruit  155.5  119.9  241.3  206.0 -35.2 -14.6
24 Wood, lumber and cork  360.4  361.3  950.5 1 125.0  174.6 18.4
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals n.e.s.  169.3  143.3  407.0  448.6 41.6 10.2
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 1 648.1 1 407.6 3 653.1 4 207.4  554.3 15.2
Other crude materials  201.6  178.9  529.3  513.5 -15.7 -3.0
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 1 144.6 1 037.4 2 742.5 2 804.3 61.8 2.3
32 Coal, coke and briquettes  107.5  122.8  250.9  343.0 92.1 36.7
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials  709.9  823.6 1 581.3 2 195.3  614.0 38.8
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 30.4 30.8  111.1 96.1 -14.8 -13.5
35 Electric current  296.8 60.3  799.2  169.9 -629.2 -78.7
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 99.1  114.2  296.8  408.2  111.4 37.5
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2 965.4 2 895.8 7 557.4 8 277.6  720.2 9.5
51 Organic chemicals  388.4  417.6  979.1 1 207.5  228.4 23.3
52 Inorganic chemicals  163.2  204.1  525.8  715.1  189.3 36.0
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products  871.8  700.0 2 030.0 2 049.3 19.3 1.0
57 Plastics in primary forms  269.6  261.0  715.4  773.8 58.4 8.2
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  247.7  247.5  619.0  672.6 53.6 8.7
Other chemical products 1 024.8 1 065.6 2 688.1 2 859.3  171.2 6.4
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 5 483.5 5 109.8 12 911.7 14 419.9 1 508.3 11.7
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  631.7  542.5 1 667.9 1 614.3 -53.5 -3.2
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  426.9  413.8 1 115.2 1 100.8 -14.3 -1.3
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  473.9  431.8 1 170.3 1 196.6 26.3 2.2
67 Iron and steel  789.2 1 230.4 2 019.6 3 658.5 1 638.9 81.2
68 Non-ferrous metals  664.9  812.5 1 615.4 2 138.4  523.1 32.4
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 1 837.0 1 021.9 3 636.8 2 898.4 -738.3 -20.3
Other manufactures  659.9  657.0 1 686.4 1 812.8  126.4 7.5
             
7 Machinery and transport equipment 11 058.1 10 293.6 28 605.7 28 722.1  116.5 0.4
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  586.5  584.9 1 440.5 1 535.5 95.0 6.6
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries 1 113.9 1 153.2 2 721.6 2 944.2  222.6 8.2
73 Metalworking machinery  114.1  100.9  261.8  259.6 -2.2 -0.9
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s. 1 549.2 1 380.3 3 898.1 3 648.9 -249.0 -6.4
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment 1 434.2 1 252.4 4 152.8 3 903.6 -249.2 -6.0
76 Telecommunications apparatus and equipment 1 102.3 1 024.0 3 069.9 2 987.2 -82.6 -2.7
77 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliences, n.e.s. and electrical parts thereof (including non-electrical counterparts n.e.s. of electrical household type equipment) 1 602.8 1 315.4 4 203.3 3 895.8 -307.4 -7.3
78 Road vehicles 3 111.0 3 063.2 7 736.8 8 287.6  550.8 7.1
79 Other transport equipment3  443.9  419.3 1 120.9 1 259.8  138.9 12.4
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5 290.6 4 658.4 13 233.4 12 857.9 -375.4 -2.8
82 Furniture and parts thereof  784.3  765.5 1 935.4 2 019.9 84.5 4.4
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1 103.4 1 098.7 3 070.1 3 054.5 -15.5 -0.5
85 Footwear  336.6  304.4  822.8  812.7 -10.0 -1.2
87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  603.1  487.9 1 515.3 1 440.2 -75.1 -5.0
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s. watches and clocks  220.9  178.7  589.0  535.0 -53.9 -9.2
Other manufactured articles 2 242.3 1 823.1 5 300.8 4 995.7 -305.0 -5.8
             
9 Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITC 14.0 10.2 34.8 29.0 -5.6 -16.5
1  Imports of traditional commodities: all commodities exclusive 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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