Statistics Norway

External trade in commodities

1 Imports of commodities, ships and oil platforms excluded. March and January-March 2008 and 2009. NOK million
Commodity groups1 March January-March Change in NOK million Percentage change
2008 2009 2008 2009
0-9 Total 36 539       36 181       115 619       104 653 -10 966 -9.5
             
0 Food and Live animals 1 932 2 179 6 132 6 766  634 10.3
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof  209  239  756 1 113  357 47.2
04 Cereals and cereal preparations  329  311 1 020  910 -110 -10.8
05 Fruit and vegetables  638  712 1 957 2 050 92 4.7
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 77  111  245  286 41 16.8
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof  152  219  547  684  137 25.1
Other food and live animals  526  587 1 607 1 722  116 7.2
             
1 Beverages and tobacco  315  382  870  997  127 14.7
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 2 821 1 822 9 821 6 177 -3 645 -37.1
22 Oil-seed and oleaginous fruit  183  108  316  419  103 32.5
24 Wood, lumber and cork  381  260 1 215  797 -418 -34.4
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals n.e.s.  213  213  731  595 -136 -18.7
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 1 838 1 010 6 966 3 700 -3 267 -46.9
Other crude materials  206  231  592  666 73 12.4
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 1 779 1 605 4 867 5 654  787 16.2
32 Coal, coke and briquettes  115  117  356  317 -39 -10.9
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials 1 574 1 250 4 063 4 579  516 12.7
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 34 71  141  153 12 8.4
35 Electric current 56  167  308  605  297 96.5
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes  154  240  574  661 87 15.2
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 3 285 3 721 10 482 10 863  382 3.6
51 Organic chemicals  434  349 1 541 1 245 -296 -19.2
52 Inorganic chemicals  307  513 1 029 1 442  413 40.1
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products  759  866 2 444 2 483 39 1.6
57 Plastics in primary forms  320  297 1 046  853 -193 -18.4
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  303  337  862  859 -3 -0.3
Other chemical products 1 162 1 358 3 560 3 981  420 11.8
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 6 368 5 831 19 738 16 401 -3 336 -16.9
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  565  637 1 797 1 857 61 3.4
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  410  443 1 332 1 276 -56 -4.2
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  580  535 1 694 1 469 -225 -13.3
67 Iron and steel 1 445 1 235 4 141 3 610 -531 -12.8
68 Non-ferrous metals  958  424 3 192 1 249 -1 943 -60.9
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 1 608 1 788 5 044 4 921 -123 -2.4
Other manufactures  802  767 2 539 2 019 -520 -20.5
             
7 Machinery and transport equipment 14 417 14 110 45 546 39 309 -6 237 -13.7
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  780  839 2 678 2 612 -66 -2.5
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries 1 716 1 529 5 093 4 351 -741 -14.6
73 Metalworking machinery  164  171  570  521 -49 -8.6
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s 2 416 2 735 7 053 7 620  567 8.0
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment 1 143 1 224 3 995 3 759 -236 -5.9
76 Telecommunications apparatus and equipment 1 306 1 941 4 450 4 982  531 11.9
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 1 803 1 943 5 899 5 729 -170 -2.9
78 Road vehicles 4 120 2 712 12 055 7 045 -5 009 -41.6
79 Other transport equipment2  969 1 016 3 752 2 689 -1 063 -28.3
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5 440 6 231 17 475 17 691  215 1.2
82 Furniture and parts thereof  910 1 007 2 883 2 683 -200 -6.9
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1 217 1 393 3 822 4 224  402 10.5
85 Footwear  323  339 1 030 1 100 70 6.8
87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  700  874 2 191 2 285 94 4.3
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s. watches and clocks  184  201  604  567 -37 -6.2
Other manufactured articles 2 105 2 417 6 945 6 831 -114 -1.6
             
9 Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITC 27 61  114  134 20 17.4
1  According to UN's classification of commodities (SITC-Rev.4).
2  Excl. ships and oil platforms.

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