Statistics Norway

External trade in commodities

2 Exports of commodities, ships and oil platforms excluded. March and January-March 2008 and 2009. Preliminary figures. NOK million
Commodity groups1 March January-March Change in NOK million Percentage change
2008 2009 2008 2009
0-9 Total 76 182 66 460  229 600  197 188 -32 411 -14.1
Of which            
Ex33 Crude oil 31 225 17 036 88 384 50 557 -37 827 -42.8
Ex33 Condensates  487  528 3 191 1 311 -1 880 -58.9
Ex34 Natural gas 17 271 22 389 50 536 69 838 19 301 38.2
Other commodities2 27 199 26 506 87 488 75 482 -12 006 -13.7
             
0 Food and live animals 3 000 3 856 9 561 11 107 1 546 16.2
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof 2 816 3 588 8 962 10 392 1 430 16.0
034, 035, 036 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried or smoked 2 735 3 490 8 744 10 152 1 407 16.1
037 Fish prepared or preserved 81 98  217  240 22 10.3
08 Feeding stuff for animals, excl. unmilled cereals 37 85  146  210 64 44.2
Other food and live animals  146  183  454  506 52 11.4
             
1 Beverages and tobacco 42 40  130 95 -34 -26.6
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels  872  721 2 753 2 044 -709 -25.7
21 Hides, skins and fur skins, raw 43 51  191  167 -24 -12.4
24 Timber and cork 93  100  306  282 -24 -7.9
25 Pulp and waste paper  219  209  832  570 -262 -31.5
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals  215  179  600  458 -141 -23.5
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap  212  116  633  410 -223 -35.2
Other raw materials 91 67  191  157 -35 -18.2
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 54 473 43 292  161 020  132 326 -28 694 -17.8
32 Coal, coke and briquettes - - - 1 1  531.2
33 Mineral oil and mineral products 35 541 19 441  102 831 58 008 -44 823 -43.6
334 Refined mineral products 3 824 1 860 11 240 6 099 -5 141 -45.7
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 18 606 23 598 57 140 73 413 16 273 28.5
342 Liquefied propane and butanes 1 147 1 052 5 800 3 247 -2 554 -44.0
35 Electric current  326  253 1 049  904 -145 -13.8
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 82 96  337  307 -30 -8.8
41 Animal oils and fats 65 53  216  188 -28 -12.9
Other fats and oils 17 43  121  119 -2 -1.6
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s 3 461 3 645 10 906 9 870 -1 036 -9.5
51 Organic chemicals  901  698 2 674 2 050 -624 -23.3
52 Inorganic chemicals  459  436 1 478 1 290 -188 -12.7
56 Fertilizers, manufactured  314  514 1 066 1 109 44 4.1
57 Plastics in primary forms  494  322 1 559  888 -672 -43.1
58 Plastics in non-primary forms 74  144  264  279 15 5.6
Other chemical products 1 220 1 531 3 865 4 254  389 10.1
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 7 353 4 981 22 725 15 713 -7 012 -30.9
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  582  525 1 807 1 690 -117 -6.5
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  103 98  336  324 -11 -3.4
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  111  125  375  367 -7 -2.0
67 Iron and steel 1 320  842 4 011 2 625 -1 386 -34.6
68 Non-ferrous metals 4 327 2 437 13 353 8 086 -5 267 -39.4
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.  727  784 2 206 2 126 -80 -3.6
Other manufactured commodities  182  170  638  494 -143 -22.5
             
7 Machinery and transport eguipment 5 277 7 633 16 576 19 764 3 188 19.2
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  542  715 1 586 2 394  808 50.9
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries  947 2 057 3 428 4 611 1 183 34.5
73 Metal working machinery 24 46 81  119 38 47.5
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s. 1 243 2 113 4 133 5 047  915 22.1
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment  117  176  419  514 95 22.8
76 Telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing app. and equipment  595  721 1 793 1 838 45 2.5
77 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s. 1 104  995 2 799 3 158  359 12.8
78 Road vehicles  438  486 1 461 1 248 -214 -14.6
79 Other transport equipment3  267  323  877  835 -42 -4.7
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1 588 2 132 5 445 5 774  329 6.0
82 Furniture and parts thereof  235  280  875  811 -64 -7.3
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 51 55  155  156 - 0.2
87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  703  960 2 353 2 520  167 7.1
Other manufactured commodities  599  837 2 061 2 287  226 11.0
             
9 Commodities and transactions, not classified elsewhere in SITC 34 65  147  188 41 28.0
1  According to UN's classification of commodities. (SITC - Rev. 4).
2  Exports of other commodities: all commodities excluding ships, oil platforms, crude oil, natural gas and condensates.
3  Excluding ships and oil platforms.

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