Statistics Norway

External trade in commodities

1 Imports of commodities, ships and oil platforms excluded. May and January-May 2008 and 2009. Preliminary figures. NOK million
Commodity groups1 May January-May Change in NOK million Percentage change
2008 2009 2008 2009
0-9 Total 40 095 32 942  198 425  171 467 -26 957 -13.6
             
0 Food and Live animals 2 288 2 142 10 669 10 877  208 2.0
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof  251  202 1 308 1 511  203 15.5
04 Cereals and cereal preparations  343  300 1 737 1 485 -252 -14.5
05 Fruit and vegetables  799  724 3 475 3 453 -22 -0.6
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 72 91  410  466 55 13.4
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof  171  186  893 1 041  148 16.6
Other food and live animals  651  639 2 846 2 922 75 2.6
             
1 Beverages and tobacco  357  382 1 559 1 737  178 11.4
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 3 335 2 123 16 800 10 534 -6 266 -37.3
22 Oil-seed and oleaginous fruit  175  108  592  628 37 6.2
24 Wood, lumber and cork  437  289 2 102 1 327 -774 -36.9
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals n.e.s.  210  174 1 156  949 -206 -17.8
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 2 263 1 285 11 851 6 431 -5 419 -45.7
Other crude materials  251  267 1 100 1 198 98 8.9
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 2 320 1 542 9 240 8 704 -536 -5.8
32 Coal, coke and briquettes  129 45  628  438 -190 -30.3
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials 2 069 1 305 7 845 7 069 -775 -9.9
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 36 27  248  208 -41 -16.4
35 Electric current 86  165  519  989  470 90.6
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes  216  272 1 077 1 143 66 6.1
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 3 644 3 483 18 136 17 954 -183 -1.0
51 Organic chemicals  495  628 2 554 2 266 -288 -11.3
52 Inorganic chemicals  400  344 1 958 2 115  157 8.0
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products  709  760 3 912 4 347  435 11.1
57 Plastics in primary forms  344  237 1 787 1 331 -456 -25.5
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  381  343 1 642 1 512 -130 -7.9
Other chemical products 1 315 1 171 6 283 6 382 99 1.6
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 6 885 5 148 33 808 27 047 -6 761 -20.0
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  598  569 3 034 2 973 -61 -2.0
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  452  407 2 283 2 112 -171 -7.5
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  610  479 2 964 2 409 -555 -18.7
67 Iron and steel 1 374  951 7 001 6 021 -980 -14.0
68 Non-ferrous metals 1 033  541 5 250 2 225 -3 024 -57.6
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 1 979 1 583 8 956 8 003 -953 -10.6
Other manufactures  839  619 4 321 3 304 -1 016 -23.5
             
7 Machinery and transport equipment 15 677 12 916 78 110 65 559 -12 551 -16.1
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  914  790 4 526 4 158 -369 -8.1
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries 1 895 1 688 9 115 7 375 -1 740 -19.1
73 Metalworking machinery  194  149  974  810 -164 -16.8
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s 2 576 2 211 12 164 12 046 -118 -1.0
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment 1 117  922 6 422 5 798 -624 -9.7
76 Telecommunications apparatus and equipment 1 302 1 081 7 113 7 236  123 1.7
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 1 991 1 734 9 979 9 183 -796 -8.0
78 Road vehicles 4 158 2 949 20 983 12 679 -8 304 -39.6
79 Other transport equipment2 1 530 1 391 6 834 6 274 -560 -8.2
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5 315 4 865 28 702 27 558 -1 144 -4.0
82 Furniture and parts thereof  948  813 4 888 4 355 -533 -10.9
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories  799  832 5 708 6 106  398 7.0
85 Footwear  177  166 1 460 1 482 22 1.5
87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  738  737 3 708 3 712 4 0.1
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s. watches and clocks  189  170  994  895 -99 -10.0
Other manufactured articles 2 463 2 147 11 944 11 008 -936 -7.8
             
9 Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITC 59 70  323  354 31 9.6
1  According to UN's classification of commodities (SITC-Rev. 4).
2  Excl. ships and oil platforms.

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