Table

Imports of food and beverages, by commodity groups (SITC) and selected trade areas¹
	NOK Million			Change in per cent
	2016	2017	2018	2017 - 2018
¹Food and beverages principally according to the definition of the WTO (http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/technotes_e.htm) and is defined as the sum total of commodity groups 0,11,22 and 4 in the nomenclature of SITC.
Total	58 171	58 698	61 905	5.5
EU	35 839	36 164	37 579	3.9
Developing countries	14 046	13 478	14 188	5.3
Other countries	8 285	9 056	10 138	12.0

Food and live animals
Total	43 209	43 379	46 143	6.4
EU	27 046	27 428	29 064	6.0
Developing countries	11 197	10 574	10 558	-0.2
Other countries	4 967	5 377	6 521	21.3

Beverages
Total	5 923	6 194	6 630	7.1
EU	5 079	5 353	5 803	8.4
Developing countries	309	275	179	-35.1
Other countries	536	565	649	14.8

Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
Total	7 130	7 123	7 245	1.7
EU	3 557	3 243	2 516	-22.4
Developing countries	1 497	1 467	2 096	42.8
Other countries	2 075	2 413	2 633	244.5

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits
Total	1 909	2 002	1 887	-5.7
EU	158	140	196	39.4
Developing countries	1 043	1 161	1 356	16.8
Other countries	707	701	585	-16.4