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	58 701	61 867	5.4
EU	35 839	36 164	37 568	3.9
Developing countries	14 046	13 482	14 162	5.0
Other countries	8 285	9 055	10 137	11.9

Food and live animals
Total	43 209	43 383	46 104	6.3
EU	27 046	27 425	29 056	5.9
Developing countries	11 197	10 579	10 529	-0.5
Other countries	4 967	5 379	6 519	21.2

Beverages
Total	5 923	6 193	6 630	7.1
EU	5 079	5 354	5 803	8.4
Developing countries	309	275	179	-35.1
Other countries	536	564	649	14.9

Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
Total	7 130	7 123	7 245	1.7
EU	3 557	3 244	2 513	-22.5
Developing countries	1 497	1 467	2 096	42.8
Other countries	2 075	2 412	2 636	244.5

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits
Total	1 909	2 001	1 888	-5.6
EU	158	140	196	39.6
Developing countries	1 043	1 160	1 359	17.1
Other countries	707	700	587	-16.1