External trade with commodities

1   Imports of traditional commodities1 in February and January to February. 2002 and 2003. Preliminary figures. Million NOK
Commodity groups 2 February January-February Change in million NOK Percentage change
2002 2003 2002 2003
0-9 Total 22 070.0    21 145.3    44 883.7    43 130.2 -1 753.4 -3.9
             
0 Food and Live animals 1 388.6 1 260.4 3 051.5 2 642.6 -408.8 -13.4
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof  374.1  221.0  986.4  526.8 -459.5 -46.6
04 Cereals and cereal preparations  182.8  177.0  354.2  418.6 64.4 18.2
05 Fruit and vegetables  376.4  394.8  790.0  764.8 -25.1 -3.2
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 79.3 69.7  158.6  153.3 -5.2 -3.4
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof  126.4  128.3  252.5  253.0 0.5 0.2
Other food and live animals  249.6  269.6  509.9  526.1 16.3 3.2
             
1 Beverages and tobacco  160.0  224.4  328.6  444.5  116.0 35.3
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 1 358.7 1 347.8 2 881.6 2 703.1 -178.3 -6.2
22 Oil-seed and oleaginous fruit  120.6 57.3  184.5  171.5 -12.9 -7.0
24 Wood, lumber and cork  246.6  258.5  545.0  519.7 -25.2 -4.7
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals n.e.s.  127.1  121.7  306.2  261.7 -44.4 -14.5
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap  687.0  724.7 1 499.0 1 404.8 -94.2 -6.3
Other crude materials  177.3  185.7  346.8  345.4 -1.3 -0.4
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials  693.8  956.0 1 556.5 2 802.1 1 245.6 80.0
32 Coal, coke and briquettes 67.9 50.4  150.3 98.0 -52.2 -34.8
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials  450.1  531.2 1 077.5 1 551.4  474.0 44.0
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 71.7 80.0  105.0  119.2 14.2 13.5
35 Electric current  104.0  294.4  223.7 1 033.5  809.8  362.1
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes  109.7 75.5  177.8  164.3 -13.5 -7.6
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2 246.7 2 220.0 4 473.1 4 580.3  107.2 2.4
51 Organic chemicals  325.1  264.9  630.8  625.8 -4.9 -0.8
52 Inorganic chemicals  152.3  167.0  290.8  322.5 31.7 10.9
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products  591.6  644.7 1 148.8 1 307.6  158.8 13.8
57 Plastics in primary forms  221.4  198.4  437.4  400.1 -37.3 -8.5
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  163.6  175.2  332.4  345.3 12.9 3.9
Other chemical products  792.7  769.8 1 632.9 1 579.0 -53.7 -3.3
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 3 535.4 3 514.8 7 018.3 6 704.9 -313.3 -4.5
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  513.5  485.9 1 093.4 1 011.4 -81.9 -7.5
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  376.6  336.4  723.7  653.2 -70.3 -9.7
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  324.8  314.9  625.2  591.7 -33.4 -5.4
67 Iron and steel  645.8  500.1 1 269.9 1 028.1 -241.7 -19.0
68 Non-ferrous metals  423.4  506.6  845.9  882.5 36.6 4.3
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.  780.4  869.8 1 541.2 1 614.2 73.0 4.7
Other manufactures  470.8  501.3  919.1  923.7 4.7 0.5
             
7 Machinery and transport equipment 8 623.4 7 747.7 17 415.2 15 712.3 -1 702.9 -9.8
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  399.4  394.7  946.2  950.5 4.2 0.4
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries  716.3  725.7 1 399.8 1 408.9 9.1 0.6
73 Metalworking machinery 73.3 71.6  170.3  140.9 -29.3 -17.3
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s 1 106.4 1 150.3 2 443.5 2 103.4 -340.1 -13.9
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment 1 207.3 1 148.0 2 687.1 2 357.5 -329.5 -12.3
76 Telecommunications apparatus and equipment  858.2  810.5 1 711.2 1 772.9 61.7 3.6
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliences, n.e.s. and electrical parts thereof (including non-electrical counterparts n.e.s of electrical household type equipment 1 173.8 1 072.9 2 451.1 2 221.6 -229.3 -9.4
78 Road vehicles 1 909.2 2 126.4 3 630.9 3 928.5  297.5 8.2
79 Other transport equipment3 1 179.4  247.6 1 975.1  828.2 -1 146.9 -58.1
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3 890.1 3 773.5 7 832.7 7 325.6 -506.9 -6.5
82 Furniture and parts thereof  545.3  527.4 1 054.7 1 016.4 -38.3 -3.6
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1 052.4 1 017.2 2 073.9 1 930.9 -142.9 -6.9
85 Footwear  241.4  253.8  444.1  446.9 2.7 0.6
Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  415.0  399.8  873.2  804.0 -69.0 -7.9
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s. watches and clocks  203.5  178.4  408.3  375.9 -32.3 -7.9
Other manufactured articles 1 432.5 1 396.9 2 978.5 2 751.6 -226.8 -7.6
             
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITC 63.5 25.2  148.4 50.5 -97.8 -65.9
1  Imports of traditional commodities: All commodities exclusivce of ships and oil platforms.
2  According to UN's classification of commodities (SITC-Rev.3). EX = part of main group.
3  Excluding ships and oil platforms.

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