Statistics Norway

External trade with commodities

1 Imports of commodities, ships and oil platforms excluded. March and January-March 2007 and 2008. Preliminary figures. NOK million
Commodity groups1 March January-March Change in NOK million Percentage change
2007 2008 2007 2008
0-9 Total 41 335.9     36 158.4     112 374.2     115 070.4 2 696.2 2.4
             
0 Food and Live animals 2 043.7 1 934.4 5 703.4 6 136.4  433.0 7.6
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof  262.9  210.5  739.8  758.8 19.0 2.6
04 Cereals and cereal preparations  331.3  329.6  871.5 1 019.7  148.2 17.0
05 Fruit and vegetables  628.2  637.8 1 723.5 1 957.6  234.1 13.6
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 85.3 77.3  257.7  245.2 -12.4 -4.9
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof  185.4  152.1  544.5  547.4 2.9 0.5
Other food and live animals  550.6  527.0 1 566.4 1 607.6 41.2 2.6
             
1 Beverages and tobacco  308.4  315.6  787.0  870.5 83.5 10.6
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 4 220.0 2 823.5 11 425.8 9 822.5 -1 603.2 -14.0
22 Oil-seed and oleaginous fruit 65.1  182.9  223.7  316.6 92.9 41.5
24 Wood, lumber and cork  469.4  384.2 1 277.7 1 218.9 -58.7 -4.6
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals n.e.s.  182.8  213.4  583.6  732.3  148.7 25.5
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 3 290.9 1 837.7 8 767.2 6 962.9 -1 804.1 -20.6
Other crude materials  211.7  205.3  573.6  591.8 18.2 3.2
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 1 523.6 1 469.8 4 057.7 4 531.2  473.5 11.7
32 Coal, coke and briquettes 92.9  115.0  260.5  352.9 92.4 35.5
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials 1 222.2 1 272.9 3 148.1 3 737.7  589.6 18.7
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 51.8 34.1  141.1  141.1 0.1 0.0
35 Electric current  156.7 47.8  508.1  299.5 -208.5 -41.1
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes  170.4  154.0  490.7  574.0 83.2 17.0
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 3 877.4 3 288.1 10 585.1 10 482.8 -102.3 -1.0
51 Organic chemicals  545.9  434.3 1 600.9 1 537.1 -63.7 -4.0
52 Inorganic chemicals  437.2  307.6 1 027.1 1 031.9 4.8 0.5
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products  924.7  759.5 2 536.0 2 443.9 -92.1 -3.6
57 Plastics in primary forms  381.8  321.9 1 095.6 1 047.6 -47.9 -4.4
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  334.3  302.4  910.2  860.9 -49.2 -5.4
Other chemical products 1 253.5 1 162.6 3 415.3 3 561.4  146.1 4.3
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 7 422.0 6 388.1 20 232.4 19 767.5 -464.7 -2.3
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  654.0  565.9 1 830.5 1 797.2 -33.1 -1.8
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  529.5  411.0 1 405.9 1 333.0 -72.8 -5.2
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  620.9  592.4 1 690.7 1 706.3 15.5 0.9
67 Iron and steel 1 493.6 1 442.8 4 349.5 4 141.2 -208.2 -4.8
68 Non-ferrous metals 1 450.4  959.3 3 841.8 3 193.1 -648.6 -16.9
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 1 775.2 1 611.0 4 679.8 5 054.1  374.3 8.0
Other manufactures  898.3  805.7 2 434.1 2 542.7  108.6 4.5
             
7 Machinery and transport equipment 15 532.5 14 315.1 42 083.5 45 287.4 3 203.9 7.6
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  909.0  776.2 2 648.1 2 676.3 28.2 1.1
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries 1 795.0 1 714.7 4 435.5 5 092.4  656.9 14.8
73 Metalworking machinery  209.3  164.2  543.3  571.9 28.6 5.3
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s 2 259.9 2 422.5 6 102.3 7 060.2  957.9 15.7
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment 1 439.9 1 142.0 4 322.2 3 994.8 -327.2 -7.6
76 Telecommunications apparatus and equipment 1 447.4 1 305.5 4 449.6 4 449.6 0.0 0.0
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 2 126.0 1 805.3 6 133.1 5 901.1 -231.8 -3.8
78 Road vehicles 4 226.8 4 127.8 10 949.8 12 062.3 1 112.6 10.2
79 Other transport equipment2 1 119.2  856.8 2 499.5 3 478.6  979.1 39.2
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 6 219.0 5 442.5 16 961.2 17 484.3  523.1 3.1
82 Furniture and parts thereof 1 025.2  911.3 2 737.9 2 885.8  147.9 5.4
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1 368.8 1 218.0 3 572.6 3 824.7  252.1 7.1
85 Footwear  365.0  323.2  955.1 1 029.8 74.6 7.8
87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  802.5  700.2 2 236.4 2 192.6 -43.7 -2.0
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s. watches and clocks  227.7  184.6  643.7  604.6 -39.0 -6.1
Other manufactured articles 2 429.8 2 105.2 6 815.5 6 946.9  131.4 1.9
             
9 Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITC 19.0 27.3 47.2  113.7 66.5  140.7
1  According to UN's classification of commodities (SITC-Rev.3). EX = part of main group.
2  Excl. ships and oil platforms.

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