Statistics Norway

External trade in commodities

1 Imports of commodities, ships and oil platforms excluded. April and January-April 2008 and 2009. NOK million
Commodity groups1 April January-April Change in NOK million Percentage change
2008 2009 2008 2009
0-9 Total 42 805 33 101  158 329  137 726 -20 604 -13.0
             
0 Food and Live animals 2 290 2 007 8 381 8 738  357 4.3
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof  308  198 1 056 1 310  254 24.0
04 Cereals and cereal preparations  374  276 1 394 1 185 -208 -15.0
05 Fruit and vegetables  721  682 2 676 2 730 54 2.0
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 93 88  338  374 36 10.7
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof  180  177  722  855  133 18.4
Other food and live animals  614  587 2 195 2 283 88 4.0
             
1 Beverages and tobacco  361  392 1 203 1 356  153 12.7
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 3 654 2 237 13 465 8 413 -5 052 -37.5
22 Oil-seed and oleaginous fruit  101  101  417  520  103 24.7
24 Wood, lumber and cork  450  243 1 665 1 040 -625 -37.5
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals n.e.s.  215  181  946  776 -170 -18.0
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 2 640 1 447 9 587 5 147 -4 441 -46.3
Other crude materials  249  265  850  930 81 9.5
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 2 052 1 440 6 919 7 173  253 3.7
32 Coal, coke and briquettes  143 76  499  393 -106 -21.3
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials 1 713 1 133 5 775 5 771 -4 -0.1
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 72 28  212  181 -31 -14.8
35 Electric current  124  203  433  828  395 91.2
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes  287  210  860  871 11 1.3
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 4 018 3 627 14 492 14 475 -18 -0.1
51 Organic chemicals  518  488 2 059 1 639 -420 -20.4
52 Inorganic chemicals  529  330 1 558 1 772  213 13.7
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products  759 1 012 3 203 3 587  384 12.0
57 Plastics in primary forms  397  242 1 443 1 095 -348 -24.1
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  399  312 1 261 1 170 -92 -7.3
Other chemical products 1 414 1 243 4 967 5 212  244 4.9
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 7 203 5 528 26 924 21 910 -5 014 -18.6
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  640  552 2 436 2 408 -28 -1.2
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  494  433 1 831 1 705 -126 -6.9
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  663  463 2 354 1 930 -424 -18.0
67 Iron and steel 1 488 1 452 5 627 5 072 -555 -9.9
68 Non-ferrous metals 1 025  437 4 217 1 686 -2 532 -60.0
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 1 950 1 518 6 977 6 422 -554 -7.9
Other manufactures  943  673 3 482 2 687 -795 -22.8
             
7 Machinery and transport equipment 16 925 12 566 62 433 51 808 -10 626 -17.0
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  935  762 3 612 3 371 -241 -6.7
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries 2 130 1 359 7 220 5 693 -1 527 -21.1
73 Metalworking machinery  210  146  780  663 -117 -15.0
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s 2 536 2 244 9 589 9 853  264 2.8
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment 1 311 1 121 5 305 4 877 -427 -8.1
76 Telecommunications apparatus and equipment 1 367 1 198 5 811 6 157  346 6.0
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 2 091 1 724 7 988 7 451 -537 -6.7
78 Road vehicles 4 780 2 681 16 825 9 722 -7 103 -42.2
79 Other transport equipment2 1 565 1 331 5 304 4 020 -1 284 -24.2
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5 932 5 021 23 387 22 699 -688 -2.9
82 Furniture and parts thereof 1 057  862 3 939 3 543 -397 -10.1
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1 098 1 052 4 909 5 273  364 7.4
85 Footwear  253  218 1 283 1 317 34 2.6
87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  780  694 2 970 2 978 9 0.3
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s. watches and clocks  201  158  805  725 -80 -10.0
Other manufactured articles 2 543 2 036 9 481 8 863 -618 -6.5
             
9 Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITC 83 74  263  284 21 7.8
1  According to UN's classification of commodities (SITC-Rev.4). .
2  Excl. ships and oil platforms.

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