Statistics Norway

External trade in commodities

2 Exports of commodities, ships and oil platforms excluded. May and January-May 2008 and 2009. Preliminary figures. NOK million
Commodity groups1 May January-May Change in NOK million Percentage change
2008 2009 2008 2009
0-9 Total 82 178 55 143  399 763  309 272 -90 491 -22.6
Of which            
Ex33 Crude oil 35 249 17 780  159 421 85 814 -73 607 -46.2
Ex33 Condensates 1 402 1 183 5 453 2 727 -2 726 -50.0
Ex34 Natural gas 15 448 13 763 85 513 99 014 13 501 15.8
Other commodities2 30 079 22 417  149 376  121 717 -27 659 -18.5
             
0 Food and live animals 2 901 3 457 15 402 17 808 2 406 15.6
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof 2 729 3 218 14 416 16 632 2 216 15.4
034, 035, 036 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried or smoked 2 668 3 155 14 067 16 270 2 203 15.7
037 Fish prepared or preserved 61 63  349  362 13 3.6
08 Feeding stuff for animals, excl. unmilled cereals 19 73  208  353  145 69.8
Other food and live animals  152  166  778  823 45 5.8
             
1 Beverages and tobacco 63 40  239  171 -68 -28.4
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels  839  602 4 584 3 251 -1 333 -29.1
21 Hides, skins and fur skins, raw 23 20  255  204 -50 -19.7
24 Timber and cork 83 95  474  472 -2 -0.4
25 Pulp and waste paper  247  152 1 349  884 -465 -34.5
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals  195  153 1 027  782 -245 -23.8
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap  228  143 1 118  615 -503 -45.0
Other raw materials 63 39  361  293 -68 -18.8
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 57 626 36 260  280 926  205 729 -75 197 -26.8
32 Coal, coke and briquettes - - - 1 1 .
33 Mineral oil and mineral products 40 014 21 318  183 590 99 519 -84 070 -45.8
334 Refined mineral products 3 359 2 345 18 688 10 913 -7 775 -41.6
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 17 345 14 700 95 742  104 803 9 061 9.5
342 Liquefied propane and butanes 1 690  817 8 984 5 169 -3 815 -42.5
35 Electric current  267  242 1 593 1 405 -188 -11.8
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes  109  137  540  551 11 2.1
41 Animal oils and fats 78 58  358  305 -53 -14.7
Other fats and oils 30 79  182  246 64 35.0
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s 3 723 2 687 18 327 15 396 -2 931 -16.0
51 Organic chemicals 1 018  751 4 436 3 296 -1 140 -25.7
52 Inorganic chemicals  420  362 2 413 2 114 -299 -12.4
56 Fertilizers, manufactured  379 85 1 843 1 642 -201 -10.9
57 Plastics in primary forms  505  297 2 609 1 483 -1 125 -43.1
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  116  134  507  491 -16 -3.1
Other chemical products 1 286 1 058 6 520 6 369 -150 -2.3
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 8 105 4 435 39 404 24 960 -14 444 -36.7
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  615  518 3 071 2 660 -411 -13.4
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  149  116  631  537 -94 -14.8
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  129  217  661  690 29 4.5
67 Iron and steel 1 593  665 7 486 3 960 -3 526 -47.1
68 Non-ferrous metals 4 527 2 224 22 528 12 745 -9 782 -43.4
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s.  881  557 3 935 3 568 -367 -9.3
Other manufactured commodities  211  137 1 092  799 -293 -26.8
             
7 Machinery and transport eguipment 7 081 6 005 31 120 32 207 1 088 3.5
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  641  575 2 858 3 550  692 24.2
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries 1 341 1 256 5 927 7 075 1 148 19.4
73 Metal working machinery 43 34  165  184 18 11.1
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s. 2 653 1 639 9 294 9 000 -294 -3.2
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment  141  142  722  807 85 11.8
76 Telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing app. and equipment  448  610 2 753 3 033  280 10.2
77 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s.  945 1 050 5 073 5 212  139 2.7
78 Road vehicles  481  331 2 471 1 892 -579 -23.4
79 Other transport equipment3  389  367 1 857 1 454 -403 -21.7
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1 687 1 455 8 958 8 862 -95 -1.1
82 Furniture and parts thereof  266  220 1 488 1 254 -234 -15.7
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 48 43  262  247 -15 -5.6
87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  640  603 3 731 3 873  142 3.8
Other manufactured commodities  733  588 3 478 3 489 11 0.3
             
9 Commodities and transactions, not classified elsewhere in SITC 45 66  263  336 73 27.6
1  According to UN's classification of commodities. (SITC - Rev. 4).
2  Exports of other commodities: all commodities excluding ships, oil platforms, crude oil, natural gas and condensates.
3  Excluding ships and oil platforms.

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