Statistics Norway

External trade in commodities

1 Imports of commodities, ships and oil platforms excluded. August and January-August 2008 and 2009. Preliminary figures. NOK million
Commodity groups1 August January-August Change in NOK million Percentage change
2008 2009 2008 2009
0-9 Total 35 783 33 090  315 831  273 155 -42 677 -13.5
             
0 Food and Live animals 1 972 2 243 16 782 17 693  911 5.4
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof  148  174 1 873 2 104  231 12.3
04 Cereals and cereal preparations  372  394 2 801 2 515 -286 -10.2
05 Fruit and vegetables  510  502 5 216 5 139 -77 -1.5
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 85  104  683  786  103 15.1
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof  167  185 1 404 1 613  209 14.9
Other food and live animals  690  883 4 805 5 535  730 15.2
             
1 Beverages and tobacco  297  338 2 681 3 042  361 13.5
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 2 870 2 299 25 529 16 560 -8 969 -35.1
22 Oil-seed and oleaginous fruit  128 88  946  932 -14 -1.5
24 Wood, lumber and cork  345  287 3 189 2 181 -1 008 -31.6
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals n.e.s.  290  186 1 837 1 426 -411 -22.3
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 1 919 1 540 17 941 10 288 -7 653 -42.7
Other crude materials  187  198 1 617 1 733  116 7.2
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 1 810 1 595 16 340 13 633 -2 707 -16.6
32 Coal, coke and briquettes  151 69 1 104  629 -475 -43.0
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials 1 574 1 423 14 205 11 281 -2 924 -20.6
34 Gas, natural and manufactured 29 64  378  377 -2 -0.4
35 Electric current 56 40  653 1 347  694  106.4
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes  505  331 2 152 2 005 -147 -6.8
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 3 481 3 372 29 239 28 461 -778 -2.7
51 Organic chemicals  428  378 4 032 3 335 -697 -17.3
52 Inorganic chemicals  485  363 3 102 3 351  249 8.0
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products  707  839 6 511 6 982  471 7.2
57 Plastics in primary forms  344  264 2 822 2 100 -722 -25.6
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  270  279 2 533 2 384 -149 -5.9
Other chemical products 1 247 1 249 10 238 10 309 71 0.7
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 6 258 5 051 54 342 42 425 -11 917 -21.9
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  567  577 4 745 4 671 -75 -1.6
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  393  372 3 513 3 220 -293 -8.3
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  542  473 4 617 3 910 -707 -15.3
67 Iron and steel 1 268  980 10 841 9 023 -1 817 -16.8
68 Non-ferrous metals 1 067  557 8 469 3 839 -4 630 -54.7
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 1 617 1 340 15 540 12 385 -3 155 -20.3
Other manufactures  804  752 6 617 5 377 -1 240 -18.7
             
7 Machinery and transport equipment 12 684 11 782  122 984  104 869 -18 115 -14.7
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  733  997 7 426 6 976 -450 -6.1
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries 1 609 1 014 14 434 11 115 -3 318 -23.0
73 Metalworking machinery  187 74 1 606 1 107 -498 -31.0
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s 2 073 1 690 19 639 18 073 -1 566 -8.0
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment 1 280 1 298 10 168 9 443 -725 -7.1
76 Telecommunications apparatus and equipment 1 364 1 345 11 719 11 409 -311 -2.7
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 1 828 1 685 15 689 14 525 -1 164 -7.4
78 Road vehicles 2 731 2 601 31 570 21 334 -10 236 -32.4
79 Other transport equipment2  879 1 079 10 734 10 887  153 1.4
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 5 833 6 010 45 252 43 882 -1 370 -3.0
82 Furniture and parts thereof  865  808 7 521 6 759 -762 -10.1
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1 539 1 664 9 198 9 747  550 6.0
85 Footwear  419  434 2 444 2 459 15 0.6
87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  678  617 5 861 5 781 -80 -1.4
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s. watches and clocks  161  149 1 533 1 421 -113 -7.4
Other manufactured articles 2 171 2 338 18 694 17 714 -980 -5.2
             
9 Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITC 73 69  530  585 55 10.3
1  According to UN's classification of commodities (SITC-Rev.4).
2  Excl. ships and oil platforms.

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