Statistics Norway

External trade in commodities

3 Trade with countries and regional groups of countries. January-August 2008 and 2009. Preliminary figures. NOK million
  Imports excluding ships and oil platforms Exports excluding ships, oil platforms, crude oil, condensates and natural gas
  January-August Per cent January-August Per cent
  2008 2009 Change 2008/2009 Share of total 2009 2008 2009 Change 2008/2009 Share of total 2009
Total  315 831  273 155 -13.5  100.0  238 685  196 625 -17.6  100.0
                 
Nordic countries 79 601 66 626 -16.3 24.4 51 252 36 157 -29.5 18.4
EFTA 4 175 4 161 -0.3 1.5 6 191 3 550 -42.7 1.8
EU The European Union  217 953  185 419 -14.9 67.9  162 804  120 369 -26.1 61.2
OECD countries  254 356  219 135 -13.8 80.2  201 873  155 765 -22.8 79.2
                 
Europe  233 855  196 813 -15.8 72.1  175 956  131 735 -25.1 67.0
BE Belgium 6 360 5 440 -14.5 2.0 7 538 4 958 -34.2 2.5
DE Denmark 21 576 18 641 -13.6 6.8 14 128 10 824 -23.4 5.5
EE Estonia 1 805 1 277 -29.3 0.5  706  741 4.9 0.4
FI Finland 9 726 8 174 -16.0 3.0 5 756 3 819 -33.6 1.9
FR France 12 088 10 053 -16.8 3.7 10 039 8 634 -14.0 4.4
GR Greece  205  236 15.1 0.1 2 249  893 -60.3 0.5
IE Ireland 3 288 3 821 16.2 1.4 3 986 2 878 -27.8 1.5
IS Iceland  744  946 27.1 0.3 2 277 1 576 -30.8 0.8
IT Italy 11 140 9 301 -16.5 3.4 5 124 3 841 -25.0 2.0
LV Latvia 1 070  940 -12.1 0.3  544  702 29.0 0.4
LT Lithuania 2 034 1 952 -4.0 0.7  660  769 16.4 0.4
NL Netherlands 13 771 11 202 -18.7 4.1 23 606 15 575 -34.0 7.9
PL Poland 7 871 7 474 -5.0 2.7 5 163 4 395 -14.9 2.2
PT Portugal  973  904 -7.2 0.3 2 469 1 892 -23.3 1.0
RO Romania 1 721 2 002 16.3 0.7  480  707 47.4 0.4
RU Russia 8 457 3 480 -58.8 1.3 3 195 3 601 12.7 1.8
ES Spain 4 411 4 056 -8.0 1.5 6 399 5 193 -18.8 2.6
GB United Kingdom 19 213 16 994 -11.5 6.2 20 161 14 699 -27.1 7.5
CH Switzerland 3 382 3 176 -6.1 1.2 3 908 1 971 -49.6 1.0
SE Sweden 47 430 38 697 -18.4 14.2 28 407 19 534 -31.2 9.9
CZ Czech Republic 2 791 2 769 -0.8 1.0  751  512 -31.8 0.3
TR Turkey 2 104 2 161 2.7 0.8 1 559 2 514 61.2 1.3
DE Germany 43 800 35 216 -19.6 12.9 21 972 17 458 -20.5 8.9
UA Ukraine  478  554 15.9 0.2  837  805 -3.7 0.4
HU Hungary 1 561 1 395 -10.6 0.5  324  321 -0.9 0.2
AT Austria 3 171 2 868 -9.5 1.0 1 423 1 101 -22.6 0.6
Other countries in Europe 3 269 3 435 5.1 1.3 4 591 3 642 -20.7 1.9
                 
Africa 5 596 3 597 -35.7 1.3 3 068 3 619 17.9 1.8
BW Botswana 2 317  892 -61.5 0.3 1 5  599.5 0.0
ZA South Africa 1 277 1 233 -3.5 0.5  360  336 -6.9 0.2
Other countries in Africa 2 007 1 472 -26.6 0.5 2 708 3 278 21.1 1.7
                 
Asia 40 639 40 782 0.4 14.9 31 866 39 038 22.5 19.9
HK Hong Kong  893  963 7.9 0.4 1 089  842 -22.7 0.4
IN India 1 281 1 469 14.7 0.5 1 670 1 583 -5.2 0.8
ID Indonesia  505  518 2.8 0.2  258  269 4.3 0.1
IL Israel  497  455 -8.4 0.2  236  329 39.3 0.2
JP Japan 6 999 7 225 3.2 2.6 4 252 4 513 6.1 2.3
CN China 19 272 20 515 6.5 7.5 6 449 9 803 52.0 5.0
KR Korea, Republic of 1 797 1 718 -4.4 0.6 5 467 9 405 72.0 4.8
MY Malaysia 1 162 1 152 -0.9 0.4  529  652 23.2 0.3
SG Singapore  867  519 -40.2 0.2 4 281 4 735 10.6 2.4
TW Taiwan 2 528 2 361 -6.6 0.9  934  698 -25.3 0.4
TH Thailand 1 390 1 246 -10.4 0.5  824  509 -38.2 0.3
Other countries in Asia 2 864 2 289 -20.1 0.8 3 583 3 881 8.3 2.0
                 
North America 28 115 25 272 -10.1 9.3 23 408 19 001 -18.8 9.7
CA Canada 9 968 6 502 -34.8 2.4 1 341 1 234 -8.0 0.6
JM Jamaica  265  160 -39.8 0.1 61 82 33.2 0.0
PR Puerto Rico 83 78 -5.8 0.0 3 4 65.7 0.0
US United States 16 789 17 610 4.9 6.4 21 056 15 813 -24.9 8.0
Other countries in North America 1 010  922 -8.7 0.3  948 1 868 97.1 1.0
                 
South America 6 467 6 155 -4.8 2.3 3 212 2 242 -30.2 1.1
AR Argentina  237  189 -20.3 0.1  150 95 -36.6 0.0
BR Brazil 3 482 3 498 0.5 1.3 2 165 1 495 -31.0 0.8
SR Suriname  854  333 -61.1 0.1 3 1 -61.5 0.0
Other countries in South America 1 894 2 136 12.8 0.8  893  651 -27.1 0.3
                 
Oceania 1 155  536 -53.6 0.2 1 174  990 -15.6 0.5
AU Australia  937  405 -56.8 0.1  943  909 -3.6 0.5
Other countries in Oceania  218  131 -40.0 0.0  231 81 -64.9 0.0

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