Statistics Norway

External trade in commodities

1 Imports of commodities, ships and oil platforms excluded. October and January-October 2008 and 2009. Preliminary figures. NOK million
Commodity groups1 October January-October Change in NOK million Percentage change
2008 2009 2008 2009
0-9 Total 44 647 37 530  406 809  349 910 -56 899 -14.0
             
0 Food and Live animals 2 614 2 555 21 777 22 650  873 4.0
03 Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, and preparations thereof  405  428 2 568 2 747  179 7.0
04 Cereals and cereal preparations  380  327 3 554 3 163 -391 -11.0
05 Fruit and vegetables  589  528 6 333 6 153 -180 -2.8
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey  115  116  910 1 026  116 12.7
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof  323  276 1 984 2 135  151 7.6
Other food and live animals  802  879 6 426 7 425  999 15.5
             
1 Beverages and tobacco  472  411 3 492 3 792  300 8.6
             
2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 3 482 2 174 32 376 20 798 -11 578 -35.8
22 Oil-seed and oleaginous fruit  167  107 1 261 1 157 -104 -8.2
24 Wood, lumber and cork  360  330 3 919 2 858 -1 061 -27.1
27 Crude fertilizers and crude minerals n.e.s.  322  161 2 382 1 787 -595 -25.0
28 Metalliferous ores and metal scrap 2 392 1 366 22 734 12 851 -9 883 -43.5
Other crude materials  242  209 2 079 2 144 65 3.1
             
3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 2 279 1 445 20 684 17 966 -2 718 -13.1
32 Coal, coke and briquettes  160 78 1 457  819 -638 -43.8
33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials 1 765 1 237 17 597 15 251 -2 346 -13.3
34 Gas, natural and manufactured  208 72  727  470 -256 -35.3
35 Electric current  144 58  903 1 425  522 57.8
             
4 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes  528  253 3 119 2 552 -567 -18.2
             
5 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 4 156 3 842 37 731 36 042 -1 690 -4.5
51 Organic chemicals  388  336 5 007 4 055 -952 -19.0
52 Inorganic chemicals  552  496 4 064 4 283  218 5.4
54 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products  907  963 8 604 8 833  229 2.7
57 Plastics in primary forms  389  290 3 588 2 695 -893 -24.9
58 Plastics in non-primary forms  353  319 3 205 3 054 -150 -4.7
Other chemical products 1 567 1 438 13 263 13 122 -141 -1.1
             
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 7 612 5 958 69 402 54 337 -15 065 -21.7
64 Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof  706  668 6 129 6 008 -121 -2.0
65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products  512  421 4 512 4 065 -447 -9.9
66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures  695  611 5 986 5 109 -877 -14.7
67 Iron and steel 1 556  903 13 933 10 811 -3 122 -22.4
68 Non-ferrous metals 1 035  785 10 576 5 573 -5 003 -47.3
69 Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. 2 097 1 680 19 633 15 620 -4 013 -20.4
Other manufactures 1 010  890 8 632 7 152 -1 480 -17.1
             
7 Machinery and transport equipment 16 166 14 597  158 189  134 678 -23 511 -14.9
71 Power generating machinery and equipment  930  738 9 283 8 410 -873 -9.4
72 Machinery specialized for particular industries 1 999 1 345 18 082 13 736 -4 345 -24.0
73 Metalworking machinery  217  104 2 049 1 312 -737 -36.0
74 General industrial machinery and equipment n.e.s 2 833 2 088 25 015 22 291 -2 724 -10.9
75 Office machines and automatic data processing equipment 1 505 1 209 13 056 11 863 -1 193 -9.1
76 Telecommunications apparatus and equipment 1 807 1 547 15 140 14 362 -779 -5.1
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 2 393 2 050 20 378 18 620 -1 759 -8.6
78 Road vehicles 3 685 3 457 38 832 28 212 -10 619 -27.3
79 Other transport equipment2  797 2 061 16 354 15 872 -482 -2.9
             
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 7 261 6 222 59 365 56 356 -3 008 -5.1
82 Furniture and parts thereof 1 013  870 9 514 8 494 -1 021 -10.7
84 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 1 546 1 279 12 471 12 587  116 0.9
85 Footwear  285  279 3 153 3 104 -49 -1.6
87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s.  876  747 7 571 7 263 -307 -4.1
88 Photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s. watches and clocks  232  198 1 997 1 812 -185 -9.3
Other manufactured articles 3 308 2 849 24 658 23 096 -1 562 -6.3
             
9 Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in SITC 77 73  674  739 64 9.5
1  According to UN's classification of commodities (SITC-Rev.4).
2  Excl. ships and oil platforms.

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