Table 1: Imports by principal countries
Tableau 1: Importations selon les principaux pays
General Imports CIF by country of originValue in million US dollars
Importations générales CIF selon les pays d'origine Valeur en millions de dollars EU
Country or area 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Pays ou zone
World 36916.0 44745.0 59510.3 69800.2 90214.0 Monde
Developed Economies 24135.7 28174.8 37097.8 42048.7 54203.3 Economies Développés
- Asia-Pacific 4964.3 5858.6 7340.9 7992.8 10253.8 - Asie-Pacifique
- Europe 13250.0 14972.3 20435.9 23256.7 30740.3 - Europe
- North America 5921.4 7344.0 9321.0 10799.3 13210.9 - Amérique du Nord
South-Eastern Europe 85.2 402.0 185.3 164.2 221.0 Europe du Sud-Est
Commonwealth of Independent States 480.8 404.8 965.4 1501.0 1713.6 Communauté d'Etats indépendants
- Asia 29.1 147.5 79.1 1.6 55.4 - Asie
- Europe 451.7 257.3 886.3 1499.4 1658.2 - Europe
Northern Africa 367.2 524.9 978.6 875.4 1262.6 Afrique septentrionale
Sub-Saharan Africa 524.4 842.5 843.6 970.0 1456.0 Afrique subsaharienne
Latin America & the Caribbean 1078.4 1359.8 2187.4 2672.7 3173.8 Amérique latine et Caraïbes
- Caribbean 3.5 2.3 20.5 27.9 93.6 - Caraïbes
- Latin America 1074.9 1357.5 2167.0 2644.9 3080.2 - Amérique latine
Eastern Asia 3992.9 5116.0 7287.4 9235.0 13558.0 Asie orientale
Southern Asia 1404.0 1912.1 2590.9 3472.2 3826.2 Asie méridionale
South-Eastern Asia 1386.7 1704.7 2533.8 3528.9 4416.6 Asie du Sud-Est
Western Asia 2940.4 3654.4 4659.5 5258.0 6365.3 Asie occidentale
Oceania 0.2 0.7 1.4 2.5 14.0 Océanie
Other 520.2 648.2 179.2 71.7 3.5 Autre
United States 5551.3 6844.6 8803.2 10114.8 12253.1 Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Japan 3818.3 4366.2 5362.5 5646.4 7888.5 Japon
Germany 3300.6 3611.8 4867.2 5667.1 8010.9 Allemagne
China 2186.4 2968.1 4409.2 5978.9 8716.0 Chine
United Kingdom 2166.6 2541.1 2787.0 2755.2 3514.1 Royaume-Uni
Italy 1468.7 1524.5 2260.0 2817.9 4104.3 Italie
Korea, Republic of 1359.7 1701.5 2171.8 2645.7 4045.7 République de Corée
France-Monaco 1349.8 1564.6 2051.5 2692.1 3068.8 France-Monaco
India 1091.5 1417.0 1837.3 2633.8 3076.3 Inde
Australia 988.8 1280.6 1673.3 2065.2 1946.8 Australie
United Arab Emirates 957.7 1186.6 1564.4 1913.9 2251.2 Emirates arabes unis
Brazil 626.4 781.5 1313.5 1466.0 1751.4 Brésil Switzerland-Liechtenstein 713.2 845.3 1284.0 1117.5 1420.4 Suisse-Liechtenstein Netherlands 739.0 806.3 988.4 1031.9 1214.5 Pays-Bas Thailand 398.9 552.4 1018.6 1320.7 1489.4 Thaïlande Sweden 559.7 744.5 966.5 1069.3 1272.4 Suède Finland 353.3 298.1 1032.7 1174.0 1285.5 Finlande Turkey 559.3 599.1 837.8 850.0 1253.8 Turquie Belgium 615.7 594.5 870.2 901.3 1096.3 Belgique Spain 489.1 597.6 670.0 769.1 1181.9 Espagne Egypt 302.9 423.9 797.7 751.4 1110.7 Egypte Canada 370.0 499.3 517.8 684.4 956.5 Canada Indonesia 352.3 410.9 541.6 628.5 938.1 Indonésie Malaysia 371.0 445.9 545.9 589.0 860.5 Malaisie Bahrain 203.8 450.5 572.8 690.3 831.6 Bahreïn
Value as percentages of World total Valeur en pourcentage du total mondial
Regions of the world 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Régions du monde
World 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Monde
Developed Economies 70.5 69.4 70.0 69.9 66.8 65.4 63.0 62.3 60.2 60.1 Economies Développés - Asia-Pacific 10.7 11.6 13.3 15.6 14.9 13.4 13.1 12.3 11.5 11.4 - Asie-Pacifique
- Europe 37.5 37.6 36.5 35.3 34.5 35.9 33.5 34.3 33.3 34.1 - Europe
- North America 22.4 20.2 20.2 19.0 17.4 16.0 16.4 15.7 15.5 14.6 - Amérique du Nord
South-Eastern Europe 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 Europe du Sud-Est
Commonwealth of Independent States 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.6 2.2 1.9 Communauté d'Etats indépendants
- Asia 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 - Asie
- Europe 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.8 - Europe
Northern Africa 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.4 Afrique septentrionale
Sub-Saharan Africa 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.9 1.4 1.4 1.6 Afrique subsaharienne
Latin America & the Caribbean 2.7 2.7 3.8 3.4 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.5 Amérique latine et Caraïbes
- Caribbean 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 - Caraïbes
- Latin America 2.6 2.7 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.4 - Amérique latine
Eastern Asia 8.3 8.6 8.7 9.0 9.8 10.8 11.4 12.2 13.2 15.0 Asie orientale
Southern Asia 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.4 5.0 4.2 Asie méridionale
South-Eastern Asia 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.3 5.1 4.9 Asie du Sud-Est
Western Asia 6.0 7.1 5.7 7.0 8.5 8.0 8.2 7.8 7.5 7.1 Asie occidentale
Oceania 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Océanie
Developed Economies 45665.5 43319.4 85374.7 96942.8 133408.5 Economies Développés
- Asia-Pacific 13591.8 0.0 28660.5 35440.5 63480.2 - Asie-Pacifique
- Europe 14029.3 20681.7 27465.4 28211.3 27896.6 - Europe
- North America 18044.4 22637.6 29248.8 33291.0 42031.7 - Amérique du Nord
South-Eastern Europe 1.2 0.0 4.2 4.4 6.4 Europe du Sud-Est
Commonwealth of Independent States 1.9 0.0 25.7 24.4 19.5 Communauté d'Etats indépendants
- Asia 1.6 0.0 4.4 2.8 5.8 - Asie
- Europe 0.4 0.0 21.3 21.6 13.7 - Europe
Northern Africa 1645.0 0.0 3534.3 4472.4 3497.2 Afrique septentrionale
Sub-Saharan Africa 3171.1 3246.0 5532.2 6141.8 8143.3 Afrique subsaharienne
Latin America & the Caribbean 1378.7 1450.5 1882.7 2023.1 2356.7 Amérique latine et Caraïbes
- Caribbean 289.0 0.0 0.6 3.1 28.9 - Caraïbes
- Latin America 1089.8 1450.5 1882.0 2020.0 2327.8 - Amérique latine
Eastern Asia 16014.2 77492.4 33179.1 40940.7 60179.5 Asie orientale
Southern Asia 7311.4 0.0 14011.1 16855.1 5078.8 Asie méridionale
South-Eastern Asia 9095.3 0.0 18629.2 21030.6 5091.0 Asie du Sud-Est
Western Asia 8950.6 0.0 18559.1 22866.9 17161.5 Asie occidentale
Oceania 0.0 412.2 0.2 0.1 1.8 Océanie
Other 8.8 77.2 4.8 3.7 6.6 Autre
Asia n.e.s. 3274.3 77492.4 6503.6 7755.5 55398.5 Asie n.d.a.
Japan 13153.3 0.0 28180.5 34811.5 62970.9 Japon
United States 17435.9 0.0 27958.5 31842.2 41033.0 Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Korea, Republic of 8484.3 0.0 15312.1 19377.8 1624.2 République de Corée
India 5547.8 0.0 10739.7 12956.1 3387.4 Inde
Europe n.e.s. 0.0 20681.7 0.0 0.0 11215.2 Europe n.d.a.
China 4097.8 0.0 10814.9 13232.7 2667.3 Chine
Singapore 4250.8 0.0 9472.2 9988.1 2889.0 Singapour
North & Central America n.e.s. 0.0 22637.6 0.0 0.0 982.6 Amérique du Nord & Centrale n.d.a.
United Arab Emirates 2616.6 0.0 4811.7 6805.9 8404.7 Emirates arabes unis
Netherlands 2756.9 0.0 6488.1 6497.0 3855.1 Pays-Bas
Italy 2364.1 0.0 5377.0 5169.3 3376.6 Italie
Bahrain 2161.3 0.0 4974.4 6065.9 1205.7 Bahreïn
France-Monaco 2339.9 0.0 4297.7 4117.7 2922.1 France-Monaco
Spain 1742.9 0.0 2971.9 3582.7 2826.0 Espagne
South Africa 1954.8 0.0 3065.9 3220.3 694.1 Afrique du Sud
Thailand 1433.5 0.0 3207.2 3541.8 604.7 Thaïlande
Egypt 913.8 0.0 2046.2 2755.7 2818.7 Egypte
Africa n.e.s. 0.0 3246.0 0.0 0.0 5083.8 Afrique n.d.a.
Jordan 1074.4 0.0 2732.6 3243.7 1181.4 Jordanie Pakistan 1287.5 0.0 2518.2 3034.2 1009.3 Pakistan Indonesia 1577.8 0.0 2447.6 3066.6 683.6 Indonésie Belgium 1184.1 0.0 2276.3 2869.5 905.4 Belgique Philippines 1201.4 0.0 2280.5 2870.8 96.5 Philippines Greece 1195.9 0.0 2258.2 2338.6 184.1 Grèce
Value as percentages of World total Valeur en pourcentage du total mondial
Regions of the world 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Régions du monde
World 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Monde
Developed Economies 47.4 51.0 41.1 47.7 49.0 34.4 47.2 45.9 56.8 Economies Développés
- Asia-Pacific 10.4 11.8 5.0 13.1 14.6 0.0 15.9 16.8 27.0 - Asie-Pacifique
- Europe 17.6 18.7 16.6 16.0 15.0 16.4 15.2 13.4 11.9 - Europe
- North America 19.4 20.6 19.5 18.6 19.4 18.0 16.2 15.8 17.9 - Amérique du Nord
South-Eastern Europe 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Europe du Sud-Est
Commonwealth of Independent States 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Communauté d'Etats indépendants
- Asia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - Asie
- Europe 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - Europe
Northern Africa 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.8 0.0 2.0 2.1 1.5 Afrique septentrionale
Sub-Saharan Africa 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.0 3.4 2.6 3.1 2.9 3.5 Afrique subsaharienne
Latin America & the Caribbean 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.9 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 Amérique latine et Caraïbes
- Caribbean 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - Caraïbes
- Latin America 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.9 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 - Amérique latine
Eastern Asia 36.9 35.6 41.7 36.6 17.2 61.5 18.4 19.4 25.6 Asie orientale
Southern Asia 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 7.8 0.0 7.8 8.0 2.2 Asie méridionale
South-Eastern Asia 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 9.8 0.0 10.3 10.0 2.2 Asie du Sud-Est
Western Asia 8.8 6.6 6.8 8.6 9.6 0.0 10.3 10.8 7.3 Asie occidentale
Oceania 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Océanie
Table 3: Imports by principal commodities
Tableau 3: Importations selon principaux produits
General Imports CIF by commodities of SITC, Rev.3Value in million US dollars
Importations générales CIF par produits d'après la CTCI, rév.3 Valeur en millions de dollars EU
2004 2005 2006 2007
SITC Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value SITC, Rev 3, code descriptions
Total 44745.0 59510.3 69800.2 90214.0 All Commodities
0 5827.1 7751.4 8367.4 10604.9 Food and live animals
001 MN 12364 471.3 MN 11028 714.3 MN 8187 617.2 MN 11748 616.1 Live animals other than animals of division 03
0012 MN 4885 447.1 MN 6545 647.6 MN 5608 535.2 MN 6046 496.5 Sheep and goats, live
00121MN 4482 401.3 MN 6043 589.0 MN 5179 493.6 MN 4911 435.4 Sheep, live
01 765.4 967.2 948.6 1172.3 Meat and meat preparations
012 W 440724 623.2 W 539680 816.8 W 492634 733.1 W 543272 922.6 Other meat, meat offal, fresh, chilled, frozen (for human)
0123 W 371900 444.4 W 462046 626.7 W 425966 564.3 W 470532 727.0 Meat, edible offal of poultry of 0014, fresh, chilled, frozen
01232 W 347605 405.3 W 430152 571.9 W 384666 490.2 W 429702 648.7 Poultry not cut in pieces, frozen
02 867.1 1027.8 1066.1 1310.0 Dairy products and birds' eggs
022 W 213954 500.7 W 239840 596.0 W 247066 612.9 W 271911 820.1 Milk and cream and milk products other than butter or cheese
0222 W 175934 428.7 W 196757 508.6 W 195903 502.1 W 218003 677.2 Milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened
024 W 95052 271.6 W 102748 311.6 W 103330 332.9 W 106038 369.6 Cheese and curd
04 1466.8 2092.5 2273.9 3620.9 Cereal and cereal preparations
042 MW 1046 536.6 MW 1106 580.6 W 968223 530.1 W 986745 626.1 Rice
0423 MW 1045 536.5 MW 1007 527.4 W 919029 504.3 W 927276 593.1 Rice, semi or wholly milled (including broken rice)
04231MW 1039 533.6 W 999234 524.3 W 914406 502.5 W 924713 592.1 Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled (unbroken)
0430 MW 2886 552.8 MW 5980 1048.3 MW 7591 1214.3 MW 7099 2142.4 Barley, unmilled
044 W 787459 146.7 MW 1226 189.2 MW 1340 213.6 MW 1830 466.2 Maize (not including sweet corn), unmilled
0449 W 786602 145.9 MW 1225 187.5 MW 1339 212.1 MW 1827 461.4 -- other
05 849.3 1051.2 1123.0 1344.7 Vegetables and fruit
057 W 937886 363.2 MW 1050 511.5 MW 1068 520.5 MW 1032 556.0 Fruit and nuts (not including oil nuts), fresh or dried
06 117.5 332.4 518.4 496.0 Sugars, sugar preparations and honey
061 W 134933 73.7 W 987081 284.7 MW 1081 461.9 MW 1356 434.2 Sugars, molasses and honey
07 411.2 496.2 565.0 637.2 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, and manufactures thereof
09 532.3 642.8 776.1 855.9 Miscellaneous edible products and preparations
098 520.2 628.4 759.2 831.5 Edible products and preparations, nes
0989 W 70774 418.1 W 80653 518.0 W 98419 631.9 W 107273 698.1 Food preparations, nes
09899 W 50566 281.4 W 57242 350.4 W 69453 408.8 W 75260 448.5 Other food preparations
1 493.3 546.1 570.5 617.1 Beverages and tobacco
12 416.8 450.8 461.3 493.1 Tobacco and tobacco manufactures
122 W 32567 416.1 W 36804 450.2 W 38059 460.6 W 39106 491.9 Tobacco, manufactured (whether or not containing tobacco substitutes)
1222 W 19117 400.1 W 22759 433.9 W 23603 443.6 W 23788 472.7 Cigarettes containing tobacco
2 713.8 1253.9 1282.8 1583.6 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels
28 258.1 699.6 662.4 751.5 Metalliferous ore and metal scrap
281 MW 4137 217.0 MW 5171 536.7 MW 5016 527.0 MW 5420 581.3 Iron ore and concentrates
2815 MW 3631 195.0 MW 4696 499.6 MW 4994 525.8 MW 5420 581.2 Iron ore and concentrates, not agglomerated
4 277.3 371.2 410.0 545.7 Animals and vegetable oils, fats and waxes
42 242.4 330.5 370.1 485.3 Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refine or fractionated
5 4767.4 5779.8 6604.2 8022.0 Chemicals and related products, nes
51 630.6 783.3 946.5 1264.3 Organic chemicals
511 W 226775 250.1 W 283976 311.9 W 341370 392.8 W 464226 568.0 Hydrocarbons, nes, and their derivatives
5112 W 123998 140.7 W 207832 216.6 W 274109 302.7 W 402068 468.6 Cyclic hydrocarbons
52 262.3 395.3 366.4 491.9 Inorganic chemicals
54 1513.7 1729.5 1940.7 2230.3 Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
542 W 28761 1372.6 W 32564 1571.0 W 36368 1766.6 W 33980 2022.1 Medicaments (including veterinary medicaments)
5421 W 5532 508.9 W 5276 668.4 W 6080 792.5 W 6574 941.9 Medicaments containing antibiotics or derivatives thereof
54211 W 4471 474.3 W 3727 610.8 W 3828 720.6 W 4705 843.8 -- containing penicillins or derivatives thereof, etc, not for retail
5422 W 4906 425.9 W 6364 453.9 W 5443 493.8 W 5927 553.7 Medicaments with hormones or other products of 5415, not antibiotics
54229 W 4152 307.7 W 5170 313.0 W 3835 308.3 W 3863 365.9 -- containing other hormones or other products of 5415, for retail
5429 W 17907 435.1 W 20538 428.8 W 24523 429.9 W 21101 474.6 Medicaments, nes
54293 W 9439 296.3 W 11599 199.8 W 16352 174.6 W 13228 200.6 Medicaments, nes, put up for retail
55 652.0 755.6 875.3 1003.8 Oils and perfume materials; toilet and cleansing preparations
553 W 65020 486.8 W 73306 568.2 W 81159 673.4 W 86479 767.9 Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (excluding soaps)
57 514.9 708.3 759.2 923.2 Plastics in primary forms
58 269.2 324.0 361.3 437.9 Plastics in non-primary forms
59 677.1 791.3 1047.6 1268.8 Chemical materials and products, nes
598 W 137909 461.2 W 188717 525.7 W 231357 669.0 W 252862 791.8 Miscellaneous chemical products, nes
6 7944.8 10601.7 14684.8 18508.1 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
62 614.4 898.0 900.2 1021.2 Rubber manufactures, nes
625 496.9 741.7 706.3 786.4 Rubber tyres, interchangeable tyre treads, tyre flaps and inner tubes
6251 MN 6316 232.0 MN 6028 221.4 MN 4465 164.0 MN 7098 263.6 Tyres, pneumatic, new, of a kind used on motor cars
6252 MN 2002 204.8 MN 4126 422.1 MN 4198 429.5 MN 3046 400.7 Tyres, pneumatic, new, of a kind used on buses or lorries
64 788.6 961.5 988.8 1184.2 Paper, paperboard and articles of paper pulp, paper and paperboard
641 W 839811 620.6 W 946084 752.9 MW 1002 788.4 MW 1017 922.8 Paper and paperboard
65 1060.2 1207.5 1204.4 1295.6 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, nes, and related products
653 W 116684 459.0 W 132258 513.3 W 126018 491.9 W 122586 492.8 Fabrics, woven, of man-made textile materials (not narrow or special fabrics)
6531 W 87405 310.9 W 98599 335.9 W 87401 320.7 W 84565 329.1 Fabrics, woven, of synthetic filament yarn (not pile and chenille fabrics)
66 804.3 952.1 1000.9 1074.2 Non-metallic mineral manufactures, nes
662 393.8 422.9 432.9 472.5 Clay construction materials and refractory construction materials
6624 343.2 353.8 339.3 341.2 Non-refractory ceramic bricks, tiles, pipes and similar products
66245MA 51850 319.7 MA 52802 325.7 MA 49715 303.3 MA 38003 296.0 Glazed ceramic setts, flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles
67 2192.5 3352.1 5720.4 7612.1 Iron and steel
6726 W 701586 286.1 W 431193 183.5 MW 1169 554.6 W 977281 585.9 Semi-finished products of iron, non-alloy steel, < 0.25% by weight carbon
67261 W 673672 272.4 W 426919 176.7 MW 1145 540.9 W 938708 551.5 -- of rectangular cross-section, the width measuring < 2x the thickness
673 W 818681 443.9 MW 1388 937.8 MW 1414 1002.5 MW 1790 1367.0 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, not clad, plated or coated
6732 0.0 0.0 0.0 W 663750 516.1 Flat-rolled iron products, non-alloy steel, not clad, etc, hot-rolled, not in 673.1
6735 W 202586 117.0 W 323975 231.3 W 462377 390.7 W 419713 371.0 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, not clad, plated, coated, nes
67351 W 146545 86.4 W 276210 193.1 W 431302 362.3 W 397238 347.2 -- of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled
674 W 338596 242.1 W 444837 382.1 W 487175 368.9 W 497646 431.8 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, clad, plated or coated
676 MW 1038 473.8 W 916827 478.2 MW 1262 684.0 MW 1463 888.5 Iron and steel bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections
6768 W 484462 224.3 W 378478 208.5 W 583235 330.1 W 833273 496.4 Angles, shapes and sections (excluding rails) and sheet piling, of iron or steel
679 W 271220 351.6 W 498527 829.0 MW 1191 2533.7 MW 1540 3505.2 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, and tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel
6791 W 146693 134.3 W 300311 444.6 W 731128 1502.1 W 783539 1686.5 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron or steel
67912 W 36711 39.5 W 74826 98.5 W 294106 553.1 W 163371 344.3 Line pipe for oil or gas pipelines, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel
67913 W 36899 48.5 W 151799 268.0 W 328118 771.0 W 386981 887.4 Casing, tubing, drill pipe for oil/gas drilling, of iron (not cast iron), steel
6793 W 12732 13.8 W 51854 91.5 W 216695 381.2 W 360145 598.2 Circular tubes and pipes, external diameter > 406.4 mm, of iron or steel
6794 W 74957 91.6 W 60659 97.1 W 144615 255.7 W 278344 553.9 Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of iron or steel
6795 W 36838 112.0 W 85703 195.9 W 98352 394.7 W 118386 666.7 Tube or pipe fittings (e.g., couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel
68 1285.0 1648.8 2677.1 3224.3 Non-ferrous metals
682 W 206436 612.2 W 212929 805.0 W 246351 1583.5 W 251247 1810.8 Copper
6821 W 81822 231.6 W 91896 352.8 W 159940 1031.8 W 152447 1114.3 Copper; copper anodes for electrolytic refining; cooper alloys, unwrought
68212 W 81754 230.6 W 91746 351.6 W 159801 1030.4 W 152198 1112.6 Refined copper
684 W 275914 607.7 W 309145 762.2 W 344616 876.9 W 324920 1062.7 Aluminium
6842 W 266088 588.8 W 299454 742.3 W 330508 845.9 W 314038 1031.0 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, worked
68421 W 133354 246.5 W 142103 293.5 W 157404 295.2 W 131348 353.6 Aluminium bars, rods and profiles
68423 W 96778 243.8 W 119418 330.5 W 117163 394.0 W 124363 454.5 Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm
69 970.5 1284.3 1870.6 2677.2 Manufactures of metal, nes
691 W 93337 186.8 W 133144 265.2 W 663370 593.7 W 495578 870.0 Structures and parts of structures, nes, of iron, steel or aluminium
6911 W 91327 180.6 W 129138 252.8 W 658608 577.2 W 489561 845.8 Structures and parts of (not prefabricated buildings of 811), of iron or steel
69119 W 62836 145.8 W 80640 173.5 W 584929 438.1 W 274762 589.4 Other structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel
699 W 138612 281.1 W 171218 351.1 W 173824 413.8 W 194914 613.6 Manufactures of base metal, nes
7 19295.0 26925.0 31431.7 42376.1 Machinery and transport equipment
71 1508.8 2370.9 2297.8 3340.4 Power-generating machinery and equipment
713 564.0 931.9 841.9 1027.7 Internal combustion piston engines and parts thereof, nes
7131 272.7 587.2 482.8 589.8 Internal combustion piston engines for aircraft, and parts thereof, nes
71311 N 489 250.0 N 218 539.0 N 422 416.4 N 152 497.8 Internal combustion piston engines for aircraft
714 566.1 744.0 465.3 995.0 Engines and motors, non-electric; parts, nes (not those of 712-3 and 718)
7149 W 14299 376.1 W 14383 614.6 W 6366 313.9 W 27974 613.3 Parts of the engines and motors of 714.41 and 714.8
71499 W 14237 371.7 W 14301 604.6 W 6260 304.9 W 26889 589.4 Parts for the gas turbines of 714.89
716 265.2 390.2 494.7 899.3 Rotating electric plant and parts thereof, nes
72 1275.3 1827.1 2660.1 3487.7 Machinery specialized for particular industries
723 592.6 985.2 1339.6 1869.3 Civil engineering and contractors' plant and equipment; parts thereof
7239 W 28160 242.3 W 48725 468.4 W 56407 611.9 W 69782 707.0 Parts, nes, of the machinery of 723 and 7443 (excluding 72348)
728 277.8 412.0 686.5 1004.0 Other machinery, equipment, for specialized industries; parts nes
7284 126.0 170.3 316.2 524.6 Machinery and mechanical appliances for specialized industries; nes
74 2762.0 3923.8 5374.2 9009.5 General industrial machinery and equipment, nes, and machine parts, nes
741 713.7 1017.5 1439.2 2442.2 Heating and cooling equipment and parts thereof, nes
7415 348.2 368.8 423.4 464.4 Air conditioning machines comprising a motor-driven fan, etc; parts
7417 97.4 136.4 148.1 493.9 Gas generators, distilling or rectifying plant, heat exchange units
7418 46.3 121.5 271.1 680.3 Machinery, plant and similar laboratory equipment, for heating and cooling
74189 21.7 82.3 207.9 578.9 Other machinery, plant or equipment
742 265.6 375.0 490.7 972.8 Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators; parts for such pumps and liquid elevators
743 532.4 700.2 823.6 1529.9 Pumps (other than liquid), air or other gas compressors and fans, etc; parts
7431 284.7 333.0 426.9 821.4 Air or vacuum pumps, gas compressors, ventilating hoods, with fan
744 329.2 548.5 991.9 1342.9 Mechanical handling equipment and parts thereof, nes
7443 80.9 134.8 398.5 560.7 Ships' derricks; cranes; mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers, etc
745 149.3 231.9 321.1 508.5 Non-electrical machinery, tools and mechanical apparatus and parts, nes
747 W 32616 356.3 W 44416 509.1 W 53498 626.0 W 95416 1451.0 Taps, cocks, valves, etc; pressure-reducing, thermostatically control valves
7478 W 21413 184.9 W 30780 306.0 W 30717 297.9 W 60044 830.2 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, nes
749 W 11233 243.9 W 13039 265.8 W 23125 387.3 W 32345 375.8 Non-electric parts and accessories of machinery, nes
75 634.3 1055.3 1391.0 1997.1 Office machines and automatic data processing machines
752 MN 2359 285.8 MN 4449 538.1 MN 5077 717.8 MN 4895 1144.1 Automatic data processing machines and units thereof
7522 N 132581 85.3 N 348338 214.1 N 655536 328.0 N 686983 564.1 Digital automatic data processing machines
759 W 11233 286.3 W 14752 424.3 W 12787 538.9 W 12407 639.0 Parts and accessories (not covers, carrying cases, etc) for machines of 751-52
7599 W 10821 273.8 W 14227 408.8 W 12147 521.8 W 11655 619.5 Parts and accessories for machines of 7511-2, 7519 and 752
75997 W 10122 255.9 W 13528 389.5 W 11335 495.5 W 10809 599.3 -- for the machines of group 752
76 1599.8 2733.3 3274.9 3822.4 Telecommunications, sound recording and reproducing equipment
761 MN 1176 240.6 MN 1784 279.7 MN 2169 317.8 252.2 Television receivers
7611 MN 1100 229.0 MN 1642 255.6 MN 2069 291.3 W 16655 122.4 Television receivers, colour
764 1112.2 2230.3 2719.0 3260.1 Telecommunications equipment, nes, and parts, nes, and accessories of 76
7643 646.9 1518.9 1750.1 1801.3 Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-telegraphy, etc
76432MN 5636 646.0 MN 13292 1516.0 MN 14129 1744.3 1776.3 Transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus
7649 W 7729 212.5 W 10807 468.6 W 12365 665.0 W 10895 739.2 Parts or accessories suitable for use solely or principally with apparatus of 76
76493 W 5324 126.0 W 7181 251.3 W 7552 318.8 W 7811 472.9 -- with the apparatus and equipment of 761-2 and 7643 and 7648
77 2050.6 2460.2 2807.4 4677.0 Electrical machinery, apparatus, and appliances, nes, and electrical parts
Table 3: Imports by principal commodities
Tableau 3: Importations selon principaux produits
General Imports CIF by commodities of SITC, Rev.3Value in million US dollars
Importations générales CIF par produits d'après la CTCI, rév.3 Valeur en millions de dollars EU
2004 2005 2006 2007
SITC Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value SITC, Rev 3, code descriptions
7711 113.7 157.6 166.9 453.3 Transformers, electrical
772 W 40846 668.0 W 43942 713.6 W 45357 807.2 W 63611 1308.9 Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting or connecting electrical circuits
7724 W 13307 269.4 W 12934 242.4 W 12098 287.7 W 17861 355.4 Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for > 1000 V
7725 W 18537 245.4 W 19588 242.8 W 19589 280.0 W 22956 382.7 Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for ≤ 1000 V
773 W 65920 223.0 W 59775 224.7 W 81904 388.7 W 182213 982.7 Equipment for distributing electricity, nes
7731 W 53563 189.7 W 45264 177.8 W 62903 331.8 W 150696 852.1 Insulated wire, cable, other insulated electric conductors; optical fibre cables
775 377.0 477.3 479.5 501.2 Household-type electrical and non-electrical equipment, nes
778 386.1 517.0 547.1 788.0 Electrical machinery and apparatus, nes
78 7228.8 9786.1 10401.7 12017.6 Road vehicles (including air cushion vehicles)
781 N 340835 4493.4 N 460151 6630.7 N 444929 7466.3 N 481022 7761.9 Cars, other motor vehicles principally designed for the transports of persons
7812 N 340835 4493.4 N 460151 6630.7 N 444929 7466.3 N 479941 7758.3 Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, nes
782 N 63286 1065.9 N 101104 1485.1 N 100492 1462.2 N 119756 2320.1 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods; special-purpose motor vehicles
7821 N 60964 965.0 N 98340 1372.3 N 95668 1307.5 N 114860 1776.4 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
78219 N 60891 962.2 N 98239 1363.6 N 95504 1293.6 N 114443 1719.2 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, nes
7822 N 2322 101.0 N 2764 112.8 N 4824 154.8 N 4896 543.7 Special purpose motor vehicles
783 N 14021 276.1 N 14692 357.7 N 12044 286.7 N 21085 544.4 Road motor vehicles, nes
7831 N 13342 251.1 N 13857 329.8 N 10540 240.3 N 15811 407.3 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver
784 1262.1 1159.6 1030.2 1173.9 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of 722, 781, 782 and 783
7841 N 16404 506.0 N 7376 227.5 N 92 2.8 N 12 0.4 Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of 722 and 781-3
7843 W 110039 751.8 W 130562 925.4 W 131876 1018.2 W 146740 1161.8 Other parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of 722 and 781-3
78439 W 71289 531.2 W 87176 655.3 W 89641 743.2 W 103454 853.1 Other parts and accessories
79 2059.4 2526.1 2893.8 3605.6 Other transport equipment
792 1313.6 1380.8 1498.3 1619.0 Aircraft and associated equipment; spacecraft and their launch vehicles; parts
7929 W 3031 1309.5 W 2132 1359.0 W 1768 1452.0 W 2356 1549.7 Parts, nes (not including tyres, engines and electrical parts), of goods of 792.
79295 W 2653 1222.9 W 1912 1332.1 W 1527 1425.7 W 1843 1505.7 Other parts of aeroplanes or helicopters
793 710.2 1109.0 1362.6 1970.4 Ships, boats (including hovercraft) and floating structures
7935 MN 4098 151.4 N 993552 381.8 N 511 449.3 N 1989 662.3 Light vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, etc, navigability is secondary to function
79355 N 714070 2.2 N 993502 21.4 N 9 71.5 N 1961 468.7 Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms
79359 N 49 142.5 N 43 71.6 N 500 359.8 N 26 104.6 Light vessels, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, nes
7937 N 569078 373.7 N 82602 519.1 N 134 614.1 N 176 1016.2 Tugs and pusher craft
8 4759.7 5346.5 5857.4 7076.5 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
821 398.1 486.8 554.9 671.1 Furniture and parts thereof; stuffed furnishings
8215 232.3 287.8 319.8 372.0 Furniture, nes, of wood
84 1168.1 1458.1 1648.8 1939.2 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
841 342.0 369.0 325.1 364.9 Men's or boys' outerwear, of textile fabrics, not knitted or crocheted
842 384.3 509.1 585.3 572.0 Women's or girls' outerwear, of textile fabrics, not knitted or crocheted
845 201.8 292.7 419.1 608.0 Articles of apparel, of textile fabrics, whether or not knitted/crocheted, nes
87 758.5 895.1 1040.5 1450.9 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, nes
872 254.5 304.3 323.9 354.8 Instruments and appliances, nes, for medical and veterinary sciences
874 450.7 547.1 667.5 1027.1 Measuring, checking, analyzing and controlling instruments, apparatus nes
88 589.7 439.6 448.7 469.2 Photographic apparatus, equipments, supplies, optical goods, nes; watches
881 263.2 70.2 68.5 55.8 Photographic apparatus and equipments, nes
89 1356.1 1451.1 1454.3 1730.3 Miscellaneous manufactured articles, nes
891 549.0 431.7 329.6 487.1 Arms and ammunition
8911 256.6 159.3 160.9 215.6 Armoured fighting vehicles and arms of war
89111 N 17913 255.9 N 25955 105.3 N 3518 119.1 N 21296 160.2 Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorized, and parts
9 559.4 800.5 431.6 681.5 Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
9310 0.0 0.0 0.0 1162.1 Special transactions and commodities not classified according to kind
9710 K 66383 559.4 K 76666 800.5 K 33756 431.6 K 38368 671.1 Gold, non-monetary (excluding gold ores and concentrates)
97101 K 42725 558.7 K 76309 791.4 K 33212 425.7 K 31152 663.8 Gold, non-monetary, unwrought, in powder or semi-manufactured .
Table 4: Exports by principal commodities
Tableau 4: Exportations selon principaux produits
General Exports FOB by commodities of SITC, Rev.3 Value in million US dollars
Exportations générales FOB par produits d'après la CTCI, rév.3 Valeur en millions de dollars EU
2004 2005 2006 2007
SITC Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value SITC, Rev 3, code descriptions
Total 125997.7 180737.2 211305.8 234950.8 All Commodities
0 907.8 1093.0 1324.6 1826.2 Food and live animals
3 110685.3 161703.8 188399.3 206996.9 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
33 105954.2 155816.0 180520.0 198157.3 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials
3330 MW 365560 92856.0 MW 375506 137175.9 MW 351065 162218.8 W 345599 180030.4 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
334 MW 45764 12958.7 MW 44967 18327.4 MW 32006 17971.9 MW 26005 17611.6 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, (not crude)
34 4730.9 5887.6 7877.8 8839.0 Gas, natural and manufactured
342 MW 21584 4599.6 MW 13550 5635.3 MW 12695 6414.1 MW 11438 6986.0 Liquefied propane and butane
3421 MW 21584 4599.6 MW 13550 5635.3 MW 8488 4271.6 MW 7448 4500.2 Propane, liquefied
3425 0.0 0.0 MW 4207 2142.5 MW 3990 2485.8 Butanes, liquefied
3431 W 456092 131.2 W 441102 252.2 MW 2560 1463.7 MW 2666 1853.0 Natural gas, liquefied
5 8228.4 11073.6 12019.5 14258.9 Chemicals and related products, nes
51 3652.9 4767.1 5004.0 5662.2 Organic chemicals
511 MW 2507 1331.5 MW 2369 1418.6 MW 2337 1479.8 MW 2518 1953.9 Hydrocarbons, nes, and their derivatives
5112 MW 1267 861.8 MW 1135 855.6 MW 1259 999.4 MW 1266 1324.8 Cyclic hydrocarbons
512 1492.4 2235.5 MW 8016 2337.3 MW 7776 2604.9 Alcohols, Phenols, phenol-alcohols and their derivatives
5122 MW 2489 889.1 MW 3133 1329.0 MW 3678 1323.1 MW 3928 1604.7 Other acyclic alcohols, and their derivatives
51221MW 2485 886.5 MW 3128 1325.1 MW 3670 1318.3 MW 3923 1600.9 Ethylene glycol (ethanediol)
516 MW 2129 691.0 MW 2404 906.8 MW 2582 990.6 MW 2157 852.7 Other organic chemicals
5161 MW 2099 666.1 MW 2364 874.1 MW 2467 878.2 MW 2086 794.2 Ethers, alcohol peroxides; epoxides; acetals, hemiacetals; derivatives
51616MW 2098 664.8 MW 2356 871.9 MW 2465 874.8 MW 2073 783.2 Acyclic, cyclanic, cyclenic, cycloterpenic and aromatic ethers; derivatives
57 3015.5 4303.0 4632.8 5487.3 Plastics in primary forms
571 MW 3532 2466.1 MW 4100 3335.7 MW 3913 3471.7 MW 4161 4149.3 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms
5711 MW 3489 2435.2 MW 4070 3309.5 MW 3858 3406.7 MW 4078 4044.4 Polyethylene
57111MW 1852 1417.4 MW 1971 1771.3 MW 1694 1635.7 MW 1672 1851.8 Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94
57112MW 1637 1017.8 MW 2099 1538.1 MW 2164 1771.0 MW 2406 2192.7 Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more
6 2301.0 2673.4 3314.3 4231.7 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
67 660.4 714.7 903.1 1192.3 Iron and steel
7 2421.5 2935.4 4150.5 5643.8 Machinery and transport equipment
78 494.7 739.2 1098.3 1372.7 Road vehicles (including air cushion vehicles)
79 838.5 895.0 1466.6 1884.6 Other transport equipment
793 448.9 446.2 837.7 1222.0 Ships, boats (including hovercraft) and floating structures
8 770.9 606.1 915.0 938.9 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
9310 56.3 0.0 0.0 17707.9 Special transactions and commodities not classified according to kind
Table 5: Imports by broad economic categories
Tableau 5: Importations par categories économiques
Imports by broad economic categories as percentage of total value Importations par catégories économiques en pourcentage de la valeur totale
BEC Descriptions 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Descriptions des codes BEC
Total Total imports 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Importations totales
1 Food and beverages 13.4 14.1 14.1 13.1 13.1 12.1 11.6 Alimentation et boissons
11 - Primary 4.6 5.9 5.4 4.5 5.1 4.5 4.6 - Produits de base
111 - For industry 2.1 3.3 3.1 2.5 3.2 2.8 3.2 - Pour l'industrie
112 - For households 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.4 - Pour les ménages
12 - Processed 8.8 8.1 8.7 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.0 - Produits élaborés
121 - For industry 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.3 - Pour l'industrie
122 - For households 7.5 7.3 7.6 7.5 6.6 6.1 5.6 - Pour les ménages
2 Industrial supplies 28.3 25.9 26.7 28.2 27.8 30.1 30.1 Approvissionement industriel
21 - Primary 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.7 - Produits de base
22 - Processed 26.6 24.8 25.6 26.8 26.0 28.5 28.4 - Produits élaborés
3 Fuels 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 Combustibles
31 - Primary 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - Produits de base
32 - Processed 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 - Produits élaborés
4 Machinery 18.9 20.0 19.3 19.8 22.1 24.6 28.1 Équipement
41 - Capital equipment 10.9 12.3 12.2 12.3 13.7 15.6 18.1 - Machines
42 - Parts 8.0 7.7 7.1 7.5 8.3 9.1 10.1 - Pièces accessoires
5 Transport 24.5 24.7 23.7 24.0 24.0 21.1 19.7 Transport
51 - Passenger cars 10.8 10.1 9.2 10.0 11.1 10.7 8.6 - Automobiles
52 - Other 3.9 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.7 4.7 - Autres
521 - Industrial 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.6 4.6 - Industriels
522 - Non industrial 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - Non industriel
53 - Parts 9.8 10.4 10.1 9.8 8.6 6.7 6.4 - Pièces accessoires
6 Consumption goods 13.2 14.5 14.5 13.4 11.9 11.0 9.5 Biens consommation
61 - Durable 3.1 3.8 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.4 - Durables
62 - Semi durable 5.3 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.6 - Semi durables
63 - Non durable 4.7 5.2 5.5 4.9 4.2 3.9 3.4 - Non durables
