• Summary
• Downloads
• Explanatory Notes
• Related Information
• Past Releases

FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES

	December 2008	January 2009	February 2009
	$m	$m	$m
Food and live animals	845	770	628
Beverages and tobacco	173	130	110
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	278	251	138
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	2 335	2 033	2 037
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	46	49	40
Chemicals and related products, nes	2 109	1 884	1 816
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	2 407	2 098	1 859
Machinery and transport equipment	7 440	6 120	5 252
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	2 570	2 423	2 067
Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC	1 957	1 428	2 630
TOTAL	20 160	17 186	16 577

• In original terms, the February 2009 merchandise imports were $16,577m, a decrease of $609m (4%) on the revised January 2009 merchandise imports of $17,186m.

• Preliminary analysis shows that goods imports (debits) on a balance of payments basis decreased by $18m in seasonally adjusted terms between January 2009 and February 2009. Consumption goods fell $691m (13%) with non-industrial transport equipment down $227m (22%) and consumption goods n.e.s. down $143m (8%). Intermediate and other merchandise goods fell $264m (4%). Other goods rose $619m (43%) with non-monetary gold up $782m (79%). Capital goods rose $318m (7%).