US trade (export - import) with Belgium in 2014
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Belgium in 2014: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Belgium
In 2014, US trade with Belgium totaled $56.2 billion, up 9.44% ($4.8 billion) from 2013.
US exports to Belgium in 2014 totaled $34.8 billion, up 8.93% ($2.9 billion) from 2013.
US imports from Belgium in 2014 totaled $21.4 billion, up 10.29% ($2.0 billion) from 2013.
US trade surplus with Belgium in 2014 was $13.4 billion, a 6.83% increase ($0.9 billion) over 2013.
Belgium was the US 15th largest trading partner in 2014 (up from 16th in 2013), accounting for 1.39% of US total trade (up from 1.31% in 2013).
Belgium was the US 11th largest export market in 2014 (up from 12th in 2013), accounting for 2.15% of US total exports (up from 2.02% in 2013).
Belgium was the US 23rd largest supplier in 2014 (up from 25th in 2013), accounting for 0.89% of US total imports (up from 0.83% in 2013).
US Exports to Belgium
The major share of US exports to Belgium in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 43.66% of US total exports to Belgium (42.84% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 30.51% of US total exports to Belgium (30.51% in 2013);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 11.18% of US total exports to Belgium (9.23% in 2013);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.95% of US total exports to Belgium (7.53% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.01% of US total exports to Belgium (2.26% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.00% of US total exports to Belgium (1.91% in 2013);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.49% of US total exports to Belgium (1.44% in 2013);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.14% of US total exports to Belgium (1.29% in 2013).
The largest gains in US exports to Belgium in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $1,493.7 million;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - an increase of $941.5 million;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $490.8 million;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $227.7 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $215.6 million;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $124.1 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Belgium in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $816.2 million;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - a decrease of $123.2 million;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $110.9 million.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2014 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2013 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2014 over 2013 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 6,717.3 | 0.02 | 7,345.4 | -8.55 |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 5,357.3 | 0.02 | 6,380.8 | -16.04 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 34,867.5 | 0.10 | 25,737.1 | 35.48 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 8,507.9 | 0.02 | 16,032.1 | -46.93 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 7,316.6 | 0.02 | 9,825.0 | -25.53 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 9,005.3 | 0.03 | 9,274.1 | -2.90 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 15,456.9 | 0.04 | 12,817.4 | 20.59 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 249,923.6 | 0.72 | 156,220.7 | 59.98 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 2,387.9 | 0.01 | 1,907.3 | 25.20 |
10 | Cereals | 3,720.9 | 0.01 | 32,674.6 | -88.61 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 1,077.5 | 0.00 | 438.1 | 145.94 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 14,619.9 | 0.04 | 12,246.1 | 19.38 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 37,536.3 | 0.11 | 49,445.0 | -24.08 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 23.3 | 0.00 | 137.5 | -83.03 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 32,294.3 | 0.09 | 16,678.9 | 93.62 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 5,049.2 | 0.01 | 2,647.2 | 90.74 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 1,395.7 | 0.00 | 1,628.0 | -14.27 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 1,281.0 | 0.00 | 1,958.9 | -34.61 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 6,981.4 | 0.02 | 7,472.1 | -6.57 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 43,512.4 | 0.13 | 78,030.5 | -44.24 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 45,652.1 | 0.13 | 51,855.4 | -11.96 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 52,357.0 | 0.15 | 45,400.3 | 15.32 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 74,683.8 | 0.21 | 49,832.2 | 49.87 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 34,894.2 | 0.10 | 13,789.3 | 153.05 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 56,126.4 | 0.16 | 48,167.0 | 16.52 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 320,159.8 | 0.92 | 196,072.7 | 63.29 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,343,275.7 | 3.86 | 2,159,488.9 | -37.80 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 264,890.5 | 0.76 | 295,254.5 | -10.28 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 4,436,162.8 | 12.76 | 4,559,347.8 | -2.70 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 5,561,091.1 | 15.99 | 4,067,377.4 | 36.72 |
31 | Fertilizers | 13,484.2 | 0.04 | 25,329.2 | -46.76 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 480,971.2 | 1.38 | 459,216.2 | 4.74 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 164,360.3 | 0.47 | 167,810.8 | -2.06 |
34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 197,697.7 | 0.57 | 208,441.4 | -5.15 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 104,650.6 | 0.30 | 86,528.4 | 20.94 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 269.1 | 0.00 | 1,765.8 | -84.76 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 59,782.1 | 0.17 | 67,287.1 | -11.15 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 1,033,163.8 | 2.97 | 965,933.9 | 6.96 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,394,206.5 | 6.89 | 2,367,672.6 | 1.12 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 471,116.5 | 1.35 | 402,923.7 | 16.92 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 2,400.3 | 0.01 | 8,047.4 | -70.17 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 7,755.2 | 0.02 | 14,538.2 | -46.66 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 55.5 | 0.00 | 287.2 | -80.66 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 76,754.5 | 0.22 | 80,262.2 | -4.37 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 157.4 | 0.00 | 40.9 | 285.07 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 37.0 | 0.00 | 28.8 | 28.54 |
47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 190,846.3 | 0.55 | 186,884.9 | 2.12 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 114,727.7 | 0.33 | 123,581.4 | -7.16 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 15,121.5 | 0.04 | 21,394.0 | -29.32 |
50 | Silk | 0.0 | 0.00 | 31.2 | -100.00 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 91.5 | 0.00 | 44.6 | 105.06 |
52 | Cotton | 4,012.1 | 0.01 | 2,762.8 | 45.22 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 79.7 | 0.00 | 80.2 | -0.60 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 109,566.7 | 0.32 | 101,941.3 | 7.48 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 156,527.8 | 0.45 | 127,401.5 | 22.86 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 135,322.7 | 0.39 | 121,561.7 | 11.32 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 4,417.8 | 0.01 | 2,500.8 | 76.65 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 699.6 | 0.00 | 640.4 | 9.23 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 15,156.4 | 0.04 | 11,731.7 | 29.19 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 711.5 | 0.00 | 963.0 | -26.11 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 11,072.8 | 0.03 | 14,485.7 | -23.56 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 24,814.0 | 0.07 | 37,117.4 | -33.15 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 34,774.7 | 0.10 | 21,546.4 | 61.39 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 18,696.0 | 0.05 | 15,659.2 | 19.39 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 1,214.9 | 0.00 | 1,316.9 | -7.75 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 97.8 | 0.00 | 100.7 | -2.92 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 151.7 | 0.00 | 790.4 | -80.81 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 14,952.3 | 0.04 | 17,903.9 | -16.49 |
69 | Ceramic products | 65,499.2 | 0.19 | 124,722.9 | -47.48 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 65,223.5 | 0.19 | 59,965.1 | 8.77 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 3,886,944.2 | 11.18 | 2,945,394.4 | 31.97 |
72 | Iron and steel | 163,984.5 | 0.47 | 147,894.3 | 10.88 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 92,713.5 | 0.27 | 103,421.8 | -10.35 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 104,773.6 | 0.30 | 170,820.5 | -38.66 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 119,050.7 | 0.34 | 87,025.1 | 36.80 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 33,363.9 | 0.10 | 38,867.9 | -14.16 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 10,099.9 | 0.03 | 9,610.5 | 5.09 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 3,893.8 | 0.01 | 2,864.7 | 35.92 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 20,282.4 | 0.06 | 19,120.6 | 6.08 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 67,442.4 | 0.19 | 57,342.1 | 17.61 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 73,657.5 | 0.21 | 72,579.9 | 1.48 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 10,304.3 | 0.03 | 11,539.0 | -10.70 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 3,443,779.5 | 9.90 | 3,228,181.0 | 6.68 |
85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 1,006,007.3 | 2.89 | 968,730.2 | 3.85 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 4,899.5 | 0.01 | 2,859.2 | 71.36 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,164,831.5 | 3.35 | 937,119.4 | 24.30 |
88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 456,294.8 | 1.31 | 567,219.9 | -19.56 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 21,326.4 | 0.06 | 17,222.8 | 23.83 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 4,510,124.8 | 12.97 | 4,019,329.5 | 12.21 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 2,486.7 | 0.01 | 1,844.6 | 34.81 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 3,312.1 | 0.01 | 3,374.9 | -1.86 |
93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 42,494.6 | 0.12 | 21,799.3 | 94.94 |
94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 40,154.9 | 0.12 | 35,069.9 | 14.50 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 34,665.3 | 0.10 | 36,150.7 | -4.11 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 16,910.4 | 0.05 | 14,881.9 | 13.63 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 239,276.7 | 0.69 | 137,563.8 | 73.94 |
99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 531,770.2 | 1.53 | 476,365.2 | 11.63 |
US Imports from Belgium
The major share of US imports from Belgium in 2014 (and in 2013) was accounted for the following product types:
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 30.76% of US total imports from Belgium (27.27% in 2013);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 19.62% of US total imports from Belgium (21.78% in 2013);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 15.69% of US total imports from Belgium (14.84% in 2013);
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 14.11% of US total imports from Belgium (18.45% in 2013);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 3.59% of US total imports from Belgium (3.46% in 2013);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 2.54% of US total imports from Belgium (2.23% in 2013);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.04% of US total imports from Belgium (1.02% in 2013).
The largest gains in US imports from Belgium in 2014 over 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $766.3 million;
- Commodities not specified according to kind (HS code 99) - an increase of $524.3 million;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $475.2 million;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $390.0 million;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - an increase of $130.2 million;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - an increase of $84.1 million;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $82.8 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Belgium in 2014 over the 2013 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $450.8 million.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2014 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2013 USD thousand) |
Change in 2014 over 2013 (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Live animals | 17,014.8 | 0.08 | 22,349.6 | -23.87 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 453.9 | 0.00 | 215.5 | 110.65 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 7,416.8 | 0.03 | 7,014.3 | 5.74 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 50.0 | 0.00 | 138.8 | -63.97 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 682.2 | 0.00 | 1,106.3 | -38.33 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 31,624.5 | 0.15 | 26,037.7 | 21.46 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 263.4 | 0.00 | 61.7 | 326.74 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 5,369.0 | 0.03 | 3,152.1 | 70.33 |
10 | Cereals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5,473.7 | -100.00 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 60,326.9 | 0.28 | 65,633.1 | -8.08 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 606.7 | 0.00 | 361.5 | 67.85 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 2,028.3 | 0.01 | 1,706.3 | 18.87 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 26.4 | 0.00 | 63.0 | -58.17 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 4,888.7 | 0.02 | 4,045.7 | 20.84 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 398.0 | 0.00 | 408.7 | -2.63 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 18,137.3 | 0.08 | 16,322.8 | 11.12 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 137,315.1 | 0.64 | 129,644.5 | 5.92 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 61,556.5 | 0.29 | 49,336.8 | 24.77 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 14,643.9 | 0.07 | 12,693.3 | 15.37 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 23,611.7 | 0.11 | 24,666.8 | -4.28 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 364,735.7 | 1.71 | 281,922.2 | 29.37 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 14,839.3 | 0.07 | 13,936.2 | 6.48 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 1,260.0 | 0.01 | 3,760.2 | -66.49 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 3,674.7 | 0.02 | 3,703.5 | -0.78 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 3,337.4 | 0.02 | 2,013.6 | 65.75 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 3,347,105.1 | 15.65 | 2,871,860.1 | 16.55 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 154,352.3 | 0.72 | 157,672.9 | -2.11 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 1,869,921.4 | 8.74 | 1,479,933.5 | 26.35 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 3,371,299.3 | 15.77 | 2,605,034.5 | 29.41 |
31 | Fertilizers | 5,553.6 | 0.03 | 3,404.5 | 63.13 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 55,327.3 | 0.26 | 53,274.0 | 3.85 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 120,043.4 | 0.56 | 100,118.8 | 19.90 |
34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 41,099.2 | 0.19 | 33,636.0 | 22.19 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 51,869.7 | 0.24 | 51,607.6 | 0.51 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 2,016.1 | 0.01 | 3,119.5 | -35.37 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 194,273.5 | 0.91 | 171,006.8 | 13.61 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 148,899.1 | 0.70 | 185,792.5 | -19.86 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 520,928.2 | 2.44 | 390,738.9 | 33.32 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 41,435.4 | 0.19 | 51,631.2 | -19.75 |
41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 5,414.5 | 0.03 | 4,314.2 | 25.50 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2,999.5 | 0.01 | 1,751.3 | 71.27 |
43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 659.3 | 0.00 | 3,316.8 | -80.12 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 22,294.8 | 0.10 | 19,995.5 | 11.50 |
45 | Cork and articles of cork | 19.1 | 0.00 | 38.1 | -49.98 |
46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 137.5 | 0.00 | 19.1 | 620.86 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 40,510.4 | 0.19 | 42,479.6 | -4.64 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 25,927.7 | 0.12 | 23,551.8 | 10.09 |
50 | Silk | 28.3 | 0.00 | 65.1 | -56.50 |
51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 5,018.2 | 0.02 | 5,339.0 | -6.01 |
52 | Cotton | 1,708.6 | 0.01 | 1,216.8 | 40.41 |
53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 28,404.0 | 0.13 | 25,662.1 | 10.68 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 16,230.7 | 0.08 | 16,007.3 | 1.40 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 9,379.0 | 0.04 | 5,531.6 | 69.55 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 12,237.2 | 0.06 | 7,599.2 | 61.03 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 90,972.7 | 0.43 | 76,431.6 | 19.03 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 15,721.5 | 0.07 | 15,389.5 | 2.16 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 24,592.1 | 0.12 | 25,911.5 | -5.09 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 896.1 | 0.00 | 1,764.4 | -49.21 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 2,924.2 | 0.01 | 2,792.0 | 4.73 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 5,569.2 | 0.03 | 5,836.6 | -4.58 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 5,305.8 | 0.02 | 6,049.7 | -12.30 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 2,109.6 | 0.01 | 1,655.6 | 27.43 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 522.6 | 0.00 | 341.2 | 53.19 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 835.2 | 0.00 | 934.5 | -10.63 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 42.2 | 0.00 | 30.7 | 37.42 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 18,028.4 | 0.08 | 19,057.9 | -5.40 |
69 | Ceramic products | 3,462.1 | 0.02 | 3,144.8 | 10.09 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 51,752.7 | 0.24 | 37,702.7 | 37.27 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 4,195,762.5 | 19.62 | 4,223,313.3 | -0.65 |
72 | Iron and steel | 290,408.7 | 1.36 | 206,279.2 | 40.78 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 67,894.3 | 0.32 | 43,116.5 | 57.47 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 12,735.1 | 0.06 | 14,202.7 | -10.33 |
75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 15,314.5 | 0.07 | 14,107.2 | 8.56 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 45,220.1 | 0.21 | 50,389.3 | -10.26 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 721.8 | 0.00 | 3,578.5 | -79.83 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 42,129.8 | 0.20 | 32,558.8 | 29.40 |
80 | Tin and articles thereof | 7,065.7 | 0.03 | 8,753.7 | -19.28 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 42,008.2 | 0.20 | 40,239.6 | 4.40 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 11,669.9 | 0.05 | 12,189.4 | -4.26 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 7,979.2 | 0.04 | 6,600.5 | 20.89 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 1,364,579.7 | 6.38 | 1,409,166.8 | -3.16 |
85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 484,942.6 | 2.27 | 519,508.6 | -6.65 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 8,118.3 | 0.04 | 8,366.3 | -2.97 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 953,685.9 | 4.46 | 1,404,532.5 | -32.10 |
88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 69,783.3 | 0.33 | 126,441.2 | -44.81 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 206.1 | 0.00 | 611.7 | -66.30 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 135,619.2 | 0.63 | 108,559.8 | 24.93 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 493.0 | 0.00 | 214.6 | 129.74 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 182.3 | 0.00 | 368.6 | -50.55 |
93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 79,873.4 | 0.37 | 75,833.6 | 5.33 |
94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 38,848.8 | 0.18 | 43,791.1 | -11.29 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 15,480.8 | 0.07 | 13,643.3 | 13.47 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 33,896.2 | 0.16 | 31,655.9 | 7.08 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 198,003.9 | 0.93 | 158,033.8 | 25.29 |
99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 2,168,850.2 | 10.14 | 1,644,534.3 | 31.88 |