International Trade

Value of Imports of Major Commodities September quarter 2006 - (SBD$'000)
Major Commodities 2003 2004 2005 2005 March 2005 June 2005 Sept. 2005 Dec. 2006 March 2006 June 2006 Sept. 2006 Dec. 2007 March
Food & Live Animal  152,980 196,726 291,003 51,323 86,208 70,030 83,442 79,894 64,068 66,328 89,570 81,029
Beverages & Tobacco  27,579 25,728 16,213 2,286 4,833 4,471 4,623 6,086 5,104 5,326 14,741 10,849
Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels  3,849 3,322 8,203 691 1,673 1,220 4,619 2,659 1,096 1,790 2,676 3,685
Mineral fuels, Lubricants & Related Materials 199,406 175,640 324,574 77,980 68,660 99,587 78,347 90,403 69,022 141,927 113,844 134,480
Animal & Vegetable Oils, Fats & Waxes 2,394 4,420 5,073 581 1,450 1,169 1,873 1,781 1,932 1,789 2,159 1,061
Chemicals & Related Products  41,479 60,946 72,430 11,719 17,854 24,256 18,601 21,114 26,584 24,122 27,196 17,452
Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material  81,750 129,768 169,930 29,970 46,469 44,275 49,216 46,653 42,457 43,529 58,714 59,708
Machinery & Transport Equipment  145,757 229,841 386,029 65,325 124,364 84,759 111,581 111,727 132,376 135,712 97,269 130,675
Miscellaneous Manufactured Goods & Articles 49,215 82,344 118,840 17,702 32,751 30,691 37,696 33,713 39,994 28,433 52,474 35,851
Commodities/  Transactions Nec In The SITC   0 0 1,400   38   1,362 63 1 690 1,312 8,962
Total 704,409 908,735 1,393,695 257,577 384,300 360,458 391,360 369,267 382,634 449,647 459,955 483,753