National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea

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IMPORTS

Imports of major commodities, value, Million Kina

Major Commodities

Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Live Animals, Animal Products 130,863,080.12 130,169 134,396 94,665 154,246 171,979 187,928
Vegetable Products 145,495,666.44 202,303 222,619 164,196 207,859 290,752 336,868
Animals or Vegetable Fats and Oils and their Cleavage Products; Prepared Edible Fats; Animal or Vegetable Waxes 41,911,174.11 29,128 39,711 16,100 29,894 32,758 53,032
Prepared Foodstuffs; Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar, Tobacco and Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes 118,201,709.50 173,181 144,388 116,076 149,849 195,535 185,756
Mineral Products 371,469,107.36 117,051 87,292 225,979  659,413 1,044,718 649,957
Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries 165,129,663.38 161,373 255,621 203,080 163,339 292,258 312,819
Plastics and Articles Thereof; Rubber and Articles Thereof 106,664,317.97 145,202 115,386 103,229 130,312 188,647 242,871
Raw Hides and Skins, Leather, Furskins and Articles Thereof; Saddlery and Harness; Travel Goods. Handbags and Similar Containers; Articles of Animal Gut (Other than Silk-Worm Gut) 3,695,496.37 4,992 4,162 3,495 2,931 4,322 5,728
Wood and articles of wood; Wood Charcoal; Cork and articles of cork; Manufactures of Straw, of Esparto or of other plaiting materials; Basketware and Wickerwork 5,952,284.70 6,505 4,137 4,046 3,728 4,099 4,772
Pulp of Wood or of other Fibrous Cellulosic Material; Waste and scrap of paper or paperboard; Paper and paperboard and Articles thereof 92,834,594.33 97,304 117,374 116,035 92,542 148,395 166,319
Textiles and Textile articles 76,959,271.10 88,700 80,025 70,962 87,573 101,993 129,063
Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking-Sticks, Seat Sticks, Whips, Riding-Crops and Parts thereof; Prepared Feathers and Articles made therewith; Articles Flowers; Articles of Human Hair 13,655,396.02 16,519 13,688 13,375 20,210 25,402 28,582
Articles of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass and Glass-wear 32,868,200.66 27,607 29,467 29,454 25,032 49,764 67,156
Natural or Cultural Pearls, Precious or Semi-Precious Stones, Precious Metal and Articles Thereof; Imitation Jewellery; Coin 9,424,340.94 3,666 30,424 73,452 1,637 2,278 1,719
Base Metals and articles of Base Metal 226,365,202.89 262,407 343,273 231,318 246,234 373,063 547,367
Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Part Thereof; Sound Recording and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of such Articles 665,268,539.65 913,786 668,245 686,000 438,773 895,632 1,193,134
Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels and Associated Transport Equipment 425,361,660.32 589,446 421,276 546,193 409,060 501,766 357,620
Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Clock and Watches; Mechanical Instruments; Parts and Accessories thereof 52,492,941.46 55,017 57,444 45,680 27,476 63,315 95,913
Arms and Ammunition; Parts and Accessories thereof 1,089,885.36 573 1,038 1,167 523 460 452
Miscellaneous Manufactured articles 32,482,493.50 35,673 32,898 32,341 30,599 40,698 41,819
Works of Art, Collectors' Pieces and Antiques 388,609.87 246 42 188 41 103 288
Passengers' Baggage, Ships' Stores and Aircraft's Store 14,450,308.11 33,930 13,740 13,069 8,922 13,212 15,845

Note: 2002 figures are provisional

 

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