Foreign trade - Imports
During the year 2000, Colombian
exports reached US$13.1 billion, registering a growth rate of US$1.5 billion (13.4%). This
dynamism was primarily due to the increase in industrial goods (US$874 million), oil
(US$12 million) sales, and in a lesser extend in mining (US$100 million) sales. In the
industrial goods sector, transportation equipment, chemicals and craftsmanship registered
a significant increase. The increased dynamism of oil exports was due to the rise in
international prices and not to the volume exported which, on the contrary, decreased. On
the other hand, coffee exports decreased by US$255 million because of the reduction in the
volume exported and the fall of international prices. Also decreased although in a lesser
extent were the agricultural exports, especially bananas. The exports geographic
allocation was led by the United States (49.8%), the Andean Group (16.6%) and the European
Union (12.7%).
IMPORTS
IMPORTS |
2000*
% |
U.S.A. |
40.0 |
EUROPEAN
UNION |
14.6 |
ANDEAN
GROUP |
12.5 |
JAPAN |
3.7 |
REST |
29.1 |
|
|
*: Up to December. |
US$ millions FOB
| YEAR |
Total
imports |
Variation
% |
Intermed.
goods |
Variation
% |
Consumer
goods |
Variation
% |
Capital
goods |
Variation
% |
| 1987 |
3.919,3 |
7,2
|
2.020,7
|
6,1
|
473,5
|
20,3
|
1.425,1
|
4,9
|
| 1988 |
4.703,5 |
20,0
|
2.520,7
|
24,7
|
497,8
|
5,1
|
1.685,0
|
18,2
|
| 1989 |
4.731,4 |
0,6 |
2.601,5
|
3,2
|
481,9
|
-3,2
|
1.648,0
|
-2,2
|
| 1990 |
5.266,8 |
11,3
|
2.805,4
|
7,8
|
514,4
|
6,7
|
1.947,0
|
18,1
|
| 1991 |
4.564,8 |
-13,3
|
2.523,1
|
-10,1
|
569,9
|
10,8
|
1.471,7
|
-24,4
|
| 1992 |
6.111,7 |
33,9
|
3.113,3
|
23,4
|
867,0
|
52,1
|
2.131,4
|
44,8
|
| 1993 |
9.085,7 |
48,7
|
3.797,1
|
22,0
|
1.665,7
|
92,1
|
3.622,9
|
70,0
|
| 1994 |
11.080,2 |
22,0
|
4.448,8
|
17,2
|
1.818,6
|
9,2
|
4.812,9
|
32,8
|
| 1995 |
12.921,2 |
16,6
|
5.657,5
|
27,2
|
2.486,0
|
36,7
|
4.777,6
|
-0,7
|
| 1996 |
12.793,6 |
-1,0
|
6.045,4
|
6,9
|
2.384,3
|
-4,1
|
4.363,9
|
-8,7
|
| 1997 |
14.409,3 |
12,6
|
6.076,6
|
0,5
|
2.770,1
|
16,2
|
5.562,6
|
27,5
|
| 1998 |
13.726,2 |
-4,7
|
5.742,1
|
-5,5
|
2.646,1
|
-4,5
|
5.338,1
|
-4,0
|
| 1999 p |
9.990,1 |
-27,2
|
4.589,8
|
-20,1
|
1.878,2
|
-29,0
|
3.522,1
|
-34,0
|
| 2000 p* |
10.783,7 |
7,9
|
5.458,4
|
18,9
|
2.035,2
|
8,4
|
3.290,1
|
-6,6
|
|
p: Provisional.
*: Up to december.
Source: National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and
National Customs and Taxes Authority. (DIAN). |
