Foreign trade - Imports
During the first quarter of the 2001,
Colombian FOB imports grew at US$3.0 billion, a 13.8% (US$361 million) annual growth,
primarily as a consequence of the increase of industrial purchases sector (US$414 million,
18.2%), particularly, metallic products, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles and
leather. By economic use and allocation, the behavior of the imports was due the growth of
external purchases capital goods (US$193 million), particularly transport equipment and
capital goods for the industry. The intermediate and consumer goods also presented a
slight growth, US$88 million and US$80 million respectively. By geographical regions,
Colombian imports mainly came from the United States 36.0%, the European Union 15.9%, and
the Andean Group 10.9%, and Japan 4.4%.
IMPORTS
ORIGIN |
2001*
|
U.S.A. |
36.0 |
EUROPEAN
UNION |
15.9 |
ANDEAN
GROUP |
10.9 |
JAPAN |
4.4 |
REST |
32.9 |
|
|
*: Up to March. |
US$ millions FOB
| YEAR |
Total
imports |
Variation
% |
Intermed.
goods |
Variation
% |
Consumer
goods |
Variation
% |
Capital
goods |
Variation
% |
| 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
|
|
2000 p* |
2,616.0 |
11.3
|
1,247.8 |
19.1
|
451.1 |
5.4
|
915.7 |
4.7
|
|
2001 p* |
2,977.1 |
13.8
|
1,336.8 |
7.1
|
531.2 |
17.8
|
1,109.1 |
21.1
|
|
p: Provisional.
*: Up to March.
Source: National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and
National Customs and Taxes Authority. (DIAN). |
