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Colombian FOB imports, between January and June of 2001, grew in US$808 million
(15.2%), from US$5.3 billion in 2000 to US$6.1 billion in 2001. This behavior is due to
the increase of industrial purchases sector (US$822 million), particularly, metallic
products, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles and leather. The mining sector
maintained the levels reached in the year 2000 (US$8 million), while the oil external
purchases felled by US$22 million. By economic use and allocation, the behavior of the
imports was due the growth of external purchases capital goods (US$560 million),
particularly transport equipment. In a lesser extent, consumer goods presented a slight
growth (US$157 million) and the intermediate goods also showed the same behavior (US$92
million). By geographical regions, Colombian imports mainly came from the United States
36.0%, the European Union 15.3%, and the Andean Group 10.8%, and Japan 4.0%.
IMPORTS
ORIGIN |
2001* |
U.S.A. |
36.0 |
EUROPEAN UNION |
15.3 |
ANDEAN GROUP |
10.8 |
JAPAN |
4.0 |
REST |
33.9 |
| *:
Up to March |
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US$ 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 |
| 1999p |
9.990,1 |
-27,2 |
4.589,8 |
-20,1 |
1.878,2 |
-29,0 |
3.522,1 |
-34,0 |
| 2000p |
10.783,7 |
7,9 |
5.458,4 |
18,9 |
2.035,2 |
8,4 |
3.290,1 |
-6,6 |
| 2000p* |
5.310,6 |
11,9 |
2.645,8 |
23,7 |
966,8 |
9,5 |
1.698,0 |
-1,6 |
| 2001p* |
6.118,9 |
15,2 |
2.738,1 |
3,5 |
1.123,3 |
16,2 |
2.257,5 |
33,0 |
|
p: Provisional.
*: Up to June.
Source: National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and National Customs and
Taxes Authority. (DIAN). |
