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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$92
million). By geographical regions, Colombian imports mainly came from the United States
36.0%, the European Union 15.3%, and the Andean Group 10.8%, and Japan 4.0%.
IMPORTS
ORIGIN |
2001* |
U.S.A. |
27.3 |
EUROPEAN UNION |
12.7 |
ANDEAN GROUP |
8.5 |
JAPAN |
3.2 |
REST |
48.3 |
| *:
Up to September |
|
|
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US$ 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 |
| 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* |
7,998.1 |
11.5 |
4,114.0 |
24.5 |
1,481.3 |
8.2 |
2,402.7 |
-3.8 |
|
2001 p* |
9,094.8 |
13.7 |
4,103.0 |
-0.3 |
1,745.7 |
17.8 |
3,246.1 |
35.1 |
|
p: Provisional.
*: Up to September.
Source: National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) and National Customs and
Taxes Authority. (DIAN). |
