Foreign trade - Imports
During the first quarter of 1999,
Colombian FOB imports reached US$2.4 billion, a 36.8% (US$1.4 billion) lower than the same
period of the previous year. This behavior is due to the fall in capital (US$686 million),
intermediate (US$420 million) and consumer goods (US$242 million) imports. The largest
reductions were detected in the external purchases of capital and intermediate goods,
industry, transport equipment and in durable consumer goods. By area of origin, imports
were led by the United States (43.3% of the total value), followed by the European Union
(18.1%) and the Andean Group (11.2%). It is estimated that the value of imports will
decrease by 14% in 1999.
IMPORTS
IMPORTS |
1999* % |
U.S.A. |
43.3 |
EUROPEAN UNION |
18.1 |
ANDEAN GROUP |
11.2 |
JAPAN |
4.2 |
REST |
23.2 |
* Up to march |
|
|
US$ Millions FOB
YEARS |
Total
imports |
Variation
% |
Intermed.
goods |
Variation
% |
Consumer
goods |
Variation
% |
Capital
goods |
Variation
% |
1987 |
3,793.5 |
11.3 |
1,924.6 |
7.9 |
488.2 |
28.5 |
1,380.7 |
10.9 |
1988 |
4,515.3 |
19.0 |
2,413.2 |
25.4 |
514.8 |
5.4 |
1,587.3 |
15.0 |
1989 |
4,557.8 |
0.9 |
2,492.4 |
3.3 |
470.4 |
-8.6 |
1,595.0 |
0.5 |
1990 |
5,107.9 |
12.1 |
2,706.7 |
8.6 |
520.0 |
10.5 |
1,881.2 |
17.9 |
1991 |
4,548.0 |
-11.0 |
2,522.3 |
-6.8 |
570.4 |
9.7 |
1,455.3 |
-22.6 |
1992 |
6,029.1 |
32.6 |
3,258.9 |
29.2 |
825.3 |
44.7 |
1,944.9 |
33.6 |
1993 |
9,085.7 |
50.7 |
3,797.1 |
16.5 |
1,665.7 |
101.8 |
3,622.9 |
86.3 |
1994 |
11,072.0 |
21.9 |
4,456.0 |
17.4 |
1,818.0 |
9.1 |
4,798.0 |
32.4 |
1995 |
12,922.5 |
16.7 |
5,670.0 |
27.2 |
2,485.5 |
36.7 |
4,767.0 |
-0.6 |
1996 |
12,784.0 |
-1.1 |
6,057.0 |
6.8 |
2,381.0 |
-4.2 |
4,346.0 |
-8.8 |
1997 |
14,371.0 |
12.4 |
6,086.0 |
0.5 |
2,763.0 |
16.0 |
5,522.0 |
27.1 |
1998 p |
13,726.2 |
-4.5 |
5,743.2 |
-5.6 |
2,646.4 |
-4.2 |
5,336.6 |
-3.4 |
1998p* |
3,717.8 |
26.4 |
1,468.5 |
9.1 |
689.7 |
35.1 |
1,559.6 |
43.9 |
1999p* |
2,350.0 |
-36.8 |
1,048.0 |
-28.6 |
427.9 |
-38.0 |
874.1 |
-44.0 |
|
p: Provisional.
* Up to march.
Source: National Administrative Department of Statistics(DANE) and
National Customs and Taxes Authority. (DIAN). |
