Norway Yearbook - 2003

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National economy and external trade
5fl Imports of goods and services. Annual percentage change in volume and
U prices
1998 1999 2000 2001* 2002*
Percentage change in volume from preceding year
Total imports 8.5 -1.8 2.7 0.9 1.7
Goods 9.5 -3.6 3.1 -1.3 3.1
Ships, new and second-hand 1.1 -8.2 35.2 -42.6 -58.4
Oil drilling rigs and modules 74.7 -28.8 118.1 -79.8 360.3
Direct imports in relation to oil activities 10.1 -43.7 -64.2 8.6 -30.2
Othergoods 9.3 -1.3 2.3 2.9 4.4
Products from agriculture, forestry and fishing 5.9 -1.3 -0.3 1.3 -1.9
Crudeoil 23.3 9.3 -51.4 2.5 -44.9
Mining products 6.4 -5.4 9.7 3.2 -13.9
Manufacturing products 9.5 -1.2 3.0 2.6 5.4
Food products, beverages and tobacco 4.8 8.1 2.2 5.7 1.9
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather and leather products. 5.4 1.1 5.7 -1.6 6.8
Wood products 8.1 -1.9 12.2 9.7 2.3
Paper and paper products 0.2 6.0 1.7 -6.8 -1.8
Printing and publishing 9.6 5.6 3.1 1.8 3.6
Refined petroleum products -5.4 -0.6 21.6 3.5 9.9
Chemical raw materials 5.9 0.3 13.2 -1.4 -3.3
Chemical and mineral products 7.8 0.9 3.0 -1.5 5.3
Metal products 7.2 -10.2 -2.2 2.2 8.6
Machinery and transport equipment 14.5 -2.0 2.5 4.0 5.9
Furniture and other manufacturing products 10.5 5.5 10.0 1.9 9.2
Transport equipment not produced in Norway 10.4 -4.5 -10.8 7.2 3.4
Electricity -7.4 -14.7 -78.5 626.3 -52.2
Services 5.8 2.8 1.9 6.0 -1.4
Operating costs in shipping, excl. bunkers 5.8 -3.6 4.3 2.2 -3.4
Oil activities, various services -46.6 51.8 26.2 12.8 19.9
Operating costs in oil drilling, exci. bunkers 102.8 23.0 -62.4 19.9 20.8
Travelling 6.3 5.7 3.7 -1.1 6.5
Other services 8.6 -0.2 2.2 13.6 -9.2
Transport, post and telecommunication 24.6 -10.3 7.0 5.8 1.0
Financial and business services 11.9 6.3 2.5 17.5 -11.0
Services n.e.c. 0.6 -5.9 0.5 10.2 -9.4
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