Norway Yearbook - 2003

National economy and external trade
350 (cont.). Imports of goods and services. Annual percentage change in volume and
prices
1998 1999 2000 2001* 2002*
Percentage change in prices from preceding year
Total imports 1.4 -1.1 6.6 0.0 -6.2
Goods 0.6 -2.5 6.4 0.1 -8.2
Ships, new and second-hand -6.2 -6.9 21.3 8.8 -17.4
Oil drilling rigs and modules -4.6 -13.3 4.8 8.9 -9.4
Direct imports in relation to oil activities 3.4 0.3 5.0 4.1 1.2
Other goods 0.9 -2.3 5.5 -0.3 -7.9
Products from agriculture, forestry and fishing 2.7 -4.9 3.2 3.2 -2.8
Crude oil -26.4 44.7 79.1 -13.7 -8.1
Mining products -1.4 1.6 -3.5 -5.0 -6.7
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Manufacturing products 1.2 -2.5 5.4 -0.5 8.1
Food products, beverages and tobacco 11.1 -3.1 3.2 1.4 -2.9
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather and leather products. 3.0 -2.7 -0.3 -0.3 -8.8
Wood products -0.1 -3.5 3.1 -4.7 -4.0
Paper and paper products 2.3 -1.8 9.1 -2.1 -5.5
Printing and publishing -0.2 -1.6 -3.6 -9.3 -7.2
Refined petroleum products -16.4 9.0 43.9 -8.8 -14.1
Chemical raw materials -2.5 -4.4 3.1 4.8 -10.1
Chemical and mineral products 3.0 -0.3 4.6 4.9 -4.1
Metal products -3.3 -9.1 25.9 -2.5 -15.0
Machinery and transport equipment 1.5 -4.0 -0.1 -1.3 -9.0
Furniture and other manufacturing products 3.6 -3.3 -0.9 -0.4 -4.1
Transport equipment not produced in Norway 7.0 7.6 4.4 5.4 -2.0
Electricity -16.4 -10.2 6.5 57.3 26.0
Services 3.7 2.2 7.3 -0.2 -1.8
Operating costs in shipping, excl. bunkers 10.0 20.0 -6.0 0.8
Oil activities, various services 3.5 -1.3 5.1 3.9 1.2
Operating costs in oil drilling, excl. bunkers 4.8 5.6 1.6 2.5 -3.2
Travelling 5.7 0.5 2.3 -1.2 -4.9
Otherservices 4.3 -0.5 4.2 3.7 -1.1
Transport, post and telecommunication 1.4 -2.3 7.4 8.6 2.5
Financial and business services 4.7 -2.1 3.3 3.7 -3.0
Services n.e.c 4.7 2.4 4.5 2.4 0.5
Source: National accounts, Statistics Norway. More information: http://wvw.ssb,no/nr_en/
298 Statistical Yearbook of Norway 2003