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Following is detailed information about imports by good
groups of Paraguay's economy.
| IMPORTS BY GOOD GROUPS (1997) |
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Group |
US$ thousands |
% |
| 1 |
Live
animals / products |
38,513 |
1.45 |
| 2 |
Vegetable
products |
32 |
0.00 |
| 3 |
Animal /
vegetable fats |
5,432 |
0.20 |
| 4 |
Processed
foods / tobacco |
530,953 |
20.01 |
| 5 |
Mineral
products |
296,913 |
11.19 |
| 6 |
Chemical
/ industrial products |
249,705 |
9.41 |
| 7 |
Plastics
/ rubber |
98 |
0.00 |
| 8 |
Animal
hides / skins |
10,959 |
0.41 |
| 9 |
Wood /
wood articles |
1,654 |
0.06 |
| 10 |
Paper /
cellulose material |
78,786 |
2.97 |
| 11 |
Textiles |
71,244 |
2.69 |
| 12 |
Footwear
/ misc. articles |
37,088 |
1.40 |
| 13 |
Stone /
glassware |
32,587 |
1.23 |
| 14 |
Precious
/ semiprecious materials |
2 |
0.00 |
| 15 |
Base
metals |
14,795 |
0.56 |
| 16 |
Machinery
/ electrical equipment |
467,722 |
17.63 |
| 17 |
Motor
vehicles / vessels |
427,967 |
16.13 |
| 18 |
Precision
instruments |
40,763 |
1.54 |
| 19 |
Arms /
munitions |
8,049 |
0.30 |
| 20 |
Misc.
manufactured articles |
74,669 |
2.81 |
| 21 |
Art /
antiques |
299 |
0.01 |
| 22 |
Other |
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Total |
2,653,223 |
100.00 |
* Source: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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