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Following is detailed information about imports by good
groups of Uruguay's economy.
| IMPORTS BY GOOD GROUPS (1997) |
|
Group |
US$ thousands |
% |
| 1 |
Live
animals / products |
24,594 |
0.66 |
| 2 |
Vegetable
products |
119,048 |
3.21 |
| 3 |
Animal /
vegetable fats |
22 |
0.00 |
| 4 |
Processed
foods / tobacco |
239,234 |
6.45 |
| 5 |
Mineral
products |
357,858 |
9.64 |
| 6 |
Chemical
/ industrial products |
488,688 |
13.17 |
| 7 |
Plastics
/ rubber |
254,056 |
6.85 |
| 8 |
Animal
hides / skins |
44,299 |
1.19 |
| 9 |
Wood /
wood articles |
31,454 |
0.85 |
| 10 |
Paper /
cellulose material |
128,426 |
3.46 |
| 11 |
Textiles |
215,123 |
5.80 |
| 12 |
Footwear
/ misc. articles |
41,653 |
1.12 |
| 13 |
Stone /
glassware |
59,304 |
1.60 |
| 14 |
Precious
/ semiprecious materials |
2,844 |
0.08 |
| 15 |
Base
metals |
194,281 |
5.23 |
| 16 |
Machinery
/ electrical equipment |
841,421 |
22.67 |
| 17 |
Motor
vehicles / vessels |
471,581 |
12.71 |
| 18 |
Precision
instruments |
84 |
0.00 |
| 19 |
Arms /
munitions |
2,401 |
0.06 |
| 20 |
Misc.
manufactured articles |
88,464 |
2.38 |
| 21 |
Art /
antiques |
299 |
0.01 |
| 22 |
Other |
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Total |
3,711,448 |
100.00 |
* Source: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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