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Following is detailed information about imports by good
groups of Mexico's economy.
| IMPORTS BY GOOD GROUPS (1997) |
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Group |
US$ thousands |
% |
| 1 |
Live
animals / products |
1,792,378 |
1.63 |
| 2 |
Vegetable
products |
3,244,661 |
2.95 |
| 3 |
Animal /
vegetable fats |
554,773 |
0.51 |
| 4 |
Processed
foods / tobacco |
1,332,351 |
1.21 |
| 5 |
Mineral
products |
3,389,180 |
3.09 |
| 6 |
Chemical
/ industrial products |
7,334,125 |
6.68 |
| 7 |
Plastics
/ rubber |
8,883,369 |
8.09 |
| 8 |
Animal
hides / skins |
849,834 |
0.77 |
| 9 |
Wood /
wood articles |
447,274 |
0.41 |
| 10 |
Paper /
cellulose material |
3,487,811 |
3.18 |
| 11 |
Textiles |
6,556,002 |
5.97 |
| 12 |
Footwear
/ misc. articles |
191,726 |
0.17 |
| 13 |
Stone /
glassware |
1,069,150 |
0.97 |
| 14 |
Precious
/ semiprecious materials |
331 |
0.00 |
| 15 |
Base
metals |
10,168,208 |
9.26 |
| 16 |
Machinery
/ electrical equipment |
41,168,208 |
37.96 |
| 17 |
Motor
vehicles / vessels |
9,450,832 |
8.61 |
| 18 |
Precision
instruments |
3,089,492 |
2.81 |
| 19 |
Arms /
munitions |
22,859 |
0.02 |
| 20 |
Misc.
manufactured articles |
1,771,675 |
1.61 |
| 21 |
Art /
antiques |
16,257 |
0.01 |
| 22 |
Other |
4,138,678 |
3.77 |
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Total |
109,805,181 |
100.00 |
* Source: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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