Imports of goods and services by destination; NA, 1995-2016

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Destination of imports Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods and services (%) Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods (%) Volume changes on previous year Imports of services (%)
A-U All economic activities 3.2 4.4 1.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3.9 4.4 1.1
01 Agriculture 4.0 4.5 1.4
02 Forestry and logging -5.6 0.0 -12.5
03 Fishing and aquaculture 1.9 2.3 0.0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2.4 3.3 0.0
B Mining and quarrying -6.2 -4.5 -6.5
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas -7.6 -13.3 -7.4
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 4.9 -2.0 40.0
09 Mining support activities . . .
C Manufacturing 2.3 3.1 0.0
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 5.8 5.8 5.5
10 Manufacture of food products 6.4 6.4 5.8
11 Manufacture of beverages -0.9 -1.8 3.0
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 0.3 -2.6 6.6
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 3.9 3.9 3.7
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 1.4 1.4 1.3
16 Manufacture of wood products 5.4 5.3 6.0
17 Manufacture of paper 1.3 1.3 0.8
18 Printing and reproduction -1.4 -2.1 0.7
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum -3.4 -3.4 -6.5
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 4.2 4.7 1.2
20 Manufacture of chemicals 4.9 5.2 2.5
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals -5.1 -7.6 -3.0
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2.1 2.2 1.8
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2.2 2.1 3.1
23 Manufacture of building materials 2.1 2.5 0.7
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 1.4 1.3 2.7
24 Manufacture of basic metals -1.8 -2.1 1.8
25 Manufacture of metal products 3.6 3.7 3.1
26-27 Elektrical and electron. industry -0.8 0.2 -1.1
26 Manufacture of electronic products -1.6 -2.9 -1.2
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 10.6 10.6 10.3
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. -2.0 -2.1 -0.4
29-30 Transport equipment 20.1 22.2 3.9
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 29.9 30.4 16.8
30 Manufacture of other transport -1.3 -1.9 0.4
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 6.8 6.7 7.4
31-32 Man. of furniture and other prods. 6.7 6.5 8.0
31 Manufacture of furniture 2.9 2.7 4.0
32 Manufacture of other products 10.8 10.5 13.2
33 Repair and installation of machinery 6.8 6.8 6.8
D Electricity and gas supply 7.6 8.0 5.4
35 Electricity and gas supply 7.6 8.0 5.4
E Water supply and waste management 5.9 6.6 3.2
36 Water collection and distribution -1.5 0.0 -3.4
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 6.5 7.0 4.5
F Construction 6.7 8.1 0.8
41 Construction buildings, development 7.3 10.0 -0.7
42 Civil engineering 0.1 1.4 -4.7
43 Specialised construction activities 7.9 8.4 4.3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 4.1 8.3 2.0
G Wholesale and retail trade 3.6 5.4 2.9
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 3.2 3.5 2.4
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 3.4 6.2 2.8
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 5.1 10.1 3.6
H Transportation and storage 4.5 13.9 0.8
49 Land transport 8.2 12.9 2.6
50 Water transport 1.0 -0.1 1.3
51 Air transport 8.8 22.0 1.3
52 Warehousing, services for transport -0.4 18.8 -1.7
53 Postal and courier activities 0.8 38.1 0.2
I Accommodation and food serving 5.1 5.3 4.1
55 Accommodation 6.8 6.8 6.8
56 Food and beverage service activities 4.7 5.0 2.6
J Information and communication 8.0 9.6 7.5
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 7.8 -1.5 9.3
58 Publishing 0.8 -1.4 2.2
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 10.4 -2.0 10.9
61 Telecommunications 6.0 11.2 -0.1
62-63 IT- and information services 9.8 10.8 9.8
62 Support activities in the field of IT 11.0 13.9 10.8
63 Information service activities 2.0 3.9 1.7
K Financial institutions -1.3 16.5 -1.7
64 Financial institutions, no insurance -2.2 19.8 -2.6
65 Insurance and pension funding 10.3 13.5 9.9
66 Other financial services 0.0 14.0 -1.7
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 3.2 7.0 0.5
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 3.2 7.0 0.5
M-N Business services 4.0 11.1 2.9
M Other specialised business services 2.5 9.6 1.7
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 1.1 8.0 0.6
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 0.9 8.9 0.6
69 Legal services, administration etc. 4.3 14.8 3.6
70 Holding companies (not financial) 0.2 6.6 0.0
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2.3 7.2 -0.2
72 Research and development 1.0 3.3 0.2
73-75 Advertising, design and other 8.2 16.9 6.7
74-75 Other specialised services 7.7 8.9 7.4
73 Advertising and market research 8.6 41.3 6.1
74 Other specialised business services 8.4 12.0 7.7
75 Veterinary activities 1.3 3.0 -9.1
N Renting and other business support 7.1 12.8 5.8
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 12.5 31.1 4.6
78 Employment activities 6.1 14.3 5.7
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 6.8 26.9 6.6
80-82 Security, other business services 5.4 6.9 3.3
80 Security and investigation 5.9 0.0 7.5
81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 5.8 6.6 4.0
82 Other business services 4.5 8.5 1.9
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table presents data of imports of goods and services by destination from the National Accounts. The table contains data of imported products by economic activities. It also shows data of imports intended for final expenditure and imports that can not be imputed to economic activities.

Data available from: 1995 up to and including 2016.

Status of the figures:
The figures for the most recent reporting year 2016 are provisional. Data of 1995-2015 are final. Since this table has been discontinued, data of 2016 will not become final.

Changes as of June 22nd 2018:
None. This table has been discontinued.
Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. New statistical sources and estimation methods have been used during the revision. Therefore this table has been replaced by table Imports of goods and services by destination; National Accounts. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

Description topics

Volume changes on previous year
The weighted average of the changes in the quantity and quality of the components of a certain goods or service transaction or balancing item, annual percentage changes.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
Imports of goods
Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
Imports of services
Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.