Imports of goods and services by destination; National Accounts

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Imports of goods and services by destination; National Accounts
Destination of imports Periods Value at current prices Imports of goods and services (million euros) Value at current prices Imports of goods (million euros) Value at current prices Imports of services (million euros) Value at prices of 2015 Imports of goods and services (million euros) Value at prices of 2015 Imports of goods (million euros) Value at prices of 2015 Imports of services (million euros) 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 (%) Price indices Imports of goods and services (2015=100)
A-U All economic activities 2022* 363,894 229,770 134,124 267,079 149,085 118,211 3.2 0.2 7.3 136.2
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2022* 348 47 301 274 23 253 -14.1 -8.8 -14.7 126.8
09 Mining support activities 2022* 334 21 313 283 17 266 21.7 75.0 19.1 117.9
C Manufacturing 2022* 173,627 157,857 15,770 113,731 100,446 13,499 -0.1 -0.3 1.7 152.7
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2022* 31,856 29,205 2,651 22,853 20,493 2,349 -0.4 -1.0 4.6 139.4
10 Manufacture of food products 2022* 29,508 27,265 2,243 21,016 19,004 2,002 -0.9 -1.3 3.3 140.4
11 Manufacture of beverages 2022* 1,534 1,291 243 1,170 958 212 8.2 6.6 15.8 131.1
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2022* 814 649 165 674 530 136 -0.2 -2.0 6.0 120.8
16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 2,088 2,010 78 1,290 1,211 80 -2.2 -2.4 3.9 161.9
17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 3,901 3,328 573 2,781 2,326 455 2.7 3.8 -2.3 140.3
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 42,984 42,580 404 20,208 19,839 354 -1.0 -1.1 0.8 212.7
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 29,979 26,250 3,729 18,037 15,119 2,963 -2.3 -2.1 -3.0 166.2
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 2,982 2,432 550 2,438 1,934 506 10.1 9.2 13.7 122.3
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 3,785 3,488 297 2,716 2,449 269 -9.4 -10.3 0.0 139.4
23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 2,304 2,121 183 1,609 1,439 167 3.8 3.7 4.6 143.2
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 6,061 5,724 337 2,544 2,266 285 0.4 0.4 0.6 238.2
25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 6,565 6,076 489 4,129 3,708 418 0.4 0.3 1.7 159.0
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 7,589 3,960 3,629 7,188 3,999 3,196 -5.0 -9.5 0.1 105.6
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 3,321 2,901 420 2,504 2,117 386 3.3 2.9 6.0 132.6
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2022* 13,463 12,613 850 11,232 10,483 749 7.8 7.6 10.0 119.9
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 5,886 5,533 353 5,029 4,712 316 -0.3 -0.6 3.0 117.0
30 Manufacture of other transport 2022* 3,658 3,254 404 3,071 2,722 350 11.1 11.1 11.6 119.1
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2022* 4,669 4,171 498 3,576 3,143 433 -3.2 -3.7 0.6 130.5
31 Manufacture of furniture 2022* 1,553 1,393 160 1,102 976 126 -8.0 -8.2 -6.5 140.9
32 Manufacture of other products 2022* 949 822 127 717 588 127 -4.2 -5.4 2.3 132.4
43 Specialised construction activities 2022* 10,304 9,328 976 7,853 7,024 833 5.5 5.7 4.6 131.2
53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 1,707 43 1,664 1,392 29 1,362 -13.3 0.0 -13.5 122.6
56 Food and beverage service activities 2022* 4,454 4,025 429 3,409 3,015 393 26.4 27.1 21.4 130.7
62 Support activities in the field of IT 2022* 9,766 772 8,994 8,939 817 8,116 7.6 5.5 7.8 109.2
63 Information service activities 2022* 1,909 348 1,561 1,839 364 1,479 8.8 14.7 7.7 103.8
75 Veterinary activities 2022* 166 155 11 154 143 11 2.6 2.8 0.0 108.1
N Renting and other business support 2022* 17,549 2,089 15,460 15,737 1,717 13,998 17.3 3.5 19.1 111.5
78 Employment activities 2022* 694 72 622 638 67 572 3.6 -3.3 4.3 108.8
81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 2022* 1,349 1,104 245 1,143 922 222 4.6 3.5 9.6 118.0
Q Health and social work activities 2022* 7,624 6,598 1,026 6,325 5,401 921 0.0 -1.4 8.5 120.5
86 Human health activities 2022* 5,362 4,837 525 4,629 4,156 469 -1.9 -3.3 10.6 115.8
87-88 Care and social work 2022* 2,262 1,761 501 1,692 1,240 451 5.1 4.7 6.5 133.7
S Other service activities 2022* 1,458 1,029 429 1,100 720 382 8.8 9.1 8.1 132.6
T Activities of households 2022* 0 0 0 . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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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: 2015.

Status of the figures:
Data of 2015-2021 are final. Data of 2022 are provisional.

Changes as of June 23rd 2023:
Data of 2022 have been added to this table.


When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.

Description topics

Value at current prices
The values are expressed at prices of the reporting period. Alternatively, values may be expressed at constant prices. In this case, prices of a reference period are used.
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.
Value at prices of 2015
The values are expressed at prices of the reference period 2015 by taking account of inflation. Alternatively, values may be expressed at prices of the reporting period.
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.
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.
Price indices
The weighted average of the price changes of the components of a certain variable. Deflators relative to the reference year 2015.
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.