IMPORTS TO BULGARIA BY COMMODITY GROUPS�
1998 - 1999

N	COMMODITY GROUPS	I M P O R T S				Change from previous period
		1998		1999
		mill. USD	%	mill. USD	%	mill. USD	%
1	Machines, transport facilities,appliances and tools	1145,8	23,1%	1715,5	31,5%	569,7	49,7%
2	Mineral products and fuels	1432,9	28,9%	1410,7	25,9%	-22,2	-1,5%
3	Textile and leather material, clothing, footwear and other consumer goods	753,6	15,2%	790,5	14,5%	36,9	4,9%
4	Chemical products plastics and rubber	718,7	14,5%	672,5	12,3%	-46,2	-6,4%
5	Animal and vegetable products, food, drinks and tobacco products	380,3	7,7%	339,6	6,2%	-40,7	-10,7%
6	Base metals and their products	303,0	6,1%	288,0	5,3%	-15,0	-5,0%
7	Wood, paper, earthenware and glass products	222,5	4,5%	233,0	4,3%	10,5	4,7%
TOTAL IMPORTS (CIF)		4956,7	100,0%	5449,8	100,0%	493,1	9,9%

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