Their total imports are about $1.5b and exports something less than that.

Manufactured products now account for almost half of total imports to Japan.

Chinese exports to many other countries rose even faster, while its total imports increased by only 8 percent.

These purchases constitute a huge portion of the country's total imports.

Australia's winemakers put on the heat last year; their total imports were up more than 50 percent over 2001.

Manufactured goods amounted to just 22 percent of Japan's total import bill in 1980.

But higher car imports and expensive oil raised total imports a great deal more.

For the past 50 years, rich countries have steadily held reserves equivalent to about three months' worth of their total imports.

While imports other than oil fell in the second quarter, total imports shot up 23.8 percent.

The model predicts total imports from the West equaling $261 billion, almost five times the actual flow.

In the 1970s agricultural imports accounted for about 30 percent of total imports.

There was a 5pc increase in the number of store heifers coming north but a 24pc drop in total imports during the month.

High transport costs, which can comprise over 30% of its total import bill, constitute a serious impediment to economic development and trade.

Similarly, if goods imported are elastic, total import expenditure will decrease.

The figures for total imports are dramatic.

To increase total import and export volumes by 35% within the five years, while expanding the scale of foreign investment and advanced technology.

The appreciation of the yen made imports less expensive to Japan, but it had a complex effect on total imports.

Main import partners are China (10 percent of total imports) and Germany (8 percent).

The agricultural sector lacked capital, and food imports had increased, reaching 19 percent of total imports in 1950.

Approximately 80% of China's total imports from Iran are oil and the rest is mineral and chemical products.

And Western Europe's imports from the region amounted to 27 percent of its total imports, or about 3.2 million barrels a day.

Total imports for the month rose 4.1 percent, to $34.8 billion, surpassing the previous record set in March, the Commerce Department said.

In fact, only about one-third of total imports would be affected by even the loss of all the oil from the Persian Gulf.

Consequently, the effect of anti-dumping tariffs will be minimal, and in any case they apply to just 11% of the Union's total imports.

Russia main imports are food (13 percent of total imports) and ground transports (12 percent).