Imports by Commodity of the S.I.T.C. Showing Percentages in Relation to the Value of Imports, 2021 to 2023


Commodity	2021		2022		2023
	(000 EC$)	%	(000 EC$)	%	(000 EC$)	%
Total Imports	696,858	100.0	880,311	100.0	897,871	100.0

Food	164,255	23.6	197,618	22.4	218,623	24.3

Beverages and tobacco	21,837	3.1	29,896	3.4	34,271	3.8

Crude materials inedible, except fuels	13,128	1.9	15,571	1.8	13,817	1.5

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	3,947	0.6	7,372	0.8	6,568	0.7

Animal and vegetable oils and fats	3,442	0.5	4,778	0.5	4,096	0.5

Chemicals	79,369	11.4	95,928	10.9	81,191	9.0

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	115,846	16.6	142,133	16.1	137,683	15.3

Machinery and transport equipment	198,263	28.5	230,460	26.2	231,699	25.8

Miscellaneous and manufactured articles	99,371	14.3	154,456	17.5	165,166	18.4

Miscellaneous, transactions and commodities, n.e.s.	1,347	0.2	2,099	0.2	4,756	0.5
Date: 15/04/2024
Source: Department of Statistics