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Imports of industrial products. By technological content and groups of products

Imports of industrial products. By technological content and groups of products Catalonia Value
Imports of industrial products High technology level Pharmaceutical products IT, electronic and optical products Others Medim-high technology level Chemical products Material and electronic equipment; machinery and vehicles Others Medium-low technology level Rubber and plastic material, non metal mineral products and metallurgy Metal products Others Low technology level Food products, textiles, leather and shoes, wood and paper Others
2022 100,545.0 15,017.4 8,235.1 6,256.6 525.7 44,865.8 18,441.9 23,695.3 2,728.6 15,401.9 9,254.9 1,072.1 5,074.9 25,259.9 21,081.5 4,178.4
2021 81,425.4 12,812.6 7,090.8 5,589.3 132.4 36,950.4 15,131.6 19,416.6 2,402.2 12,293.2 7,458.5 2,025.9 2,808.8 19,369.2 16,595.5 2,773.7
2020 69,239.0 10,984.7 6,394.4 4,514.5 75.8 32,297.5 12,248.3 18,072.3 1,976.9 9,203.0 5,617.6 1,595.8 1,989.6 16,753.8 14,749.0 2,004.8
2019 82,648.7 11,239.6 6,294.9 4,820.0 124.7 39,119.3 13,093.2 23,959.6 2,066.5 12,211.9 6,538.9 1,944.9 3,728.0 20,077.9 17,558.4 2,519.5
2018 80,870.8 10,153.5 5,148.9 4,913.9 90.8 39,381.3 13,022.9 24,300.8 2,057.6 11,857.1 6,595.9 1,948.1 3,313.0 19,478.9 17,036.8 2,442.1
2017 76,034.6 9,379.0 4,382.7 4,944.8 51.6 36,550.8 11,979.6 22,759.2 1,812.1 10,740.2 6,248.7 1,888.1 2,603.3 19,364.5 16,965.9 2,398.6
2016 71,002.4 8,726.4 4,198.4 4,479.1 48.9 34,314.8 10,999.8 21,665.0 1,649.9 9,520.2 5,439.2 1,703.3 2,377.7 18,441.0 16,253.0 2,188.0
2015 68,438.2 8,439.2 4,113.1 4,305.3 20.8 32,208.1 11,194.9 19,479.0 1,534.2 9,942.8 5,589.3 1,647.4 2,706.2 17,848.0 15,795.2 2,052.7
2014 62,996.0 7,734.0 3,826.0 3,860.8 47.1 29,071.2 11,386.8 16,247.0 1,437.4 10,061.4 5,177.4 1,513.1 3,370.9 16,129.4 14,384.7 1,744.7
2013 58,322.4 7,049.1 3,363.5 3,674.6 11.0 26,895.4 10,904.5 14,656.5 1,334.4 9,694.0 4,784.0 1,420.3 3,489.8 14,683.8 13,124.1 1,559.7
2012 59,143.8 7,252.9 3,398.2 3,847.7 7.0 25,800.8 10,410.4 14,040.7 1,349.7 11,368.9 4,854.1 1,413.1 5,101.7 14,721.2 13,158.4 1,562.8
2011 62,369.7 7,885.3 3,410.0 4,458.4 17.0 26,754.6 10,374.5 14,800.6 1,579.5 12,539.6 5,339.6 1,549.2 5,650.8 15,190.1 13,510.7 1,679.4
2010 58,406.5 9,141.2 3,334.2 5,764.9 42.0 23,472.1 9,384.7 12,371.4 1,716.0 11,364.1 4,800.4 1,569.5 4,994.2 14,429.1 12,597.6 1,831.4
2009 49,899.7 7,823.1 3,079.4 4,709.9 33.7 21,003.9 7,446.8 12,013.7 1,543.4 8,168.2 4,052.3 1,402.5 2,713.3 12,904.5 11,420.2 1,484.4
2008 66,506.3 10,764.2 3,348.2 7,264.3 151.8 28,448.7 9,185.5 17,391.1 1,872.1 12,152.8 6,034.0 2,024.1 4,094.7 15,140.6 13,321.2 1,819.4
2007 71,345.6 11,437.7 3,140.6 8,083.2 213.9 32,704.7 9,662.4 21,065.4 1,976.9 12,768.4 6,879.3 2,306.4 3,582.6 14,434.8 12,542.3 1,892.5
2006 66,788.1 11,328.1 2,885.5 8,296.6 146.0 30,049.2 9,228.3 19,097.4 1,723.4 12,057.2 6,355.0 1,908.6 3,793.6 13,353.7 11,670.2 1,683.5
2005 60,892.4 9,685.4 2,842.1 6,781.6 61.7 28,513.0 8,829.0 18,244.6 1,439.4 9,980.3 5,335.5 1,668.8 2,976.1 12,713.6 10,980.9 1,732.8
2004 55,066.0 8,504.6 2,635.7 5,847.4 21.5 25,965.4 8,191.7 16,515.4 1,258.3 8,637.7 5,060.6 1,526.7 2,050.4 11,958.3 10,415.4 1,543.0
2003 49,184.1 7,704.7 2,871.1 4,810.6 23.0 22,834.2 7,707.1 14,059.9 1,067.2 7,553.9 4,538.3 1,413.6 1,602.0 11,091.3 9,797.4 1,293.9
2002 46,760.6 7,189.1 2,670.0 4,506.8 12.2 21,857.0 7,621.7 13,233.6 1,001.7 7,061.6 4,454.4 1,382.1 1,225.1 10,653.0 9,583.4 1,069.6
2001 45,223.0 6,361.4 1,933.6 4,413.6 14.2 21,139.2 7,156.7 13,067.9 914.6 7,425.7 4,430.4 1,281.7 1,713.6 10,296.7 9,276.9 1,019.8
2000 43,427.2 6,172.7 1,762.4 4,357.9 52.4 20,617.9 6,977.7 12,735.2 905.0 7,135.4 4,411.7 1,206.5 1,517.2 9,501.2 8,445.3 1,055.9
1999 36,705.5 5,248.3 1,558.5 3,677.7 12.1 17,912.3 6,124.4 11,006.3 781.6 5,240.9 3,356.5 1,085.5 798.9 8,304.1 7,431.8 872.3
1998 32,816.1 4,789.1 1,384.7 3,397.4 7.1 15,748.4 5,776.9 9,236.3 735.2 4,686.7 3,172.7 930.9 583.1 7,591.9 6,855.2 736.7
Units: Millions of euros.
Source: Idescat, based on data from the State Tax Administration Agency's Department of Customs and Special Taxes.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.
Imports of industrial products. By technological content and groups of products Spain Value
Imports of industrial products High technology level Pharmaceutical products IT, electronic and optical products Others Medim-high technology level Chemical products Material and electronic equipment; machinery and vehicles Others Medium-low technology level Rubber and plastic material, non metal mineral products and metallurgy Metal products Others Low technology level Food products, textiles, leather and shoes, wood and paper Others
2022 350,731.7 63,166.7 26,732.7 29,591.5 6,842.5 139,804.7 43,612.7 87,077.6 9,114.3 57,951.8 39,874.7 4,351.8 13,725.3 89,808.5 77,029.6 12,778.9
2021 283,939.8 52,865.2 24,768.1 24,324.1 3,773.1 115,378.5 34,482.9 73,208.5 7,687.1 48,524.4 31,554.1 7,529.2 9,441.2 67,171.7 59,088.4 8,083.4
2020 235,700.7 42,846.2 18,150.6 21,077.3 3,618.3 98,820.9 27,475.0 64,989.5 6,356.4 34,937.1 22,999.5 6,328.3 5,609.3 59,096.5 53,145.3 5,951.1
2019 265,464.5 42,762.9 16,648.8 21,528.4 4,585.7 114,463.1 29,887.1 78,349.3 6,226.7 42,620.2 26,057.2 7,005.0 9,558.1 65,618.3 58,705.1 6,913.2
2018 258,857.8 40,742.0 15,032.4 20,960.2 4,749.4 112,138.8 29,243.1 77,085.4 5,810.3 42,623.6 26,348.7 6,828.6 9,446.3 63,353.4 56,781.9 6,571.5
2017 249,066.8 40,336.0 13,849.4 20,267.1 6,219.5 106,403.4 26,867.0 74,069.3 5,467.2 39,978.6 24,464.3 6,670.4 8,843.9 62,348.8 55,940.3 6,408.5
2016 232,561.7 37,367.1 13,749.4 18,499.9 5,117.8 100,506.2 24,703.2 70,625.2 5,177.7 36,594.7 21,234.9 6,092.3 9,267.5 58,093.7 52,033.6 6,060.0
2015 223,497.3 36,973.4 14,439.9 18,524.7 4,008.8 97,227.8 25,169.8 67,413.5 4,644.5 34,236.9 21,137.6 5,697.8 7,401.5 55,059.1 49,443.8 5,615.3
2014 202,871.0 31,355.2 12,588.0 15,938.8 2,828.4 85,722.1 24,455.0 57,063.4 4,203.7 35,801.8 19,707.6 5,137.1 10,957.0 49,991.9 45,105.9 4,886.0
2013 188,017.2 29,486.7 11,952.7 14,598.2 2,935.8 77,195.9 24,004.9 49,374.0 3,817.1 34,905.6 18,415.9 4,791.7 11,698.1 46,429.0 42,204.5 4,224.4
2012 188,568.7 29,837.4 12,455.4 14,929.3 2,452.8 74,339.8 23,835.0 46,743.3 3,761.5 37,998.5 18,700.6 4,857.5 14,440.4 46,392.9 42,110.8 4,282.2
2011 201,770.7 31,169.4 12,152.2 16,893.0 2,124.2 80,307.5 24,284.2 52,003.1 4,020.1 43,055.7 21,112.7 5,141.6 16,801.4 47,238.1 42,637.6 4,600.5
2010 190,948.6 33,852.1 12,096.9 19,080.9 2,674.3 73,984.7 21,695.7 47,958.0 4,331.0 38,141.2 19,029.9 5,105.8 14,005.5 44,970.6 39,937.5 5,033.0
2009 167,181.2 30,832.3 12,489.7 16,108.1 2,234.5 66,394.1 17,605.3 44,674.2 4,114.5 29,773.1 15,527.0 5,131.4 9,114.6 40,181.7 35,934.9 4,246.8
2008 223,374.2 39,490.1 10,991.0 25,688.7 2,810.4 91,337.7 21,625.3 65,019.1 4,693.3 45,812.1 24,672.7 6,726.9 14,412.5 46,734.3 41,365.2 5,369.1
2007 235,760.6 37,739.3 9,620.7 24,635.9 3,482.7 103,737.5 21,264.5 77,670.8 4,802.3 47,583.5 27,932.1 7,007.9 12,643.5 46,700.2 40,985.9 5,714.3
2006 215,161.6 35,109.1 8,600.8 22,976.9 3,531.4 92,969.6 19,976.7 68,766.8 4,226.0 44,570.6 24,393.1 6,116.2 14,061.2 42,512.4 37,698.7 4,813.7
2005 193,056.1 31,602.4 8,200.9 20,097.3 3,304.2 86,204.5 18,278.0 64,258.5 3,668.1 36,081.2 19,804.3 5,380.1 10,896.7 39,168.0 34,634.4 4,533.6
2004 177,207.1 28,246.3 7,607.6 17,956.5 2,682.2 82,279.7 16,957.3 62,211.0 3,111.4 30,321.2 18,574.4 4,856.4 6,890.4 36,359.9 32,257.5 4,102.4
2003 158,269.2 25,281.6 7,427.1 15,895.3 1,959.2 73,452.7 15,781.9 54,761.6 2,909.2 25,965.5 16,094.4 4,374.2 5,496.9 33,569.4 30,028.4 3,541.0
2002 147,966.3 24,286.4 6,829.0 15,166.9 2,290.5 68,527.2 15,050.7 51,004.3 2,472.2 23,612.1 14,687.4 4,315.5 4,609.2 31,540.6 28,435.2 3,105.4
2001 145,988.5 23,992.0 5,457.5 16,137.0 2,397.5 68,031.9 14,271.7 51,480.2 2,279.9 23,451.9 14,706.5 4,017.4 4,728.0 30,512.7 27,543.7 2,969.0
2000 141,816.7 25,137.7 4,377.4 17,186.5 3,573.8 65,867.2 13,762.0 49,918.9 2,186.3 22,732.6 14,247.7 3,869.0 4,616.0 28,079.1 25,146.0 2,933.1
1999 121,320.9 20,814.4 3,656.3 14,321.0 2,837.0 58,279.8 11,925.8 44,379.4 1,974.6 17,798.4 11,829.1 3,527.4 2,442.0 24,428.3 21,928.9 2,499.4
1998 106,650.7 16,367.4 3,259.5 11,712.2 1,395.8 51,263.7 11,503.3 37,970.8 1,789.6 16,279.4 11,429.7 3,085.0 1,764.6 22,740.2 20,588.5 2,151.7
Units: Millions of euros.
Source: Idescat, based on data from the State Tax Administration Agency's Department of Customs and Special Taxes.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.

Last update: March 2, 2023.

Quarterly data

COMTEC

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Foreign Trade according to Technological Content (COMTEC).

Methodological note

The statistics for technological content (R&D) of industrial products in foreign trade is based on the most recent classification drawn up by the Eurostat of industrial sectors by research and development (R&D) effort. These statistics classify flows of exported and imported goods by the importance of their technological content.

The technological content of an industrial sector is identified by calculating R&D spending as a percentage of the sector's production volume. The concept also takes into not only the sector's own technological effort (direct R&D intensity) but also the technology built into its purchases of intermediate goods and equipment (indirect intensity). This new classification makes it possible to compare the statistical information that it is generated nationally with the one generated in Europe.

The result had been an aggregation of the industrial sectors of the Classificació catalana d'activitats econòmiques 2009 (NACE-Rev 2) in four groups according to its technological intensity: high technological level, high medium, medium low and low. These groups are divided by exports or imports to the European Union of the 27 or to the rest of the world. The values corresponding to Catalonia and Spain are generated.

Idescat has revised the series of exports and imports of industrial products since the first quarter of 1994, following the Classification of products by technological content Eurostat.

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