Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).

Food imports as a share of merchandise imports (%)

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New Zealand6.96.87.77.710.610.510.610.610.811.411.411.511.311.513.411.511.111.312.5
Chile14.64.47.45.87.37.57.57.88.59.29.810.19.610.112.611.410.711.912.3
Peru20.111.711.48.910.28.68.210.510.011.612.111.411.414.012.511.912.511.9
Japan16.914.512.810.49.29.28.98.68.510.010.310.09.49.810.69.58.99.79.5
Canada8.66.15.15.67.27.17.27.57.78.28.58.27.98.29.48.78.48.59.2
Malaysia21.56.94.35.27.88.88.47.67.98.78.78.07.47.78.98.98.28.38.5
Mexico7.414.64.76.06.57.06.26.66.45.86.05.85.55.66.46.46.26.86.5
Australia5.65.04.64.75.35.15.15.76.26.67.16.56.57.27.66.46.16.16.4
Brunei Darussalam17.217.014.114.015.015.415.718.615.012.110.010.87.27.28.3
Singapore16.46.13.22.43.13.33.33.33.54.04.13.93.63.74.13.93.74.0
Viet Nam5.26.38.68.58.38.38.68.48.78.07.97.57.88.38.58.8