The Imports are shown below in % change per month. Note the drop in petroleum during the price explosion. Also note that the imports in petroleum in 2009 have returned to the pre spike values, leading one to suspect that the there may be increases in oil depending on general economic restabilization. However the other imports have returned very slowly to low negative values. The economy is till in a slow recovery by looking at the other import numbers.
The Exports are shown in the following. These are the seasonally adjusted values so that the agricultural values are still showing weakness. Overall exports are weak showing that the other economies are still in very weak condition.
No long term trends can be determined at this time.
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