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the biggest negative articles are *oil & gas -8.4bn USD *capital goods (machinery, eletrical, electronic, ships, vehicles) -6.6bn USD *pharmaceuticals -2.4bn USD
Foodstuffs figure on the negative side thus:
*meat -1.3bn USD *dairy -0.5bn USD *cereals -0.3bn USD *miscellaneous (my rough calculation) -1.6bn USD Total -3.7bn USD
but bolster the positive side:
*vegetable/fruit preparations 0.9bn USD *fruit, nuts etc 0.75bn USD *animal/vegetable fats/oils 0.4bn USD *fish 0.35bn USD Total 2.4bn USD
The foodstuffs balance is negative but not enormously (-1.3bn USD). Eat less meat and dairy, and more vegetables, fruit, fish, olive oil (the Mediterranean diet!) and it could be fixed.
The worrisome items, in terms of immediate living conditions, are oil & gas, and pharmaceuticals.
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