Economic Development Secretariat - SEDE

Countries	US$ (million)	Part. % Total	Var. % 07/08
United States	1,515.7	14.5%	46.1%
China	1,237.7	11.8%	56.8%
Germany	1,191.7	11.4%	86.0%
Argentina	1,084.2	10.3%	86.9%
Italy	903.3	8.6%	55.3%
Canada	548.8	5.2%	122.5%
Russia, Federation of	427.2	4.1%	145.1%
Australia	328.7	3.1%	80.7%
France	322.1	3.1%	32.5%
Japan	270.7	2.6%	38.8%
Total – ten main products	7,830.1	74.7%	67.7%
Total – all the products	10,481.3	100%	61.1%

• Minas Gerias imported from 119 countries in 2008, five more countries than in the previous year;
• The ten main Minas Gerais` countries represented 74.7% of the total;
• The growth of imports originating in Russia (+145.1%) and Canada (+122,5%) deserve emphasis.