Arab and Muslim Asian States, The Arab League States, European Union and non-Arab Islamic States, respectively. On the imports level, the Central Department Of Statistics & Information (CDSI) reported that the total value of Saudi imports during the month of October, 2009, registered a 32% decrease accounting for about SR 27, 449 million as compared to SR 40, 399 million during the same month in 2008, showing an overall decline of SR 12, 950 million in terms of value. Meanwhile, CDSI disclosed that the volume of the weightage of the imported products showed a 28% decrease in October, 2009, accounting for 3, 482 Million tons as compared to 4, 826 tons during the same month last year, with a total decline of 1, 344 Million tons. The main imported commodities were electrical machines, equipment and tools; Foodstuffs; transport machines; base and manufactured metals, Petrochemicals, Plastics and Textile. USA came first as the Kingdom"s major importer followed by China, Japan and Germany. At the level of groups, the Kingdom"s import partners included non-Arab and Muslim Asian States, The European Union, North American States, GCC and non-Arab Islamic States, respectively. With regard to the trade between the Kingdom and the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, the report said that the value of the national imports from the GCC countries decreased by 11% to SR 1, 416 million as compared to SR 1, 588 Million in October of the previous Year, registering a total decline in value of about SR172 Million. The total value of exports of the Kingdom"s non-oil exports to the GCC countries in October, 2009 decreased by 13% to SR 2, 190 million as compared to SR 2,503 million in the same month last year with a total decline of SR313 Million.
