Exported goods fell $267 million (6.9 percent) in February 2012, to $3.6 billion. It appears that changes to the timing of shipments of key commodities affected this result.
Imported goods were valued at $3.4 billion in February 2012, down $244 million (6.6 percent). The one-off importation of capital goods in February 2011 had a large influence on the import value.