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Mike Moore's speeches
Renato Ruggiero's speeches,
1995-99
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2.
Top 15 agricultural exporters and importers, 1998
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Value
$bn |
Share in world
% |
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Value
$bn |
Share in world
% |
| Exporters |
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Importers |
|
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| United States |
69.85 |
12.6 |
United States |
62.40 |
10.6 |
| France |
41.06 |
7.4 |
Japan |
56.59 |
9.6 |
| Netherlands |
34.74 |
6.3 |
Germany |
48.89 |
8.3 |
| Canada |
30.02 |
5.4 |
United Kingdom |
35.29 |
6.0 |
| Germany |
29.64 |
5.4 |
France |
33.18 |
5.6 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg |
20.53 |
3.7 |
Italy |
32.06 |
5.4 |
| United Kingdom |
19.49 |
3.5 |
Netherlands |
21.22 |
3.6 |
| Spain |
17.47 |
3.2 |
Belgium-Luxembourg |
20.45 |
3.5 |
| Italy |
17.08 |
3.1 |
Spain |
18.12 |
3.1 |
| Brazil |
17.07 |
3.1 |
Russian Fed. a |
14.50 |
2.5 |
| Australia |
14.97 |
2.7 |
Canada b |
13.99 |
2.4 |
| China |
14.31 |
2.6 |
Hong Kong, China |
12.70 |
- |
| Argentina |
13.51 |
2.4 |
retained imports |
6.92 |
1.2 |
| Denmark |
12.12 |
2.2 |
China |
12.61 |
2.1 |
| Thailand |
11.46 |
2.1 |
Mexico b |
9.57 |
1.6 |
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Korea, Rep. of |
9.31 |
1.6 |
| Above 15 |
363.30 |
65.7 |
Above 15 |
395.08 |
66.9 |
Source:
WTO Annual Report 1999 table IV.7, includes intra-EU trade
a Includes WTO Secretariat estimates. b Imports are
valued f.o.b.
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