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Agricultural products’ share in trade, by region, 1998

3. Agricultural products’ share in trade, by region, 1998

	Exports	Imports		Exports	Imports
Share in total merchandise trade, %			Share in primary products trade, %
World	10.5	10.5	World	52.4	52.4
North America	11.1	6.6	North America	65.8	43.7
Latin America	23.8	10.8	Latin America	56.5	59.4
Western Europe	10.1	11.3	Western Europe	66.1	58.3
C./E. Europe/Baltic States/CIS	11.7	13.2	C./E. Europe/Baltic States/CIS	29.7	49.8
Africa	19.5	17.0	Africa	31.8	67.5
Middle East	4.3	13.1	Middle East	6.1	70.5
Asia	7.7	11.3	Asia	54.4	44.7

Source: WTO Annual Report 1999, table IV.5, includes intra-EU trade

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