HONG KONG WTO MINISTERIAL 2005: BRIEFING NOTES

FACTS AND FIGURES

Facts for the ‘Sixth’ Ministerial Conference

All figures from the WTO unless source specified

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World trade and output

(Selected Indicators, 1948-2004)

Average annual percentage change

1948

1950

1973

1990

2000

2004

1948–73

1973–00

2000-04

World merchandise exports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billion current $

58

61

579

3,338

6,270

8,907

9.7

9.2

9.2

Billion constant 1990$

304

376

1797

3,338

6,180

7,261

7.4

5.0

4.1

Exports per capita, constant 1990$

123

149

458

645

1,016

1,137

5.4

3.3

2.9

World exports of manufactures

Billion current $

22

23

348

2,390

4,688

6,570

11.7

10.1

8.8

Billion constant 1990$

93

112

955

2,390

4,752

5,625

9.8

6.3

4.3

Exports per capita, constant 1990$

38

44

244

455

781

881

7.8

4.6

3.1

World output

(Indices, 1990=100)

Total merchandise production

16.9

18.4

64.3

100.0

128.8

140.4

5.5

2.6

2.2

Manufacturing production

10.9

12.8

60.3

100.0

130.9

143.0

7.1

2.9

2.2

GDP (billion, constant 1990$)

3,935

4,285

13,408

22,490

28,192

30,791

5.0

2.8

2.2

GDP per capita (constant 1990$)

1,591

1,700

3,420

4,280

4,633

4,822

3.1

1.1

1.0

GDP (billion, current $, at market rates) a

775

4,908

22,490

29,569

32,757

8.4

7.2

2.6

World population (million)

2,473

2,521

3,920

5,280

6,085

6,385

1.9

1.6

1.2

Trade to GDP

Ratio of exports of goods and services to GDP, at constant 1990 prices, %

8.0

14.1

19.3

28.1

30.9

Merchandise trade to GDP

at current prices

...

7.9

11.8

14.8

21.2

27.2

at constant prices

...

8.8

13.4

14.8

21.9

23.6

a Growth rates refer to 1950 instead of 1948.

Sources: Population: UN World Population Prospects 2004 revision.
GDP, current dollars: IMF World Economic Outlook.
GDP, 1990 prices: World Bank.
Merchandise production and trade: WTO, International Trade Statistics.

  

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World exports of merchandise and commercial services, 1990-2004

(Billion dollars and percentage)

 

Value

 

Annual percentage change

 

2004

 

1990-00

2000-04

2001

2002

2003

2004

Merchandise

8907

6.5

9.2

-4.1

4.8

16.5

21.2

Commercial services

2125

6.6

9.4

0.2

6.7

13.6

17.9

Source: WTO, International Trade Statistics 2005

  

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World trade and output growth by sector, 2000-2004

(Annual percentage change in volume)

 

Exports

 

Output

 

2000-2004

2004

 

2000-04

2004

Manufactures

4.5

10.0

2.0

4.0

Agricultural products

3.0

3.5

2.0

3.0

Mining products

2.5

5.5

2.0

4.0

Total merchandise

4.0

9.0

2.0

4.0

Source: WTO, International Trade Statistics 2005

  

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Developing economies' trade and output growth, 1990-2004

(Annual percentage change)

 

Developing economies

 

World

 

2002

2003

2004

1990-00

2000-04

 

1990-00

2000-04

GDP

4.0

5.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

2.5

2.0

Merchandise export volume

8.0

11.0

12.5

9.0

7.5

6.5

4.0

Merchandise import volume

4.5

10.0

15.5

8.5

7.0

6.5

4.5

Merchandise export value

7.0

18.0

27.0

9.0

10.5

6.5

9.0

Merchandise import value

4.0

16.5

27.5

8.5

10.5

6.5

9.0

Source: WTO, International Trade Statistics 2005

  

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Merchandise exports and imports of least-developed countries by selected country grouping, 2004

(Million dollars and percentage)

  Exports

  Imports

 

  Value

 

  Annual percentage change

 

Value

 

  Annual percentage change

 

2004

 

2000-04

2002

2003

2004

 

2004

 

2000-04

2002

2003

2004

Least developed countries

61825

 

14

10

16

34

 

71233

 

13

5

22

17

Oil Exporters

29168

18

17

20

52

16945

22

25

27

19

Angola

13850

15

27

14

46

6500

21

18

46

19

Equatorial Guinea

5190

 

47

21

33

76

 

1410

 

33

-29

142

15

Yemen

4150

0

-1

12

11

4190

16

18

26

14

Sudan

3778

20

15

30

49

4075

27

25

18

41

Chad

2200

86

-2

141

393

770

25

142

-38

-24

Exporters of manufactures

17022

 

9

5

9

19

 

23728

 

7

-6

18

14

Bangladesh

8150

6

1

14

17

12026

8

-5

21

15

Myanmar

2850

15

28

-18

15

2220

-2

-18

-11

6

Cambodia

2798

19

28

10

32

3170

13

11

12

22

Madagascar

990

5

-48

76

16

1230

5

-37

84

11

Nepal

756

-2

-23

17

14

1870

4

-4

24

7

Lesotho

726

35

33

29

51

1400

15

9

38

26

Haiti

391

5

2

24

13

1306

6

12

5

10

Lao People's Dem. Rep.

361

 

2

-10

20

1

 

506

 

-1

-18

12

5

Exporters of commodities

15635

 

15

7

17

22

 

30561

 

14

6

24

19

Zambia

1576

24

-6

2

67

2143

21

-4

24

38

Senegal

1529

14

6

25

15

2710

16

17

18

13

Mozambique

1504

43

-6

58

44

1970

14

19

39

12

Congo, Dem. Rep. of

1413

 

17

14

19

10

 

1873

 

16

35

28

33

Tanzania

1338

19

13

39

10

2490

13

-1

30

14

Mali

1123

19

21

5

22

1320

13

-12

31

16

Togo

771

21

20

44

25

1050

17

7

46

21

Guinea

700

1

-3

-14

15

690

3

11

-4

8

Benin

672

14

20

24

21

865

9

23

10

16

Ethiopia

639

7

5

5

27

3080

25

-8

29

44

Uganda

635

8

4

12

19

1491

-1

-29

14

15

Burkina Faso

445

21

10

33

37

1155

17

13

25

25

Malawi

441

4

-9

13

-4

792

10

23

1

13

Afghanistan

420

23

150

40

20

2300

43

50

53

0

Mauritania

410

3

-8

4

22

400

6

-5

1

11

Niger

370

7

3

22

9

560

9

8

23

14

Somalia

310

13

4

-25

39

610

15

1

14

18

Liberia

235

-8

-4

15

-13

900

8

-2

11

32

Maldives

172

12

20

15

13

645

13

0

20

37

Bhutan

165

13

7

18

24

400

23

3

26

61

Sierra Leone

139

81

69

88

51

286

18

45

15

-5

Central African Republic

120

 

-7

4

-17

-2

 

150

 

6

12

9

15

Rwanda

99

17

-24

-3

57

285

8

-12

4

10

Solomon Islands

97

9

23

28

31

100

2

-26

22

22

Guinea-Bissau

81

7

-14

28

17

86

10

-6

19

25

Burundi

47

-2

-22

25

24

176

4

-7

21

13

Djibouti

41

7

13

3

11

275

7

1

21

16

Vanuatu

37

9

0

35

37

128

10

-13

18

22

Eritrea

35

-1

174

-33

0

650

8

27

10

10

Gambia

22

10

30

-8

83

200

2

10

25

8

Cape Verde

15

8

10

18

15

386

14

18

27

10

Comoros

15

21

33

25

-25

115

13

20

33

-4

Samoa

11

-6

-7

7

-27

168

12

4

1

23

Sao Tome and Principe

6

 

19

90

33

-10

 

45

 

11

9

36

7

Kiribati

2

-16

-29

-22

-20

48

5

5

-7

20

Tuvalu

0

78

736

9

-33

18

38

217

40

16

Timor Leste

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

Memorandum item:

World a

9153000

9

5

16

21

9495000

9

4

16

21

a Includes significant re-exports or imports for re-export.
Note: Data for 2004 are largely estimated.

  

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Leading merchandise exporters and importers in Asia, 2004

(Billion dollars and percentage)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual percentage change

 

Value

 

Share

 

Value

 

Volume

 

2004

 

2000

2004

 

2000-04

2002

2003

2004

 

2000-04

2002

2003

2004

Exporters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Asia

2388.4

100.0

100.0

10

8

18

25

8.0

11.0

11.0

14.0

  China 

593.3

15.0

24.8

24

22

35

35

...

...

...

...

  Japan 

565.8

28.9

23.7

4

3

13

20

3.0

8.0

5.0

11.0

  Hong Kong, China

265.5

-

-

7

6

13

16

8.0

9.0

14.0

15.0

    domestic exports

20.0

1.4

0.8

-4

-10

7

2

-3.0

-7.0

1.0

5.0

    re-exports

245.6

-

-

8

7

14

17

10.0

10.5

15.0

16.0

  Korea, Republic of

253.8

10.4

10.6

10

8

19

31

13.0

13.0

17.0

22.5

  Taipei, Chinese 

182.4

9.1

7.6

5

7

11

21

1.0

9.0

4.0

8.0

  Singapore 

179.6

8.3

7.5

7

3

15

25

9.0

5.0

16.0

21.0

    domestic exports

98.6

4.7

4.1

6

1

19

24

9.0

2.5

22.0

18.0

    re-exports

81.0

3.6

3.4

8

5

10

26

9.0

8.0

9.0

24.0

  Malaysia

126.5

5.9

5.3

7

7

12

21

...

...

...

...

  Thailand

97.4

4.2

4.1

9

5

18

21

5.0

13.5

9.0

6.0

  Australia 

86.4

3.9

3.6

8

3

10

21

1.0

1.0

-2.0

3.0

  India 

75.6

2.6

3.2

16

14

16

32

11.5

17.0

3.0

18.0

  Indonesia 

72.3

3.9

3.0

3

3

8

13

-2.0

-3.0

-1.0

-1.5

  Philippines 

39.7

2.4

1.7

0

12

1

7

3.0

22.0

-5.0

-3.0

  Viet Nam   

25.6

0.9

1.1

15

11

21

27

...

...

...

...

  New Zealand 

20.4

0.8

0.9

11

5

15

23

5.0

5.5

3.0

7.0

  Pakistan
  

13.4

0.5

0.6

10

7

20

12

9.5

12.0

12.0

5.0

Importers

  Asia

2224.2

100.0

100.0

10

6

19

27

8.0

8.0

13.0

14.0

  China 

561.2

15.0

25.2

26

21

40

36

...

...

...

...

Japan 

454.5

25.3

20.4

5

-3

14

19

3.5

2.0

7.0

7.0

  Hong Kong, China

272.9

...

...

6

3

12

17

8.0

8.0

13.0

14.0

    retained imports

27.3

2.3

1.2

-6

-22

-1

13

-4.0

-8.0

-6.0

-2.0

  Korea, Republic of

224.5

10.7

10.1

9

8

18

26

7.0

12.0

7.0

12.0

  Taipei, Chinese 

168.4

9.3

7.6

5

5

13

32

4.5

8.0

6.5

15.5

  Singapore 

163.9

9.0

7.4

5

0

10

28

4.0

0.5

6.5

22.0

    retained imports

82.8

5.0

3.7

2

-4

9

30

...

...

...

...

  Australia 

109.4

4.8

4.9

11

14

23

23

8.5

14.5

12.0

15.0

  Malaysia

105.3

5.5

4.7

6

8

5

26

...

...

...

...

  India 

97.3

3.4

4.4

17

12

26

37

8.0

4.0

11.0

17.0

  Thailand

95.4

4.1

4.3

11

4

17

26

5.0

11.0

9.0

12.0

  Indonesia 

54.9

2.9

2.5

6

2

10

30

3.0

2.0

5.0

19.0

  Philippines 

42.3

2.5

1.9

3

6

6

7

4.5

2.0

1.0

-2.0

  Viet Nam

31.1

1.0

1.4

19

22

28

23

...

...

...

...

  New Zealand 

23.2

0.9

1.0

14

13

23

25

9.0

9.0

11.0

15.0

  Pakistan
  

17.9

0.7

0.8

13

10

16

38

8.0

9.0

1.0

23.0

Memorandum items:

ASEAN (10)

  Exports

551.8

26.1

23.1

6

5

13

20

...

...

...

...

  Imports
  

500.1

25.4

22.5

7

5

10

25

...

...

...

...

SAPTA (7) 

...

...

...

...

  Exports

104.0

3.9

4.4

13

10

16

27

...

...

...

...

  Imports

138.2

5.4

6.2

14

9

23

33

...

...

...

...

Source: WTO, International Trade Statistics 2005

  

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Leading exporters and importers of commercial services in Asia, 2004

(Billion dollars and percentage)

 

Value

 

Share

 

Annual percentage change

 

2004

 

2000

2004

 

2000-04

2002

2003

2004

Exporters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia 

450 

100.0 

100.0 

10

7

9

27

  Japan

95 

23.8 

21.1 

7

2

8

25

  China 

62 

9.8 

13.8 

20

20

18

34

  Hong Kong, China 

54 

12.6 

11.9 

8

9

6

18

  Korea, Republic of 

40 

9.7 

8.9 

8

-3

15

27

  India 

40 

...

8.8 

   ...

14

21

   ...

  Singapore 

37 

9.5 

8.1 

6

3

2

19

  Taipei, Chinese 

26 

6.5 

5.7 

6

9

7

11

  Australia 

25 

5.9 

5.5 

8

7

18

20

  Thailand 

19 

4.5 

4.2 

8

18

3

21

  Malaysia 

17 

4.5 

3.7 

5

3

-9

24

  New Zealand 

1.4 

1.7 

16

18

25

23

  Macao, China 

1.1 

1.7 

23

19

17

44

  Indonesia   a

1.6 

1.5 

   ...

22

-21

   ...

  Philippines 

1.3 

0.9 

1

-3

9

24

  Viet Nam   a
  

0.9 

0.8 

   ...

5

11

   ...

Importers

Asia 

512 

100.0 

100.0 

8

5

8

25

  Japan 

134 

31.3 

26.2 

4

0

3

22

  China 

72 

9.7 

14.0 

19

18

19

31

  Korea, Republic of 

50 

8.9 

9.7 

11

11

10

25

  India 

41 

...

8.0 

   ...

5

23

   ...

  Singapore 

36 

7.4 

7.1 

7

5

-1

23

  Taipei, Chinese 

30 

6.9 

5.8 

4

2

4

20

  Hong Kong, China 

30 

6.6 

5.8 

5

4

1

16

  Australia 

26 

4.9 

5.0 

9

7

19

22

  Thailand 

23 

4.1 

4.5 

11

14

9

28

  Indonesia   a

21 

4.2 

4.2 

   ...

8

2

   ...

  Malaysia 

19 

4.5 

3.7 

3

-2

7

8

  New Zealand 

1.2 

1.3 

11

10

18

24

  Pakistan 

...

1.0 

   ...

-5

48

   ...

  Philippines 

1.7 

1.0 

-6

-22

19

5

  Viet Nam   a

0.9 

0.9 

   ...

9

13

   ...

a Includes Secretariat estimates.
Source: WTO, International Trade Statistics 2005

  

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Share of China in selected economies' merchandise exports and imports, 2000 and 2004 

(Percentage share)

a 2003 instead of 2004.
Source: WTO, International Trade Statistics 2005

  

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Share of China in world merchandise exports, 1983-2004 

Source: WTO

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Merchandise exports of Asia by destination, 2004

(Billion dollars and percentage)

 

Value

 

Share

 

Annual percentage change

 

2004

 

2000

2004

 

2000-04

2002

2003

2004

World

2388.4

100.0

100.0

10

8

18

25

Intra-Asia

1201.3

48.8

50.3

10

10

20

26

  China

269.5

7.4

11.3

22

27

36

30

  Japan

203.9

9.6

8.5

6

-1

14

22

  Australia and New Zealand

66.5

2.4

2.8

13

14

23

26

  Other Asia
  

661.3

29.3

27.7

8

8

16

26

North America

533.1

26.4

22.3

5

6

8

20

  United States

481.9

24.2

20.2

5

6

8

19

  Other North America
  

51.3

2.2

2.1

9

12

6

30

Europe

416.9

17.4

17.5

10

4

24

24

  European Union (25)

390.0

16.4

16.3

10

4

23

24

  Other Europe
  

26.9

1.0

1.1

13

5

45

29

Middle East
  

75.1

2.5

3.1

16

13

19

26

Africa

44.9

1.3

1.9

19

5

25

42

  South Africa

12.0

0.4

0.5

16

7

33

47

  Other Africa
  

32.8

1.0

1.4

20

4

22

40

South and Central America

39.4

1.8

1.6

8

-7

7

40

  Brazil

11.1

0.5

0.5

8

-8

7

53

  Other South and Central America
  

28.3

1.3

1.2

8

-6

7

35

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

25.3

0.5

1.1

35

24

66

46

  Russian Federation

17.3

0.3

0.7

32

20

58

47

  Other CIS
  

8.0

0.1

0.3

39

37

84

43

Inter-regional trade

1134.7

49.9

47.5

8

5

15

24

Source: WTO, International Trade Statistics 2005

 

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China's merchandise trade by product, values and shares, 2004

(Billion dollars and percentage)

 

 

Total values

 

Share in total trade

 

Share in world trade

 

 

Exports

Imports

Balance

 

Exports

Imports

 

Exports

Imports a

Agricultural products

 

24.12

42.28

-18.16

4.1

7.5

3.1

5.4

  Food

 

20.82

21.12

-0.31

3.5

3.8

3.3

3.4

  Fish

 

6.63

2.34

4.29

1.1

0.4

9.5

3.4

  Other food products

 

14.18

18.78

-4.60

2.4

3.3

2.5

3.4

  Raw materials

 

3.31

21.16

-17.85

0.6

3.8

2.1

13.5

Fuels and mining products

 

25.70

89.15

-63.45

4.3

15.9

2.0

7.0

  Ores and other minerals

 

1.95

27.00

-25.05

0.3

4.8

1.7

23.3

  Fuels

 

14.48

47.99

-33.51

2.4

8.6

1.5

4.8

  Non-ferrous metals

 

9.28

14.16

-4.89

1.6

2.5

5.4

8.2

Manufactures

 

542.37

428.27

114.10

91.4

76.3

8.3

6.5

  Iron and steel

 

13.88

23.39

-9.51

2.3

4.2

5.2

8.8

  Chemicals

 

26.36

65.47

-39.11

4.4

11.7

2.7

6.7

  Pharmaceuticals

 

3.23

1.90

1.33

0.5

0.3

1.3

0.8

  Other chemicals

 

23.13

63.57

-40.45

3.9

11.3

3.2

8.7

  Other semi-manufactures

 

44.06

21.13

22.93

7.4

3.8

7.0

3.3

  Machinery and transport 

 

268.26

252.83

15.43

45.2

45.0

7.7

7.3

 Office and telecom equipment

171.78

128.71

43.07

29.0

22.9

15.2

11.4

   EDP and office equipment

87.10

29.63

57.47

14.7

5.3

20.7

7.1

   Telecommunications
   equipment

68.50

24.63

43.87

11.5

4.4

17.9

6.4

   Integrated circuits

 

16.18

74.46

-58.27

2.7

13.3

4.9

22.5

 Transport equipment

 

22.28

23.79

-1.51

3.8

4.2

1.8

2.0

   Automotive products

 

6.27

14.43

-8.16

1.1

2.6

0.7

1.7

   Other transport
   equipment

16.01

9.37

6.64

2.7

1.7

4.5

2.6

 Other machinery 

 

74.20

100.32

-26.13

12.5

17.9

6.5

8.8

  Power generating machinery

4.65

6.76

-2.12

0.8

1.2

...

...

  Non-electrical machinery

 

26.81

57.93

-31.12

4.5

10.3

...

...

  Electrical machinery

 

42.74

35.63

7.11

7.2

6.3

...

...

  Textiles

 

33.43

15.30

18.12

5.6

2.7

17.2

7.9

  Clothing

 

61.86

1.54

60.31

10.4

0.3

24.0

0.6

  Other manufactures

 

94.52

48.60

45.92

15.9

8.7

12.3

6.3

 Personal and household goods

34.13

1.26

32.87

5.8

0.2

20.6

0.8

  Scientific and controlling
  instruments

11.06

33.30

-22.25

1.9

5.9

5.9

17.7

  Miscellaneous manufactures

49.34

14.04

35.30

8.3

2.5

11.9

3.4

Total merchandise 

 

593.33

561.23

32.10

100.0

100.0

6.7

6.3

a Share of China's imports (cif) in world exports (fob).
Source: WTO, International Trade Statistics 2005

  

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Merchandise exports of Asia by product, 2004

(Billion dollars and percentage)

 

  Value

 

Share in exports of Asia

 

Share in world exports

 

Annual percentage change

 

2004

 

2000

2004

 

2000

2004

 

2000-04

2002

2003

2004

Total merchandise exports
  

2388.4

100.0

100.0

26.4

26.8

10

8

18

25

Agricultural products

143.1

6.1

6.0

18.3

18.3

9

9

11

18

  Food

111.7

4.7

4.7

17.9

17.8

10

9

10

18

    Fish

24.3

1.2

1.0

36.4

34.9

6

4

7

15

    Other food products

87.4

3.5

3.7

15.3

15.7

11

10

11

19

  Raw materials
  

31.4

1.4

1.3

19.8

20.1

7

8

16

18

Fuels and mining products

184.4

7.6

7.7

14.4

14.4

10

0

20

34

  Ores and other minerals

28.7

1.0

1.2

25.3

24.8

14

2

30

33

  Fuels

121.2

5.2

5.1

12.8

12.2

9

-2

19

33

  Non-ferrous metals
  

34.6

1.3

1.4

17.5

20.1

12

4

17

42

Manufactures

1997.5

84.2

83.6

29.8

30.4

9

9

18

25

  Iron and steel

65.2

2.1

2.7

24.6

24.5

17

13

26

51

  Chemicals

168.1

6.1

7.0

17.3

17.2

14

11

24

28

    Pharmaceuticals

13.5

0.5

0.6

8.0

5.5

11

6

16

18

    Other chemicals

154.6

5.6

6.5

19.4

21.2

14

12

24

28

  Other semi-manufactures

134.6

5.5

5.6

20.5

21.3

10

10

14

24

  Machinery and transport equipment

1174.7

50.8

49.2

32.1

33.8

9

9

18

25

    Office and telecom equipment

624.7

27.5

26.2

47.3

55.1

8

11

18

25

    EDP and office equipment

224.2

10.7

9.4

47.7

53.3

6

8

13

19

    Telecommunications equipment

188.0

6.2

7.9

36.0

49.1

16

13

25

34

    Integrated circuits

212.6

10.6

8.9

57.3

64.3

5

12

18

24

    Transport equipment

248.4

10.1

10.4

20.2

20.6

10

12

16

21

    Automotive products

172.5

6.9

7.2

19.9

20.4

11

15

16

20

    Other transport equipment

75.8

3.2

3.2

21.0

21.1

9

7

16

22

    Other machinery 

301.6

13.2

12.6

26.3

26.6

8

5

18

28

  Textiles

87.8

4.2

3.7

44.9

45.1

6

5

12

16

  Clothing

120.7

5.5

5.1

46.5

46.8

7

5

15

13

  Other manufactures

246.5

9.9

10.3

30.4

32.1

11

7

20

26

    Personal and household goods

57.9

2.3

2.4

32.7

35.0

11

9

16

22

    Scientific and controlling
    instruments

55.4

1.6

2.3

22.5

29.4

20

11

43

51

    Miscellaneous manufactures

133.3

6.0

5.6

32.7

32.1

8

6

15

19

Source: WTO, International Trade Statistics 2005