NOUVELLES:
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE 2000
PRESS/167_1
BACKGROUND DATA
World trade in agricultural products, 1998
VOIR AUSSI:
Communiqués
de presse
Nouvelles
Allocutions: Mike Moore
Allocutions: Renato Ruggiero
1995-1999
Note that
trade figures for "agriculture" do not correspond exactly with the activities
under negotiation since they include fisheries products.
1. World trade in agricultural products, 1998
| Value $bn | 553 |
| Annual change % | |
|
1980–85 |
-2 |
|
1985–90 |
9 |
|
1990–98 |
4 |
|
1996 |
3 |
|
1997 |
-2 |
|
1998 |
-5 |
| Share in world merchandise trade % | 10.5 |
| Share in world exports of primary products % | 52.4 |
Source: WTO Annual Report 1999, table IV.3, includes intra-EU trade