APPENDIX TABLESHong Kong, China WT/TPR/S/52
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Table AI.1
Imports by groups of products, 1980-97
(US$ million and per cent)
Commodity 1980 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Total (US$ million) 22,026.9 82,496.4 100,255.0 123,427.0 138,657.9 161,826.7 192,754.2 198,541.5 208,611.5
Total primary products 24.4 14.1 13.3 12.3 10.7 10.9 11.2 11.5 11.1
Agriculture 16.9 10.1 9.6 8.5 7.3 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.0
  Food 12.5 7.9 7.4 6.7 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.5
  Agricultural raw material 4.5 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5
Mining 7.4 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.4 3.4 4.0 4.3 4.1
  Ores and other minerals 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4
  Non-ferrous metals 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.7
  Fuels 5.5 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.0
Manufactures 75.1 85.5 86.3 87.2 89.0 88.7 88.5 88.0 88.5
  Iron & steel 3.1 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.1 1.9
  Chemicals 7.3 7.5 7.8 7.1 6.2 6.7 7.5 6.8 6.4
    5812 Prod. of polimerizing, etc. 1.8 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.4
  Other semi-manufactures 12.3 9.1 8.4 8.2 8.3 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.2
    6672 Diamonds nonindust., unset 3.8 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4
  Machinery & transport equipment 23.0 27.9 29.1 32.0 35.0 35.2 36.8 36.9 38.4
    Power generating machines 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
    Other non-electrical machinery 4.2 4.0 4.1 5.1 5.2 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.3
    Agricultural machinery & tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    Office machines & telecomm. equipt 9.4 14.7 15.0 15.7 17.0 18.6 20.4 20.6 22.3
      7293 Transistors, valves, etc. 3.2 4.5 4.5 4.6 5.2 5.5 6.5 6.5 7.1
      7249 Telecomm equipment nes 1.4 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.6 3.7 4.5 4.5 5.4
      7149 Office machines nes 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.9
      7143 Statistical machines 0.2 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.2 2.6
      8911 Snd recrdrs, phonogr., prts 0.9 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.9
      7242 Radio broadcast receivrs 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.4
    Other electrical machines 4.1 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.9 6.9 7.3 7.5 7.8
      7221 Electric power machinery 0.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.1
      7222 Switchgear, etc. 0.7 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4
      7250 Domestic electric equipt 0.7 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4
    Automotive products 2.7 1.4 1.8 2.9 3.9 3.5 2.6 2.4 2.8
      7321 Pass motor veh. exc. buses 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.7 2.7 1.9 1.4 1.1 1.5
    Other transport equipment 2.0 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.9 1.5 2.1 1.7 1.0
  Textiles 13.5 12.1 11.8 10.6 9.2 9.4 8.7 8.3 7.8
       6535 Woven synthetic fabrics 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8
       6522 Woven cotton blchd, etc. 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
  Clothing 3.1 8.5 8.7 8.3 8.4 7.6 6.5 6.8 7.2
      8411 Textile clothes not knit 1.5 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.4 3.8 3.1 3.2 3.3
      8414 Clothing, accessories knit 1.1 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.8 3.1
  Other consumer goods 12.9 18.6 18.7 19.4 19.8 19.4 18.6 18.9 18.7
      8510 Footwear 0.6 2.0 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.3
      8942 Toys, indoor games 0.6 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.9
      8310 Travel goods, handbags 0.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.8
      8641 Watches, movements, cases 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.7
      8930 Articles of plastic nes 0.3 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4
Other 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4
Source: UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.1).WT/TPR/S/52 Trade Policy Review
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Table AI.2
Domestic exports by groups of products, 1980-97
(US$ million and per cent)
Commodity 1980 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Total (US$ million) 13,671.6 29,002.4 29,737.8 30,250.6 28,830.9 28,736.2 29,945.9 27,431.0 27,306.6
Total primary products 3.5 4.2 4.3 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.9
Agriculture 1.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1
  Food 1.4 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.9
  Agricultural raw material 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2
Mining 1.6 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.8
  Ores and other minerals 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7
  Non-ferrous metals 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8
  Fuels 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4
Manufactures 95.7 94.5 94.2 93.4 93.5 93.8 93.6 93.4 93.3
  Iron & steel 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
  Chemicals 0.8 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.7
    5812 Prod of polymerizing etc. 0.2 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.0
  Other semi-manufactures 4.2 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.7
  Machinery & transport equipt 18.2 24.2 25.0 25.4 26.7 26.5 27.8 26.3 26.3
    Power generating machines 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    Other non-electrical machinery 0.7 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.0
    Agricultural machinery & tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    Office machines & telecomm. equipt 12.5 15.7 16.2 16.7 17.1 17.1 18.2 16.4 17.5
      7293 Transistors, valves, etc 2.2 1.9 2.5 3.3 4.4 5.4 7.5 7.8 9.6
      7149 Office machines nes 2.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.2 3.2
      7249 Telecomm. equipt nes 0.8 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.9 3.4 3.0 2.9
      8911 Snd recrdrs, phonogr., prts 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.4
    Other electrical machines 4.6 6.3 6.4 5.9 6.4 6.4 6.9 7.1 6.6
      7222 Switchgear etc 0.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.3
      7221 Electric power machinery 0.4 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9
    Automotive products 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
    Other transport equipment 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
  Textiles 6.6 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 6.8 6.1 6.4 6.0
      6522 Woven cotton blchd, etc. 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8
      6537 Knit etc. fabric nonelast 0.5 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4
  Clothing 33.9 31.9 32.9 32.9 32.1 32.9 31.8 32.7 34.1
      8411 Textile clothes not knit 19.5 16.5 16.4 16.2 16.7 16.9 16.8 17.5 17.5
      8414 Clothing, accessorys knit 11.2 13.1 14.4 15.0 13.9 14.6 13.6 13.7 15.1
      8412 Txtl clthg accessories nonknit 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2
    Other consumer goods 31.8 24.1 21.7 20.4 19.2 19.4 19.7 19.5 19.3
      8641 Watches, movements, cases 8.4 6.9 5.8 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.4
      8971 Real jewelry, gold, silver 0.8 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.0
      8613 Optical instruments 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.7
      8616 Photographic equipt nes. 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.5
      8921 Printed books, globes, etc. 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4
      8930 Articles of plastic nes. 1.6 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.1
     8642 Clocks, clock parts 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1
     8614 Cameras still, flash app. 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0
Other 0.8 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7
      9310 Special transactions 0.2 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7
Source: UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev. 1).Hong Kong, China WT/TPR/S/52
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Table AI.3
Domestic exports and re-exports by groups of products, 1980-97
(US$ million and per cent)
Commodity 1980 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Total (US$ million) 19,702.5 82,159.8 98,577.2 119,511.3 135,249.8 151,386.8 173,752.6 180,742.3 188,056.2
Total primary products 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.1 6.2 6.4 6.9 7.1 6.7
Agriculture 5.1 5.5 5.5 4.9 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.0
  Food 2.8 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.8
  Agricultural raw material 2.3 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2
Mining 2.5 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.6 2.7 2.7
  Ores and other minerals 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4
  Non-ferrous metals 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2
  Fuels 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.1
Manufactures 91.1 92.1 92.1 92.2 93.2 93.0 92.5 92.3 92.8
  Iron & steel 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.3
  Chemicals 3.4 5.3 5.9 5.6 5.1 5.6 6.2 5.9 5.6
      5812 Prod. of polymerizing etc. 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.4
  Other semi-manufactures 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4
  Machinery and transport equipment 19.5 25.6 25.5 27.1 30.4 31.0 31.9 31.8 32.4
    Power generating machines 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
    Other non-electrical machinery 1.6 2.9 3.1 4.1 4.4 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.1
    Agricultural machinery & tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    Office mach. & telecomm. equipt 12.0 15.3 14.6 14.3 15.4 17.1 19.0 18.6 19.5
      7293 Transistors, valves, etc. 2.9 3.1 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.4 4.4 4.2 4.7
      7249 Telecomm equipment nes 0.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3
      7149 Office machines nes 2.0 2.4 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.7 3.5 3.9
      7242 Radio broadcast receivrs 4.3 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.7 2.6 2.1 2.0
      8911 Snd recrdrs, phonogr., prts 0.8 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9
      7143 Statistical machines 0.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.6 1.7
    Other electrical machines 3.9 6.2 6.4 6.5 7.0 7.1 7.9 8.1 8.2
      7221 Electric power machinery 0.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.3
      7250 Domestic electric equip 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.8
      7222 Switchgear etc 0.4 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4
    Automotive products 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.4 2.5 2.1 0.9 0.9 1.1
    Other transport equipt 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5
  Textiles 9.0 9.9 9.7 9.2 8.3 8.3 7.9 7.8 7.8
      6522 Woven cotton blchd, etc. 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
      6535 Woven synthetic fabrics 1.3 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
      6537 Knit etc. fabric nonelast 0.6 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1
  Clothing 25.1 18.8 18.3 16.7 15.4 14.1 12.2 12.1 12.2
      8411 Textile clothes not knit 14.2 9.9 9.5 8.5 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.9 5.8
      8414 Clothing, accessories knit 8.2 7.0 7.1 6.7 5.9 5.6 4.9 4.9 5.2
  Other consumer goods 27.2 25.4 25.7 26.5 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.8 27.1
      8942 Toys, indoor games 6.1 5.7 5.7 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.4
      8510 Footwear 0.9 2.3 3.1 3.6 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.3
      8310 Travel goods, handbags 1.7 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6
      8641 Watches, movements, cases 7.7 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4
      8930 Articles of plastic nes 1.2 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0
      8614 Cameras still, flash app 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9
Other 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Source: UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.1).WT/TPR/S/52 Trade Policy Review
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Table AI.4
Imports by origin, 1992-97(US$ million and per cent)
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Total (US$ million) 127,340.1 141,307.6 165,877.6 196,071.8 201,284.0 213,296.7
America 9.0 8.6 8.8 9.2 9.1 9.3
  USA 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.9 7.8 7.7
  Canada 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7
  Other America 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8
Europe 12.4 12.1 12.4 12.6 12.8 13.0
  EU15 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.7 11.2 11.2
    United Kingdom 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.6
    Germany 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.3
    Italy 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.0 1.9
    France 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.9 1.6 1.3
    Netherlands 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
    Belgium-Luxembourg 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6
    Sweden 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5
  EFTA 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.2
    Switzerland 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.1
  East Europe 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5
    Former USSR 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4
  Other Europe 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Asia 76.2 76.8 76.6 76.1 76.1 75.7
  Middle East 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.8
    Israel 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
  East Asia 74.3 74.6 74.1 73.9 73.9 73.5
    China 36.0 36.8 36.7 35.6 36.7 36.8
    Japan 16.9 16.3 15.2 14.6 13.4 13.5
    Chinese Taipei 8.8 8.6 8.4 8.5 7.9 7.5
    Korea, Rep. of 4.5 4.5 4.6 5.2 5.4 5.1
    Singapore 4.0 4.4 4.8 5.2 5.3 4.9
    Malaysia 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3
    Thailand 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
    Indonesia 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
    Philippines 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6
  South Asia 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4
    India 0.6 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0
Oceania 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.5
    Australia 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2
Africa 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5
  Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
  Other Africa 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4
    South Africa 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.4
Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Source: UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3).Hong Kong, China WT/TPR/S/52
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Table AI.5
Domestic exports by destination, 1992-97(US$ million and per cent)
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Total (US$ million) 30,250.6 28,830.9 28,736.2 29,945.9 27,431.0 27,306.6
America 31.0 30.7 31.1 29.6 28.4 28.9
  USA 27.6 27.1 27.7 26.5 25.5 26.1
  Canada 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8
  Other America 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.0
Europe 21.1 18.9 18.0 18.6 18.7 18.5
  EU15 19.5 17.4 16.8 17.3 17.5 17.4
    United Kingdom 5.4 4.8 4.6 4.7 5.0 5.1
    Germany 6.8 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.4 4.9
    Netherlands 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4
    France 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5
    Sweden 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9
    Italy 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6
    Denmark 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
    Spain 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
  EFTA 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9
    Switzerland 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
  East Europe 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
    Former USSR 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
  Other Europe 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Asia 45.0 47.9 48.4 49.3 50.6 50.5
  Middle East 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
  East Asia 43.2 46.0 46.6 47.6 49.0 48.9
    China 26.5 28.4 27.5 27.4 29.0 30.2
    Japan 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.3 5.0
    Singapore 4.4 5.1 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.0
    Chinese Taipei 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.4 3.2 3.3
    Philippines 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3
    Malaysia 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.3
    Korea, Rep. of 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1
    Thailand 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0
    Macau 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6
    Indonesia 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6
  South Asia 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
    Bangladesh 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4
Oceania 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3
    Australia 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
Africa 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
  Sub-Saharan Africa 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
  Other Africa 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Other 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Source: UNSD Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3).WT/TPR/S/52 Trade Policy Review
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Table AI.6
Domestic exports and re-exports by destination, 1992-97(US$ million and per cent)
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Total (US$ million) 119,586.4 135,384.6 151,465.2 173,870.8 180,914.4 188,195.5
America 27.3 27.3 27.6 26.1 25.2 26.0
  USA 23.1 23.0 23.2 21.8 21.2 21.8
  Canada 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.5
  Other America 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8
    Panama 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7
    Brazil 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6
Europe 18.8 17.9 16.7 16.6 16.7 16.4
  EU15 17.1 16.1 15.2 15.0 14.9 14.8
    Germany 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.9
    United Kingdom 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4
    Netherlands 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7
    France 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6
    Italy 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0
    Spain 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7
    Belgium-Luxembourg 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
  EFTA 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
    Switzerland 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
  East Europe 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
    Former USSR 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3
  Other Europe 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
Asia 50.2 51.6 52.5 54.1 55.2 54.7
  Middle East 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4
    United Arab Emirates 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7
  East Asia 47.8 49.1 50.1 51.6 52.8 52.4
    China 29.6 32.3 32.8 33.3 34.3 34.9
    Japan 5.2 5.1 5.6 6.1 6.5 6.1
    Singapore 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.6
    Chinese Taipei 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.5
    Korea, Rep. of 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5
    Philippines 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
    Thailand 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0
    Malaysia 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
    Macau 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8
  South Asia 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.9
Oceania 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
    Australia 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3
Africa 1.9 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1
  Sub-Saharan Africa 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5
  Other Africa 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Source: UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3).
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