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Table AI.1 
Structure of exports, 1995-2005 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 
Total (US$ million) 1,538.7 1,832.6 1, 749.4 1,801.7 2,245. 8 2,478.4 2,447.0 
                
  Percentage share 
                
Total primary products 92.1 95.7 95.3 93.5 93.1 94.8 95.4 
Agriculture 54.6 36.0 38.1 39.9 39.5 43.0 39.7 
Food 27.0 14.9 16.8 20.6 19.9 19.3 17.1 
0721 Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted 8.7 4.0 6.5 10.6 8.0 9.3 8.6 
0573 Bananas (including plantains), fresh or dried 5.0 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.2 3.0 2.8 
0711 Coffee, not roasted, whether or not decaffeinated;  
coffee husks and skins  9.2 5.2 4.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.6 
0723 Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.3 2.7 1.4 1.4 
4222 Palm oil and its fractions 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 
Agricultural raw materials 27.5 21.0 21.3 19.3 19.5 23.7 22.6 
2631 Cotton (other than linters), not carded or combed 5.1 3.7 5.6 5.2 4.8 5.8 5.4 
2484 Wood of non-coniferous species, sawn or chipped 
lengthwise, etc., of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. 7.1 12.4 12.7 11.0 12.1 14.6 12.9 
2312 Natural rubber (other than latex) 3.2 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.3 
2475 Wood of non-coniferous species, in the rough or 
roughly squared, but not treated  11.3 3.3 1.4 1.5 0.9 1.1 1.9 
2311 Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanized 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 
2485 Wood of non-coniferous species, continuously 
shaped along any of its edges or faces 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 
Mining 37.5 59.7 57.3 53.5 53.6 51.8 55.2 
Ores and other minerals 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 
2823 Other ferrous waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 
Non-ferrous metals 8.3 5.6 5.3 4.3 4.1 4.6 5.1 
6841 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, unwrought 7.6 5.0 4.8 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.5 
6842 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, worked 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6 
Fuels 29.2 54.2 51.9 49.2 49.4 46.7 49.6 
3330 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous 
minerals, crude  28.9 48.0 46.3 45.8 44.5 41.1 34.4 
                
Manufactures 7.9 4.3 4.7 6.5 6.9 5.2 4.7 
Iron and steel 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
Chemicals 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 
5541 Soap; paper, wadding, etc., impregnated, coated or 
covered with soap or detergent  0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 
Other semi-manufactures 4.4 3.0 3.3 4.4 4.1 3.5 3.0 
6343 Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood, each 
ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness  0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 
6341 Veneer sheets and sheets for plywood and other 
wood sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm  1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.7 
6912 Aluminium structures and parts of structures  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 
Machinery and transport equipment 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.2 0.6 0.7 
Power-generating machinery 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 
Other non-electrical machinery 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 
Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Office machines and telecommunications equipment 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Other electrical machinery 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 
Automotive products 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 
Other transport equipment 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
Textiles 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 
Articles of apparel 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Other consumer goods 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 
                
Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
9310 Special transactions and commodities not classified 
according to kind  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Gold 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Source : United Nations Statistics  Division (UNSD) Commodity Trade Statis tics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classification, SITC, Rev. 3) and WTO Secretariat estimates. 
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Table AI.2  
Structure of imports, 1995-2005  
(US$ million and per cent)  
Description 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 
                
Total (US$ million) 1,078.5 1,488.8 1, 852.2 1,866.3 2,020. 7 2,407.0 2,737.4 
                
  Percentage share 
                
Total primary products 28.0 46.4 38.6 37.3 36.2 41.3 49.6 
Agriculture 20.0 19.7 16.6 19.2 20.5 20.0 19.8 
Food 17.4 18.2 15.5 18.1 18.8 18.3 18.0 
0423 Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled 2.5 1.9 2.6 3.6 2.8 3.5 5.0 
0412 Other wheat (including spelt) and me slin, unmilled 0.7 2.8 1.7 2.5 2. 8 2.8 2.6 
0342 Fish, frozen (excluding fillets and mi nced fish) 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.2 1. 8 1.8 2.3 
0482 Malt, whether or not roasted (including malt flour) 3.0 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.2 
0612 Other beet or cane sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in 
solid form 0.9 1.8 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.2 
0222 Milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 
0989 Food preparations, n.e.s. 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.7 
Agricultural raw materials 2.5 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.8 
2690 Worn clothing and other worn textile articles; rags 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.3 1.5 
Mining 8.1 26.7 22.0 18.1 15.6 21.3 29.8 
Ores and other minerals 4.7 3.0 3.1 2.5 2.6 3.0 2.9 
2852 Alumina (aluminium oxide) 3.8 2.4 2.6 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.4 
Non-ferrous metals 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 
Fuels 2.4 23.2 18.4 14.7 12.4 17.8 26.3 
3330 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous 
minerals, crude 0.0 20.5 15.9 11.4 8.5 15.2 24.1 
3354 Petroleum bitumen, petroleum coke and bituminous 
mixtures, n.e.s.  0.6 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 
                
Manufactures 71.8 53.5 61.3 62.6 63.8 58.6 50.3 
Iron and steel 3.7 2.1 8.3 3.0 3.2 2.5 3.3 
6791 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron or 
steel  0.6 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.8 
Chemicals 16.5 11.9 11.0 13.2 14.4 13.0 11.0 
5429 Medicaments (for human or veterinary use), n.e.s. 2.7 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.5 2.4 1.9 
5514 Mixtures of odoriferous substances, of a kind used in 
industry  0.8 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.3 
Other semi-manufactures 14.7 11.2 9.8 10.9 11.1 9.6 9.6 
6612 Hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the 
form of clinkers  2.0 3.2 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.2 
6252 Tyres, pneumatic, new, of a kind used on buses or lorries  1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 
Machinery and transport equipment 30.5 23.0 26.1 29.0 27.6 26.7 20.1 
Power-generating machinery 0.8 1.1 1.0 2.1 0.9 2.9 0.6 
Other non-electrical machinery 10.8 8.0 10.2 11.5 9.1 7.3 5.9 
Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 
Office machines and telecommunications equipment 2.0 2.8 2.8 2.9 4.4 4.1 3.1 
7643 Transmission apparatus for radio-telephony, radio-
telegraphy, radio-broadcasting or television, etc. 0.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 
Other electrical machinery 5.1 1.6 1.9 2.6 2.1 2.1 1.9 
Automotive products 9.5 8.2 8.9 8.2 9.3 7.7 6.5 
7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, n.e.s. 3.5 3.1 3.3 3.2 4.1 3.7 2.8 
7821 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 1.6 2.3 2.8 2.2 2.3 1.7 1.6 
7831 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, 
including the driver 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.8 
Other transport equipment 2.4 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.6 2.2 
Textiles 1.6 0.8 0. 8 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 
Articles of apparel 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 
Other consumer goods 4.4 4.2 4.8 5.3 5.9 5.4 4.9 
                
Other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
Gold 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Source : United Nations Statistics  Division (UNSD) Commodity Trade Statis tics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classification, SITC, Rev. 3). Cameroon WT/TPR/S/187 
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Table AI.3 
Destination of exports, 1995-2005 
(US$ million and per cent) 
  1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 
                
Total (US$ million) 1,538.7 1,832.6 1,749.4 1,801. 7 2,245.8 2, 478.4 2,447.0 
                
  Percentage share 
                
America 3.3 2.4 2.8 7.1 9.0 6.1 6.3 
USA 1.9 1.5 2.1 6.8 7.5 5.7 4.6 
Other America 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.5 0.4 1.7 
Uruguay 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 
                
Europe 77.8 66.6 70.0 72.0 64.5 56.3 66.9 
EC (25) 77.4 65.1 69.7 71.1 63.9 55.0 66.1 
Spain 12.2 7.7 15.1 19.9 21.9 10.6 18.6 
Italy 15.4 29.0 27.1 19.0 13.5 11.5 13.4 
France 26.5 13.1 10.8 13.0 10.9 13.5 12.3 
Netherlands 13.4 7.3 9.0 12.8 10.6 8.5 8.7 
United Kingdom 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.9 3.9 5.4 
Belgium 0.0 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.5 3.9 4.7 
Germany 2.4 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.1 
EFTA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Other Europe 0.4 1.4 0.3 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.8 
                
Commonwealth of Independent States 
(CIS) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 
                
Africa 9.4 8.2 9.3 10.2 14.1 11.8 16.8 
Togo 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.5 
South Africa 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 2.4 0.8 2.2 
Guinea 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.2 1.3 
Gabon 1.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.9 1.5 1.2 
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2 1.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 0.8 1.1 
Chad 0.4 0.6 0.7 2.2 2.0 1.1 1.1 
Benin 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 
Côte d'Ivoire 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.9 
Congo 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.9 
                
Middle East 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 
                
Asia 9.4 19.4 17.1 9.1 9.9 7.9 7.2 
China 2.1 6.2 5.9 4.3 4.4 2.5 2.8 
Japan 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
Six East Asian traders 6.0 12.3 9.4 2.3 3.9 2.8 2.5 
Chinese Taipei 1.3 11.1 8.1 1.1 2.6 1.2 1.1 
Other Asia 0.5 0.8 1.7 2.4 1.5 2.4 1.9 
Pakistan 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 
                
Other 0.0 3.1 0.4 1.3 1.9 17.4 2.4 
Source : United Nations Statistics  Division (UNSD) Commodity Trade Statis tics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
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Table AI.4 
Origin of imports, 1995-2005 
(US$ million and per cent) 
  1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 
                
Total (US$ million) 1,078.5 1,488.8 1,852.2 1,866. 3 2,020.7 2, 407.0 2,737.4 
                
  Percentage share 
                
America 11.7 7.3 10.0 11.6 8.1 9.1 9.8 
USA 7.7 4.7 7.9 8.4 5.1 5.3 4.9 
Other America 3.9 2.6 2.1 3.2 3.1 3.8 4.9 
Canada 2.1 1.7 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.8 
Brazil 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.4 1.5 2.6 
                
Europe 61.1 47.9 51.0 51.8 55.0 49.4 39.4 
EC (25) 59.0 46.3 49.5 50.0 53.0 47.3 37.1 
France 31.3 24.1 24.1 24.3 19.3 22.4 19.1 
Belgium 0.0 4.9 4.6 4.0 4.2 4.9 3.9 
Germany 7.3 4.0 7.5 4.7 3.8 4.6 3.8 
Italy 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.4 2.9 2.8 
Netherlands 3.4 2.4 1.8 2.8 3.2 2.3 1.7 
United Kingdom 3.1 2.1 2.4 3.2 2.0 2.1 1.6 
Spain 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.3 
EFTA 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 
Other Europe 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 
Romania 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.0 
                
Commonwealth of Independent States 
(CIS) 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.5 
Ukraine 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 
                
Africa 11.4 29.3 23.9 19.7 18.1 20.8 30.8 
Nigeria 0.2 19.2 14.0 10.7 8.4 12.2 22.1 
Equatorial Guinea 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 
Mauritania 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.5 
South Africa 0.0 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.2 1.5 1.5 
Congo 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.1 
Côte d'Ivoire 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.3 0.9 
                
Middle East 0.4 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.8 1.1 
                
Asia 12.1 10.9 11.6 13.5 16.4 16.1 17.1 
China 1.1 3.0 2.7 3.6 4.3 4.6 5.2 
Japan 5.5 4.9 4.5 4.5 6.0 4.6 3.3 
Six East Asian traders 2.4 1.4 1.7 2.9 2.9 4.3 4.1 
Thailand 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.3 2.5 
Other Asia 3.2 1.6 2.7 2.6 3.2 2.6 4.5 
Vietnam 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.6 
India 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.3 
                
Other 2.8 2.6 1.0 0.7 0.5 2.4 0.4 
Source:  United Nations Statistics Di vision (UNSD) Commodity Trade Statisti cs (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classification, SITC, Rev. 3). Cameroon WT/TPR/S/187 
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Table AIII.1 
Semi-public corporations, July 2006 
Public equity ownership 
(per cent) Enterprise Authorized 
capital 
(CFAF 
million) State SNI SNH CSPH CNPS Other 
Aéroport du Cameroun (ADC) 177 ..  - - - - - 
AES-Société nationale d'électricité 
(AES-SONEL) 43,904 44 - - - - - 
Société Aluminium de Bassa 
(ALUBASSA) 185 - 17.26 - - - - 
Compagnie camerounaise d'aluminium 
(ALUCAM) 17,338 39.74 6.94 - - - - 
Banque internationale du Cameroun 
pour l'épargne et le crédit (BICEC) 3,000 10 - - - - CFC = 5 
Cameroon Airlines (CAMAIR) 6,000 75 - - - - - 
Cameroon Containers (CAMTAINER) 636 100 - - - - 11 CNCC 
Cameroon Hotels Corporation (CHC) 10,000 66.68 15.87 6.21 4.70 - 2.18 
Cameroon Hotels Ltd. (CH Ltd.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 
Cameroon Oil Transportation Company 
(COTCO) 67a 5.17 - - - - - 
Cameroon Publi Expansion (CPE) ..  .. 66 ..  .. .. .. 
Cameroon Railways Corporation 
(CAMRAIL) 11,304 13.5 .. .. .. .. .. 
Cameroon Shipping Lines (CAMSHIP) 200 10.13 13.58 - - - - 
Cameroon Shipping Lines – Investment 
Corporation (CIC) 86 5.22 15.85 - - - - 
Cimenteries du Cameroun 
(CIMENCAM) 5,600 - 43.07 - - - - 
Cotonnière industrielle du Cameroun 
(CICAM) 1,568 - 30.30 - - - - 
Crédit Lyonnais-Cameroun 6,000 35 - - - - - 
CHANAS Assurance 2,300 - - 20 - - - 
Chantier naval industriel du Cameroun 
(CNIC) 15,000 38.85 - 41.50 5.87 PAD 9 4.59 
Compagnie industrielle d'exploitation 
des bois du Cameroun (ECAM-PLACAGES) 2,760 - 35 - - - - 
Douala Stock Exchange (DSX) 1,800 CAA 5 8 - 5 5 5 
Hévéas du Cameroun (HEVECAM) 15,748 10 - - - - - 
Hydrocarbures-Analyse-Contrôle 
(HYDRAC) 1,306 - -  97.09 - - - 
Société camerounaise de maïserie 
(MAISCAM) 3,250 - 15 - - 15 - 
Plantations PAMOL (PAMOL) 10,771 100 ..  .. .. 15.5 13.3 
PECTEN Cameroon Company 2,000b - - 20 - - - 
PERENCO Cameroon ..  - - 20 - - - 
Société anonyme des brasseries (SABC) 11,083 - 10 - - - - 
Société africaine forestière et agricole du 
Cameroun (SAFACAM) 2,070 - 31.16 - - - - 
Société d'applications techniques du 
Cameroun (SATC) 100 - 25 - - - - 
Société camerounaise de dépôts 
pétroliers (SCDP) 3,500 0.001 11 15 14.99 - 10 
Société des eaux minérales du Cameroun 
(SEMC) 460 - 37.48 - - - - 
Société générale de banques au 
Cameroun (SGBC) 6,250 25.6 - - - - - 
Société des grands hôtels du Cameroun 
(SGHC) – Hôtel Mt. Febe 962 - 89.5 - - - 3.43 (SRC) 
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Public equity ownership 
(per cent) Enterprise Authorized 
capital 
(CFAF 
million) State SNI SNH CSPH CNPS Other 
Société hôtelière de l'Est (SHE) – Hôtel 
Mansa 225 50 23.80 - - - 26.20 
Société hôtelière du Nord-Cameroun 
(SHNC) 2,414 3.10 57.54 - - - 23.43 
Société immobilière du Cameroun (SIC) 1,000 95 - - - - 5 
Société industrielle des cacaos (SIC-
CACAOS) 1,147 - 15.03 ..  - - - 
Société nationale des eaux du Cameroun 
(SNEC) 6,500 94 - - - - 5 
Société camerounaise de palmeraies 
(SOCAPALM) 12,629 27 - - - - - 
Société camerounaise de transformation 
de l'aluminium (SOCATRAL) 750 - 25.02 - - - - 
Société camerounaise de verrerie 
(SOCAVER) 1,910 - 20.16 - - - - 
Société de développement du coton 
(SODECOTON) 4,529 59 - - - - - 
Société hôtelière du littoral (SOHLI) – 
Hôtel SAWA 1,000 - 88.87 - 0.003 11.002 - 
Société nationale de raffinage 
(SONARA) 17,800 10 17.20 20 19 - - 
Société sucrière du Cameroun 
(SOSUCAM) 13,925 15.02 2.84 - - 3.63 - 
TOTAL Exploration et Production 
Cameroun 1,637 20 - 20 - - - 
Société de trading et d'exportation de 
pétrole brut et de produits pétroliers 
(TRADEX) 2,000 - - 44 - - - 
.. Not available.  
a In US$ 
b In shares. 
Note: SNI:  Société nationale d'investissement  (National investment company). 
 SNH:  Société nationale des hydrocarbures   (National hydrocarbons company). 
 CSPH:  Caisse de stabilisation de s prix des hydrocarbures   (Hydrocarbon price stabilization fund). 
 CNPS:  Caisse nationale de prévoyance sociale   (National social security fund). 
Source : Ministry of Economy and Finance (2007), " Liste des établisseme nts publics, sociétés à capital public et
 sociétés d'économie mixte " (List of public entities, State-owned corpora tions and semi-public corporations), July;  
and information provided by the Cameroonian authorities. 
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Table AIV.1 
Applied tariffs by ISIC Rev.2 category, 2007 
Simple 
average Range Standard 
deviation ISIC 
code Description Number of 
lines 
(per cent) 2005 imports  
(US$ million) 
 Total 6,261.0 19.1 0-30 9.7 2,737.4 
       
1 Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 642.0 25.1 5-30 8.8 86.4 
11 Agriculture and hunting 312.0 22.2 5-30 10.6 83.6 
12 Forestry and logging 274.0 28.8 10-30 4.7 2.7 
121 Forestry 17.0 11.2 10-30 4.9 2.7 
122 Logging 257.0 30.0 30 0.0 0.0 
13 Fishing 56.0 23.6 10-30 5.5 0.1 
1301 Ocean and coastal fishing 46.0 23.0 10-30 5.5 0.1 
1302 Fishing not elsewhere classified 10.0 26.0 20-30 5.2 0.0 
           
2 Mining and quarrying 113.0 11.3 5-30 5.3 671.7 
21 Coal mining 4.0 10.0 10 0.0 0.0 
22 Crude petroleum and natural gas production 4.0 10.0 10 0.0 658.4 
23 Metal ore mining 27.0 10.0 10 0.0 0.8 
2301 Iron ore mining 2.0 10.0 10 0.0 0.0 
2302 Non-ferrous ore mining 25.0 10.0 10 0.0 0.8 
29 Other mining 78.0 11.9 5-30 6.4 12.4 
2901 Mining of feldspar 35.0 10.0 10 0.0 1.9 
2902 Chemical and fertilizer minera l mining  13.0 9.6 5-10 1.4 1.8 
2903 Salt mining 3.0 10.0 5-20 8.7 4.1 
2909 Mining and quarrying not elsewhere classified 27.0 15.7 5-30 9.5 4.6 
      -     
3 Manufacturing 5,439.0 18.5 0-30 9.5 1,979.4 
3-31 - Manufacturing (excluding food 
manufacturing) 4,880.0 17.9 0-30 9.4 1,565.2 
31 Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco 559.0 23.6 0-30 8.9 414.2 
311 Food manufacturing 443.0 23.8 5-30 8.5 337.5 
3111 Slaughtering, preparing and preserving meat 85.0 21.2 10-30 5.2 17.0 
3112 Manufacture of dairy products 30.0 25.3 10-30 7.8 25.7 
3113 Canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables 124.0 29.6 5-30 2.9 12.6 
3114 Canning, preserving and processing of fish, 
crustaces and similar foods 79.0 17.9 5-30 10.2 62.9 
3115 Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats 56.0 21.7 5-30 10.6 24.8 
3116 Grain mill products 37.0 20.5 5-30 9.5 148.3 
3117 Manufacture of bakery products 9.0 30.0 30 0.0 10.2 
3118 Sugar factories and refineries 9.0 27.8 10-30 6.7 31.8 
3119 Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar 
confectionery 14.0 30.0 30 0.0 4.2 
312 Manufacture of other food products and prepared 
animal feeds 65.0 20.0 5-30 10.6 31.1 
3121 Manufacture of food products not elsewhere 
classified 58.0 20.3 5-30 10.6 28.9 
3122 Manufacture of prepared animal feeds 7.0 17.9 5-30 11.5 2.2 
313 Beverage industries 40.0 26.9 5-30 6.9 41.8 
3131 Distilling, rectifying and blen ding spirits 14.0 26.8 5-30 7.2 2.8 
3132 Wine industries 15.0 27.3 10-30 5.9 5.4 
3133 Malt liquors and malt 5.0 22.0 10-30 11.0 32.7 
3134 Soft drinks and carbonated waters industries 6.0 30.0 30 0.0 0.8 
314 Tobacco manufactures 11.0 21.8 0-30 11.7 3.7 
32 Textile, wearing apparel and leather industries 926.0 22.4 0-30 8.6 91.4 
321 Manufacture of textiles 718.0 21.1 0-30 8.6 74.6 
3211 Spinning, weaving and finishing textiles 414.0 17.7 10-30 7.8 53.1 
3212 Manufacture of made-up textile goods except 
wearing apparel 63.0 27.8 0-30 6.6 7.9 
3213 Knitting mills 159. 0 27.2 20-30 4.5 8.9 
3214 Manufacture of carpets and rugs 23.0 30.0 30 0.0 1.2 
3215 Cordage, rope and twine industries 14.0 17.1 10-30 9.9 1.9 
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Simple 
average Range Standard 
deviation ISIC 
code Description Number of 
lines 
(per cent) 2005 imports  
(US$ million) 
3219 Manufacture of textiles not elsewhere classified 45.0 18.7 10-30 9.9 1.6 
322 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except footwear 137.0 29.9 20-30 0.9 6.3 
323 Manufacture of leather and products of leather, 
leather substitutes and fur, except footwear  54.0 18.9 10-30 10.0 6.8 
3231 Tanneries and leather finishing 28.0 10.0 10 0.0 0.0 
3232 Fur dressing and dyeing industries 8.0 30.0 30 0.0 0.0 
3233 Manufacture of products of leather and leather 
substitutes, except footwear  18.0 27.8 10-30 6.5 6.8 
324 Manufacture of footwear, except vulcanized or 
moulded rubber or plastic footwear  17.0 27.6 20-30 4.4 3.7 
33 Manufacture of wood and wood products, 
including furniture 350.0 29.4 10-30 3.3 8.8 
331 Manufacture of wood and wood products, except 
furniture 328.0 29.4 10-30 3.3 1.3 
3311 Sawmills, planing and other wood mills 300.0 29.9 10-30 1.2 0.3 
3312 Manufacture of wooden and cane containers and 
small cane ware 7.0 27.1 10-30 7.6 0.2 
3319 Manufacture of wood and cork products not 
elsewhere classified 21.0 22.9 10-30 9.6 0.7 
332 Manufacture of furniture and fixtures, except 
primarily of metal 22.0 29.1 20-30 2.9 7.5 
34 Manufacture of paper and paper products, printing 
and publishing 160.0 15.4 0-30 9.9 85.6 
341 Manufacture of paper and paper products 126.0 15.4 0-30 8.8 55.0 
3411 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard 80.0 13.4 0-30 7.7 29.4 
3412 Manufacture of containers and boxes of paper and 
paperboard 8.0 12.5 10-30 7.1 17.3 
3419 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard 
articles not elsewhere classified 38.0 20.0 10-30 9.6 8.2 
342 Printing, publishing and allied industries 34.0 15. 6 0-30 13.5 30.5 
35 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical, 
petroleum, coal, rubber and plastic products 1,147.0 12.8 0-30 7.5 511.9 
351 Manufacture of industrial chemicals 712.0 10.0 5-30 2.7 253.8 
3511 Manufacture of basic industrial chemicals  531.0 10.0 5-20 0.6 141.4 
3512 Manufacture of fertilizers and pesticides 46.0 6.3 5-20 4.3 59.4 
3513 Manufacture of synthetic resins and plastic 
materials except glass 135.0 11.3 10-30 4.9 53.1 
352 Manufacture of other chemical products 283.0 16.0 0-30 10.2 117.6 
3521 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and lacquers 16.0 18.8 10-30 9.6 3.5 
3522 Manufacture of drugs and medicines 104.0 7.9 0-10 3.0 78.4 
3523 Manufacture of soap and cleaning preparations 33.0 27.6 10-30 5.6 14.5 
3529 Fabrication de chemicals n.d.a. 130.0 19.2 5-30 10.1 21.2 
353 Petroleum refineries 33.0 10.3 10-20 1.7 57.9 
354 Manufacture of miscellaneous products of 
petroleum and coal 14.0 14.3 10-30 8.5 5.5 
355 Manufacture of rubber products 79.0 24.2 0-30 9.5 56.3 
3551 Tyre and tube industries 24.0 20.4 0-30 10.8 35.3 
3559 Manufacture of rubber products not elsewhere 
classified 55.0 25.8 5-30 8.5 21.0 
356 Manufacture of plastic products not elsewhere 
classified 26.0 20.8 10-30 9.3 20.8 
36 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, 
except products of petroleum and coal  159.0 22.9 5-30 9.6 99.7 
361 Manufacture of pottery, china and earthenware 17.0 27.6 10-30 6.6 4.0 
362 Manufacture of glass and glass products 63.0 22.8 5-30 9.7 15.0 
369 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral 
products 79.0 22.0 5-30 9.8 80.7 
3691 Manufacture of structural clay products 17.0 22.9 10-30 9.9 15.4 
3692 Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster 8.0 13.8 5-20 6.9 62.0 
3699 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products not 
elsewhere classified 54.0 23.0 10-30 9.6 3.3 
37 Basic metal industries 390.0 12.8 10-30 5.9 102.9 
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Simple 
average Range Standard 
deviation ISIC 
code Description Number of 
lines 
(per cent) 2005 imports  
(US$ million) 
371 Iron and steel basic industries 207.0 12.4 10-20 4.3 87.1 
372 Non-ferrous metal basic industries 183.0 13.3 10-30 7.4 15.8 
38 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, 
machinery and equipment 1,538.0 16.1 0-30 8.5 648.3 
381 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except 
machinery and equipment 242.0 21.8 5-30 8.5 62.2 
3811 Manufacture of cutlery and general hardware 71.0 23.9 10-30 6.2 9.3 
3812 Manufacture of furniture and fixtures primarily of 
metal 11.0 26.8 5-30 7.8 1.9 
3813 Manufacture of structural metal products 22.0 13.6 10-30 5.8 8.6 
3819 Manufacture of fabricated metal products except 
machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified138.0 21.7 10-30 9.2 42.5 
382 Manufacture of machinery except electrical 540.0 12.2 10-30 5.4 201.3 
3821 Manufacture of engines and turbines 12.0 11.7 10-20 3.9 3.7 
3822 Manufacture of agricultural machinery and 
equipment 22.0 10.5 10-20 2.1 2.3 
3823 Manufacture of metal and wood working 
machinery 108.0 10.4 10-20 1.9 11.1 
3824 Manufacture of special industrial machinery and 
equipment  152.0 10.1 10-30 1.6 89.5 
3825 Manufacture of office machinery 37.0 16.5 10-30 5.9 15.4 
3829 Machinery and equipment except electrical not 
elsewhere classified 209.0 14.2 10-30 7.2 79.4 
383 Manufacture of electrical machinery apparatus and 
appliances  292.0 18.4 0-30 8.7 145.2 
3831 Manufacture of electrical industrial machinery and 
apparatus 64.0 12.0 10-20 4.1 29.1 
3832 Manufacture of radio, television and 
communication equipment and apparatus 136.0 19.1 0-30 9.5 82.7 
3833 Manufacture of electrical appliances and 
housewares 25.0 28.8 20-30 3.3 2.7 
3839 Manufacture of electrical apparatus not elsewhere 
classified 67.0 19.3 10-30 6.8 30.7 
384 Manufacture of transport equipment 237.0 16.7 0-30 9.2 217.3 
3841 Ship building and repairing 32.0 13.1 10-30 6.9 12.9 
3842 Manufacture of railroad equipment 38.0 10.0 10 0.0 3.3 
3843 Manufacture of motor vehicles 121.0 21.1 0-30 8.1 186.0 
3844 Manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles 18.0 23.6 5-30 6.8 11.4 
3845 Manufacture of aircraft 21.0 3.8 0-10 5.0 3.3 
3849 Manufacture of transport equipment not elsewhere 
classified 7.0 15.7 5-30 9.3 0.5 
385 Manufacture of professional and scientific 
equipment  227.0 15.8 0-30 9.0 22.2 
3851 Manufacture of professional and scientific, and 
measuring and controlling equipment not 
elsewhere classified  103.0 9.2 0-30 5.1 19.3 
3852 Manufacture of photographic and optical goods 71.0 18.4 5-30 8.4 2.5 
3853 Manufacture of watches and clocks 53.0 25.1 20-30 5.0 0.4 
39 Other manufacturing industries 210.0 26.7 10-30 6.7 16.7 
3901 Manufacture of jewellery and related articles 21.0 30.0 30 0.0 0.0 
3902 Manufacture of musical instruments 23.0 27.8 20-30 4.2 0.6 
3903 Manufacture of sporting goods 26.0 30.0 30 0.0 2.4 
3909 Manufacturing industries not elsewhere classified 140.0 25.4 10-30 7.6 13.6 
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4 Electricity 1.0 10.0 10 0.0 0.0 
Source : WTO Secretariat calcul ations, on the basis of data provided by the Cameroonian authorities. 
 
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