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Table AI.1 
Merchandise exports (f.o.b .) by product, 2004-2010 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
 (US$ million) 
Total 1,554 1,655 1,843 2,817 4,463 3,167 4,534
 (% of exports) 
Total primary products 87.5 86.2 84.1 86.9 90.7 89.2 89.3
 Agriculture 86.7 85.0 83.1 86.1 90.0 88.7 88.5
  Food 75.5 76.0 76.0 80.9 86.8 84.8 85.5
   2222 Soya beans 36.9 34.0 22.8 30.5 33.3 24.9 35.1
   0111 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 3.9 5.9 7.2 5.6 5.3 8.8 11.0
   0112 Meat of bovine animals, frozen 5.6 8.7 14.7 6.8 8.0 8.7 8.4
   0813 Oilcake and other solid residues (except dregs), whether 
or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of fats or oils from oil-seeds, oleaginous fruits and germs of cereals 11.0 8.3 7.3 10.3 12.0 11.7 7.1
   0449 Other maize, unmilled 1.8 2.5 8.8 9.6 3.9 7.4 5.2
   0412 Other wheat (including spelt) and meslin, unmilled 1.4 3.7 1.7 1.9 3.5 5.2 5.2
   4211 Soya bean oil and its fractions 7.1 4.5 4.8 7.3 10.9 6.4 4.9
  Agricultural raw materials 11.2 9.0 7.1 5.2 3.3 3.9 3.0
   2450 Fuel wood (excluding wood waste) a nd wood charcoal 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2 0.8
   2631 Cotton (other than linters), not carded or combed 7.3 4.6 2.2 1.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
   2485 Wood of non-coniferous species (including strips and 
friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously 
shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, 
V-jointed, beaded) 2.1 2.2 2.3 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.5
   2919 Materials of animal origin, n.e.s. 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
 Mining 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8
  Ores and other minerals 0.7 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.8
   2823 Other ferrous waste and scrap 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3
   2882 Other non-ferrous base  metal waste and scrap, n.e.s. 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3
  Non-ferrous metals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
  Fuels 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Manufactures 12.5 13.8 15.9 13.0 9.3 10.7 10.7
 Iron and steel 0.9 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.2
 Chemicals 2.6 2.6 3.1 2.6 1.8 3.0 2.6
   5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6
   5921 Starches, inulin and wheat gluten 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5
   5513 Essential oils (terpene less or not), including concretes 
and absolutes;  resinoids;  c oncentrates of essential oils 
in fats, in fixed oils, in wa xes or the like, obtained by 
enfleurage or maceration 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3
  Other semi-manufactures 5.5 5.3 6.0 5.0 3.1 2.7 3.4
   6114 Other bovine leather and equine leather, without hair on 
(other than leather of subgroup 611.8) 3.2 3.2 3.8 2.9 1.8 1.3 2.0
   6251 Tyres, pneumatic, new, of a kind used on motor cars 
(including station wagons and racing cars) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3
   6343 Plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood, each ply 
not exceeding 6 mm. thickness 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3
 Machinery and transport equipment 0.5 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
  Power-generating machinery 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
  Other non-electrical machinery 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4
   Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
  Office machines and telecommunications equipment 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
  Other electrical machinery 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
   7711 Transformers, electrical 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
  Automotive products 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
  Other transport equipment 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
 Textiles 1.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.1
   6577 Wadding, wicks, and tex tile fabrics and articles for use 
in machinery or plant 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3
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Description 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  Clothing 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.7
   8414 Men's or boys' trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches 
and shorts of textile fabrics, not knitte d or crocheted 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4
   8426 Women's or girls' trousers, bib and brace overalls, 
breeches and shorts of tex tile fabrics, not knitted or 
crocheted 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
  Other consumer goods 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0
   8931 Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of 
plastics;  stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.0
   8519 Parts of footwear (i ncluding uppers, whether or not 
attached to soles other than outer soles);  removable 
insoles, heel cushions and similar articles;  gaiters, 
leggings and similar article s, and parts thereof 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4
 Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Source : WTO Secretariat estimates based on data fro m the Comtrade database (SITC Rev. 3).  Paraguay WT/TPR/S/245 
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Table AI.2 
Merchandise imports (c.i.f.) by product, 2004-2010 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
 (US$ million) 
Total 2,672 3,274 4,758 5,859 9,033 6,940 10,040
 (% of imports) 
Total primary products 29.5 26.9 23.8 21.4 23.2 24.1 20.6
 Agriculture 10.6 9.4 7.2 7.5 7.1 8.9 8.1
  Food 9.8 8.7 6.7 7.0 6.6 8.2 7.5
   1212 Tobacco, wholly or partly st emmed/stripped 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.2
   0989 Food preparations, n.e.s. 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.7
   1121 Wine of fresh grapes (including fortified wine);  
grape must in fermentation or with fermentation arrested 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
   1123 Beer made from malt (including ale, stout and 
porter) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4
   0484 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' 
wares, whether or not containing cocoa in any 
proportion;  communion wafers, empty cachets of 
a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice-paper and similar pr oducts 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
   1124 Spirits (other than those of heading 512.16);  
liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, n.e.s.;  compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used 
for the manufacture of beverages 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
   0441 Maize seed 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.4
  Agricultural raw materials 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
   2671 Artificial fibres suitable for spinning 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
 Mining 18.9 17.5 16.6 13.9 16.2 15.2 12.5
  Ores and other minerals 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
  Non-ferrous metals 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
   6842 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, worked 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
  Fuels 17.9 16.4 15.7 13.2 15.5 14.5 11.9
   334 Petroleum 15.9 14.7 14.6 12.2 14.6 13.7 11.0
Manufactures 70.4 73.0 76.1 78.3 76.7 75.8 79.3
 Iron and steel 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.4 1.9 2.1
   6762 Bars and rods (other than those of subgroup 676.1) 
of iron or steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those 
twisted after rolling 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3
   6744 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, 
clad, plated or coated, n.e.s., of a width of 
600 mm. or more 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
 Chemicals 19.5 16.8 13.1 15.8 15.3 14.3 13.2
   5629 Fertilizers, n.e.s.  4.8 3.6 2.8 4.3 4.1 3.1 2.9
   5531 Perfumes and toilet waters 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.8
   5913 Weed-killers (herbici des), anti-sprouting products 
and plant-growth regulators, put up in forms or 
packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles 1.6 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.7
   5911 Insecticides put up in forms or packings for retail 
sale or as preparations or articles 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.7
   5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.7
 Other semi-manufactures 9.4 8.8 7.2 6.9 6.8 7.4 7.3
   6252 Tyres, pneumatic, new, of a kind used on buses or 
lorries 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9
   6251 Tyres, pneumatic, new, of a kind used on motor 
cars (including station wagons and racing cars) 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7
 Machinery and transport equipment 26.4 32.9 43.9 45.2 42.3 38.9 43.0
  Power-generating machinery 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
  Other non-electrical machinery 7.5 6.2 4.6 6.8 8.0 5.8 7.7
   7415 Air-conditioning machines comprising a 
motor-driven fan and elements for changing the 
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Description 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
  Agricultural machinery and tractors 3.2 1.7 0.8 2.0 2.9 1.1 2.1
   7212 Harvesting or threshing machinery (including 
straw or fodder balers);  grass or hay mowers;  
machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed or 
grain or for grading eggs 1.3 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.9
  Office machines and telecommunications  equipment 7.6 14.7 29.2 26.4 20.5 20.6 21.9
   7643 Transmission apparatus for radio 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.7 2.1 5.0
   7638 Sound-recording a nd other sound-reproducing 
apparatus;  video-recording or reproducing apparatus, whether or not  incorporating a video 
tuner 0.6 2.1 3.8 3.4 4.0 4.5 4.0
   7522 Digital automatic data-processing machines, 
containing in the same housing at least a central 
processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined 0.1 1.3 5.2 6.2 4.5 4.6 3.4
   7611 Television receivers , colour (including video 
monitors and video projectors), whether or not 
incorporating radi o-broadcast receivers or sound- 
or video-recording or reproducing apparatus 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.7
  Other electrical machinery 3.4 3.7 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.7
  Automotive products 6.4 6.3 5.4 6.5 7.8 7.0 7.0
   7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of persons,  n.e.s. 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.6 4.2 3.8 3.5
   7821 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.9
   7843 Other parts and accessories of the motor vehicles 
of groups 722, 781, 782 and 783 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7
  Other transport equipment 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.9 2.4 1.7 2.5
   7851 Motor cycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted 
with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars;  
side-cars 0.5 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.0
  Textiles 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4
  Clothing 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2
  Other consumer goods 10.2 10.1 7.7 6.3 7.7 10.8 11.2
   8943 Articles for funfair, table or parlour games 
(including pin-tables, billiards, special tables for 
casino games and automatic bowling-alley 
equipment) 0.5 0.7 1.4 1.5 2.4 4.7 5.0
 Other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
Source : WTO Secretariat estimates based on data from the Comtrade data base (SITC Rev.3).  Paraguay WT/TPR/S/245 
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Table AI.3 
Merchandise exports (f.o.b.)  by trading partner, 2004-2010 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
 (US$ million) 
Total exports 1,554 1,655 1,843 2,817 4,463 3,167 4,534
 (% of exports) 
 America 76.8 75.7 72.4 71.1 71.1 73.0 70.5
  United States 3.2 3.2 3.5 2.5 1.7 1.7 1.5
  Other America 73.6 72.5 68.9 68.6 69.4 71.2 69.0
   Canada 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
   MERCOSUR partners 53.3 53.9 47.4 46.2 47.8 48.4 48.4
    Argentina 6.0 6.2 8.1 18.4 16.3 10.8 11.9
    Brazil 18.7 19.1 16.9 18.5 14.1 20.7 14.6
    Uruguay 28.6 28.6 22.4 9.3 17.5 16.9 22.0
   Chile 1.8 3.9 7.0 7.3 8.3 11.5 12.1
   Peru 1.2 1.4 1.5 3.7 3.3 3.3 2.8
   Venezuela 0.5 0.4 0.4 3.0 5.8 3.9 2.4
 Europe 10.8 7.5 7.9 11.9 10.4 9.3 14.5
  EU (27) 6.2 6.3 6.0 8.6 8.4 6.0 10.7
   Spain 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 3.3 0.9 2.0
   France 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.3
   Greece 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.8
   Italy 1.4 1.0 1.1 2.4 1.4 2.0 1.7
   Netherlands 2.1 2.8 2.2 1.3 0.4 0.6 2.8
  EFTA 4.3 0.9 1.9 2.9 1.4 2.5 2.2
   Switzerland and Liechtenstein 4.2 0.9 1.8 2.9 1.4 2.5 2.2
  Other Europe 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.6
   Turkey 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.6 1.5
 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)a 2.6 6.2 12.2 5.0 5.9 4.0 5.3
  Russian Federation 2.5 6.1 12.2 5.0 5.9 4.0 5.3
 Africa 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.9 3.1 1.0
  South Africa 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.2
  Angola 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5
  Gabon 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
 Middle East 2.4 2.4 1.5 1.6 1.1 3.2 2.7
  Saudi Arabia 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.2
  Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.8
  Israel 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.7 1.4
 Asia 6.7 7.1 4.2 8.1 8.5 7.3 6.0
  China 2.7 4.0 1.0 1.9 2.1 1.1 0.8
  Japan 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.9 1.4 0.9
  Six East Asian Traders 1.9 1.6 1.5 3.5 2.9 1.3 0.9
   Korea, Republic of 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.1
   Hong Kong, China SAR 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
   Malaysia 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.0
   Thailand 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.6
   Chinese Taipei 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1
   Singapore 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
  Other Asia 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.5 1.5 3.5 3.5
   Bangladesh 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.9
   India 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 1.8 1.6
   Viet Nam 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.9
 Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
a The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bela rus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan , Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. 
Source : WTO Secretariat estimates based on data from the Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). WT/TPR/S/245 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.4 
Merchandise imports (c.i.f.)  by trading partner, 2004-2010 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 
 (US$ million) 
World 2,672 3,274 4,758 5,859 9,033 6,940 10,040 
 (% of imports) 
 America 65.1 59.4 53.0 55.5 54.1 53.2 50.8 
  United States 3.7 5.6 7.0 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.4 
  Other America 61.4 53.8 46.0 50.4 49.6 48.9 46.3 
   Canada 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 
   MERCOSUR partners 58.2 48.7 38.0 44.6 42.3 40.6 41.3 
    Argentina 24.4 19.9 15.4 14.3 14.3 16.2 15.7 
    Brazil 31.6 27.2 21.5 29.0 26.9 23.1 24.1 
    Uruguay 2.2 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 
   Chile 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 
   Colombia 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
   Plurinational State of Bolivia 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 
   Mexico 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 
   Venezuela 0.2 0.2 3.1 2.6 4.3 5.2 2.3 
 Europe 9.8 11.1 8.7 6.3 8.0 6.7 6.6 
  EU (27) 7.0 6.6 4.7 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.3 
   Germany 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.6 
   Spain 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 
   France 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 
   Italy 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 
   United Kingdom 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 
  EFTA 2.7 4.4 3.9 0.9 2.5 1.1 1.0 
   Switzerland and Liechtenstein 2.6 4.4 3.9 0.9 2.5 1.1 1.0 
  Other Europe 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 
   Turkey 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 
 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 
  Russian Federation 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 
 Africa 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 
 Middle East 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 
  Bahrain 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 
  Israel 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 
 Asia 23.7 28.2 37.8 37.6 37.2 39.4 42.2 
  China 15.7 19.6 26.7 27.7 27.4 29.6 34.2 
  Japan 3.5 3.0 4.3 4.4 5.0 4.9 3.5 
  Six East Asian Traders 3.5 4.5 5.7 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.3 
   Korea, Republic of 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 
   Hong Kong, China SAR 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 
   Malaysia 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 
   Singapore 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 
   Thailand 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.7 
   Chinese Taipei 1.3 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 
  Other Asia 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 
   Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 
   India 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 
   Indonesia 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 
 Other 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 
a The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bela rus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan , Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. 
Source : WTO Secretariat estimates based on data fro m the Comtrade database (SITC Rev. 3). Paraguay WT/TPR/S/245 
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Table AI.5 
FDI flows by economic activity, 2006-second quarter of 2010 
(US$ thousand) 
Sector 2006  2007  2008  2009  I-2010 II-2010  
 Agriculture -35,714 1 5,355 1,009 1,432 471 
 Livestock 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 Forestry 141 -2,179 -3,289 -1,272 2,015 0 
 Fishing 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 Mining 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 Meat production -33 15 4 107 0 0 
 Oil production 105,180 -72,828 56,080 -78,062 129,579 40,048 
 Production of dairy products 8,109 -835 -970 60 89 107 
 Milling and baking -598 270 -1,217 0 0 0 
 Sugar 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 Other foods 4,232 1,997 -1,819 -1,255 -410 0 
 Beverages and tobacco -58,876 56,046 34, 449 25,734 0 0 
 Textiles and clothing -6,651 -12 6,862 -181 16 45 
 Leather and footwear 543 -1,299 -2,912 1,217 484 -4,784 
 Wood-processing industry -460 18 43 0 0 0 
 Paper and paper products -332 -2,686 1,314 1,678 12 -459 
 Oil refining 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 Chemicals 13,318 22,958 59,474 -48,738 2,849 -2,227 
 Manufacture of non-metallic produc ts -1,635 -2,658 1,569 95 -10,670 0 
 Manufacture of base metals 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 Manufacture of machinery and equipment -2,309 6,555 1,729 1,814 -795 0 
 Other manufactured products 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 Electricity and water 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 Construction 273 614 -520 -1,491 -134 0 
 Trade 5,094 41,262 3,953 69,576 21,601 15,380 
 Transport -32,739 106,248 6,705 33,177 12,725 -3,465 
 Communications 48,856 -6,407 -67,868 28,689 -77,156 -14,948 
 Financial intermediation 48,144 59,956 109,475 42,256 10,211 15,074 
 Housing rental 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 Business services -173 -207 -847 4 0 0 
 Restaurants and hotels 619 -5,079 -5,645 0 0 0 
 Home services 0 0 380 -1,756 -406 -552 
 Government services 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 Total FDI flows 94,988  201,750  -68,350  72,660  91,441  44,687  
Source : Central Bank of Paraguay, Internat ional Economics Departme nt, Economic Studies Divi sion, Foreign Direct 
Investment in Paraguay, 2006 - sec ond quarter of 2010, September 2010. WT/TPR/S/245 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.6 
FDI flows by place of residence of investor - 2006-second quarter of 2010 
(US$ thousand) 
Country  2006  2007 2008 2009 2010 I- 2010 II-  Total
 Argentina 21,616 -16,767 6,351 2,795 1,170 -4,837 10,328
 Brazil 51,942 41,021 61,512 -37,598 16,302 -725 132,454
 Chile 3,556 1,882 -1,952 179 0 0 3,665
 Chinese Taipei 32 0 0 0 0 0 32
 Colombia 294 131 500 1,011 12 -459 1,489
 Ecuador 0 565 -34 62 0 0 593
 France -1,835 652 -1,598 -945 367 -588 -3,947
 Germany 4,203 2,051 2,556 1,628 158 -1,643 8,593
 Hong Kong, China 30,978 -18,815 -50,346 0 0 0 -38,183
 Italy 4,442 5,603 10,618 -225 1,998 -5,445 16,991
 Japan -5,856 -13,004 -37,149 -7,310 3,991 447 -58,881
 Luxembourg 
 Netherlands -65,908 
1,797 69,282
-30,18723,004
20,49412,831
-33,889-10,670
2,3540 
-2,993 28,539
-42,424
 Panama -11,911 26,008 -7,013 2,138 3 -6 9,219
 Portugal -36,858 749 2,813 -139 2,861 0 -30,574
 Spain 6,951 18,978 12,536 15,052 -12,727 21,713 62,503
 Sweden -436 -1,475 -4,265 3,119 0 0 -3,057
 Switzerland 3,593 5,923 5,187 7,136 -1,045 0 20,794
 United Kingdom 
 United States -1,039 
84,264 595
106,655-25,747
184,01117,630
87,684-2,065
88,128-2,271 
41,857 -12,897
592,599
 Uruguay 5,164 1,902 827 1,501 606 -363 9,637
 Total FDI flows  94,988  201,750 202,306 72,660 91,441 44,687  707,832
Source : Central Bank of Paraguay, Internat ional Economics Departme nt, Economic Studies Divi sion, Foreign Direct 
Investment in Paraguay, 2006 - sec ond quarter of 2010, September 2010. Paraguay WT/TPR/S/245 
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Table AII.1 
Notifications to the WTO, January 2004 - December 2010 
Legal provision Description of requirement Frequency WTO document (most recent or series) 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 
Decision of 28 November 1979 
(L/4903) Differential and more favourable 
treatment for developing countries Ad hoc WT/COMTD/N/31 of 25 February 2010;  
WT/COMTD/59 of 25 January 2010 
Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII (State trading)  
Article XVII:4 Products traded by State trading 
enterprises Every 3 years No notification made 
Article XVII:4(a) State trading activities On an annual 
basis No new notification madea 
Agreement on Agriculture  
Article 10 and Article 18.2 Export subsidies On an annual 
basis G/AG/N/PRY/17 of 13 October 2010 
Article 12.1(b) New export restricti ons Ad hoc No notification made 
Article 18.2 and 18.3 Domestic support On an annual 
basis and ad hoc G/AG/N/PRY/16 of 20 October 2009 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
Article 7 and Annex B Proposed sanitary and 
phytosanitary regulations 
(including proposed or emergency measures) Ad hoc 21 notifications between 2004 and 2010 
(G/SPS/N/PRY/2 of 16 November 2005 to 
G/SPS/N/PRY/22 of 3 December 2008) 
Annex B, paragraph 3 Enquiry point Once only, 
subsequently notification of changes Notified (see:  http://spsims.wto.org) 
Annex B, paragraph 10 National no tification authority Once only, 
subsequently notification of 
changes Notified (see:  http://spsims.wto.org) 
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
Articles 2, 3, 5 and 7 Proposed and adopted technical 
regulations Before or 
immediately after a measure is 
taken 32 notifications between 2004 and 2010 
(Table AIII.2) 
Article 5.6 and 5.7 and Article 7.2 Conformity assessment procedures Ad hoc 7 notifications between 2004 and 2010 
(G/TBT/N/PRY/1 of 28 November 2006;  
G/TBT/N/PRY/26 of 14 September 2009, and 
G/TBT/N/PRY/28 of 6 April 2010 to G/TBT/N/PRY/32 of 18 August 2010). 
Article 10.1 and 10.3 Enquiry point Once only, 
subsequently 
notification of 
changes Notified (see:  h ttp://tbtims.wto.org) 
Article 15.2 Implementation and administration 
measures Once only, 
subsequently 
notification of changes G/TBT/2/Add.91/Rev.2 of 1 April 2010 
Paragraph J of the Code of Good 
Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of 
Standards Work programme of bodies that 
have accepted the Code On a semi-annual 
basis G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.16 of 1 February 2010 
Agreement on Trade-Related In vestment Measures (TRIMs) 
Article 5.1 TRIMs that are not in conformity 
with the provisions of the 
Agreement Once only No notification made 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement) 
Article 16.4 Anti-dumping actions taken over 
the previous 6 months On a semi-annual 
basis G/ADP/N/202/PRY of 4 October 2010 
(most recent) 
Article 16.5 Investigating authority Once only, 
subsequently 
notification of changes G/ADP/N/14/Add.30 of 22 October 2010 WT/TPR/S/245 Trade Policy Review 
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Legal provision Description of requirement Frequency WTO document (most recent or series) 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of  the GATT 1994 (Agreement on Customs Valuation) 
Article 22.2 Legislation Once only, 
subsequently notification of 
changes G/VAL/N/1/PRY/1 of 21 September 2004 
Decision of the Committee on 
Customs Valuation (12.5.95) Responses to the checklist of issu es Once only No notification made 
Decisions under paragraphs A3 
and A4 of document G/VAL/5 Application of decision Once only No notification made 
Agreement on Rules of Origin 
Article 5.1 Rules, judicial decisi ons Once only No notification made 
Article 5.2 Modifications to non-preferential 
rules of origin Ad hoc No notification made 
Annex II Preferential and non-preferential 
rules of origin Once only, 
subsequently notification of 
changes No new notification madea 
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures 
Article 1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) Laws and regulations Once only, 
subsequently notification of 
changes G/LIC/N/1/PRY/2 of 14 September 2010 
Article 5 Import licensing procedures Ad hoc No notification made 
Article 7.3 Questionnaire On an annual 
basis No notification made 
Agreement on Subsidies a nd Countervailing Measures  
Article 25.1 Article XVI:1 of the GATT 1994 
and Article 25 of the SCM Agreement Full notifications 
every 3 years;  updating 
notifications 
every year G/SCM/N/186/PRY of 18 February 2010;  
G/SCM/N155/PRY of 28 April 2008 
Article 25.11 Countervailing duties applied in the 
previous 6 months On a semi-annual 
basis G/SCM/N/153/Add.1/Rev.3 of 
2 November 2010 (most recent) 
Article 25.12 Investigating authority and 
domestic procedures governing 
investigations Once only G/SCM/N/18/Add.28 of 22 April 2010 
Agreement on Safeguards  
Article 12.6 Laws and regulations Once only, 
subsequently 
notification of 
changes No new notification madea 
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)  
Article III.3 Legislation Ad hoc S/C/ N/510 of 26 August 2009;  S/C/N/511 of 
25 August 2009 
Article III.4 and Article IV.2 E nquiry and contact points Once only, 
subsequently 
notification of changes S/ENQ/78/Rev.11 of 26 October 2009 
Article V.7(a) Economic integration agreem ents Once only S/C/N/388 of 18 December 2006 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of  Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 
Article 63.2 Laws and regulations Once only, 
subsequently 
notification of changes No new notification madea 
Article 69 Contact points Once only, 
subsequently notification of 
changes IP/N/3/Rev.11 of 4 February 2010 
Decision of the Council for 
TRIPS of 21 November 1995 
 Checklist of issues on enforcement Once only, 
subsequently 
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Legal provision Description of requirement Frequency WTO document (most recent or series) 
Other  
Decision on notification 
procedures for quantitative restrictions Quantitative restrictions Every 2 years, 
subsequently notification of 
changes G/MA/NTM/QR/1/Add. 11 of 11 April 2008 
a Notifications were submitted before the review period. 
Source : WTO Secretariat. WT/TPR/S/245 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIII.1 
List of exceptions to the CET, 2009 
Paraguay's exceptions to the CET 2009 
 National list of exceptions Sectoral list Non-harmonized sectors 
 Basic list of 
exceptions 
(LBE) List of 
100 List of 
150 IT and 
telecommunications 
goods 
(BIT) IT and 
telecommunications 
goods 
(BIT) 0% Capital 
goods 
(BK) Automotive 
extra-zone Automotive 
intra-zone Sugar 
Number of 
items  412  104  156  390   64  1,200  270  236  4 
Minimum 
level (%)  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  30 
Maximum 
level (%)  19  25  2  2  0  2  28  22  30 
Average 
current 
national tariff  10.2  11.3  0  1.2  0  0.3  8.8  5.2  30.0 
Average CET  15.5  23.1  10.8  7.7  10.4  10.6  16.6  15.8  16.0 
Decrees in 
force 
2009 8.850/07 
(Annex 2- 
10.896/07- 
11.910/08 
(Annex 2) 11.910/08 
(Annex III) 8.850/07 
(Annex 5) 8.850/07 
(Annex 4)- 
11.535/07 8.850/07 
(Annex 7)- 
11.535/07 8.850/07 
(Annex 3)-
10.896/07 10.289/07- 
10.896/07 
12.240/08 10.290/07- 
10.896/07 
12.240/08 7.306/95- 
15.975/01
Source : Information provided by the Paraguayan authorities. 
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Table AIII.2 
Notifications under the Agreement on T echnical Barriers to Trade, August 2010 
Document Date of 
circulation Product Notification keywords 
G/TBT/N/PRY/1 28/11/2006 Cosmetics Labelling 
Consumer protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/2 28/11/2006 Technical regul ations for products of the food, 
metrology, automotive and toy sectors Consumer protection, 
human health, safety, 
environmental protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/3 16/01/2007 Organic production Organic agriculture 
Consumer protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/4 16/01/2007 Agricultural pe sticides Environmental protection 
Human health 
G/TBT/N/PRY/5 24/04/2007 Quality of  tomatoes Consumer protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/6 24/04/2007 Drained weight Draft regulation - Consumer protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/7 17/07/2007 Textile pr oducts Draft regulation - Labelling 
G/TBT/N/PRY/8 17/07/2007 Petroleum-based fuels Human health 
Environmental protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/9 17/07/2007 Plastic  packaging Food standards 
G/TBT/N/PRY/10 17/07/2007 Liquefied petroleu m gas Draft regulation - Environmental 
protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/11 29/08/2007 Steel wires Draft regulation - Safety 
G/TBT/N/PRY/12 14/09/2007 Transport for pesticides Human health 
Environmental protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/13 16/10/2007 Pre-measured produc ts Draft regulation - Consumer protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/14 16/10/2007 Textile pr oducts Draft regulation - Labelling 
G/TBT/N/PRY/15 11/01/2008 Additives and maximum concen tration levels Draft re gulation - Food standards 
G/TBT/N/PRY/16 01/07/2008 Low-voltage electri cal products Draft regulation - Safety 
G/TBT/N/PRY/17 01/07/2008 Gas appliances for domestic use Draft regulation - Safety 
G/TBT/N/PRY/18 02/07/2008 Electric cable a nd conductors Draft regulation - Safety 
G/TBT/N/PRY/19 02/07/2008 Liquid fuel  Draft regulation - Metrology 
G/TBT/N/PRY/20 19/11/2008 Naturally hard, hot-rolled, shaped steel bars Draft regulation - Safety 
G/TBT/N/PRY/21 17/12/2008 Switches for fixed electrical installati ons Draft regulation - Safety 
G/TBT/N/PRY/22 19/02/2009 Agro-che micals falling under MERCOSUR 
Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff 
heading 3808 Environmental protection 
Human health 
G/TBT/N/PRY/23 15/09/2009 Tomatoes Food standards 
G/TBT/N/PRY/24 14/09/2009 Fish, molluscs - net we ight Draft regulation - Consumer protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/25 14/09/2009 Valves for natural gas storage cylinders Draft regulation - Safety 
G/TBT/N/PRY/26 14/09/2009 Natural gas storag e cylinders Draft regulation - Safety 
G/TBT/N/PRY/27 23/03/2010 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated cable for a 
voltage not exceeding 1,000 V.  MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM):  8544.49.00 - 
Other Safety 
G/TBT/N/PRY/28 06/04/2010 Primary cells and batteries.  MERCOSUR 
Common Nomenclature (NCM):  8506.10.30, 8506.10.20, 8506.10.10 Human health 
Environmental protection 
G/TBT/N/PRY/29 26/05/2010 Labelling of household sanitary products 
classified under risk categories I and II Labelling 
Source : TBT Information Management System.  Viewed on 17 A ugust 2010 at:  http://tbtims. wto.org/web/pages/search/ 
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Table AIII.3 
Selective consumption tax, 2010 
 Maximum rate 
(%) 
Section I  
(1) Cigarettes flavoured or made with Egyptian or Tu rkish light tobacco, Virgin ia tobacco and the like 13 
(2) Cigarettes in general not included in (1) 13 
(3) Cigarettes of any sort 13 
(4) Dark or light tobacco, cut or in other forms, other than leaf tobacco 13 
(5) Processed tobacco, whethe r cut, shredded or in snuff or any other form 13 
Section II  
(1) Carbonated non-alcoholic beverages, whether or not sweet, and, in genera l, unspecified non-alcoholic beverages 
 or those with a maximum alcohol content of 2% 5 
(2) Fruit juice with a maximum alcohol content of 2% 5 
(3) Beer in general.  Maximum rate. 9 
(4) Artificial and distilled cognac, gin, cocktail rum, caña  and spirits, unspecified 11 
(5) Distillery products, aniseed liqueur, bitters, fernet a nd the like:  vermouth, punche s, spirits in general 11 
(6) Cider and fruit wines in general, whether or not sparkl ing:  sparkling wine, alcoholic or concentrated wine or 
grape juice, and wine made of unferme nted grape juice blended with alcohol 11 
(7) Natural wines made of grape jui ce (red, rosé or white, unsweetened) 11 
(8) Sweet wine (including sweetened natural wine), dessert  wine, non-sparkling fruit wine s and other artificial wines 
in general 11 
(9) Champagne and its equivalents 13 
(10) Whisky 11 
Section III  
(1) Denatured alcohol 10 
(2) Rectified alcohol 10 
(3) Unspecified alcoholic liquids 10 
Section IV  
(1) Petroleum-based fuels 50 
Section V  
(1) Perfumes, toilet waters and beauty and make-up products  5 
(2) Natural (fine) or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, pr ecious metals clad with precious metal and 
items of these materials;  imitation jewellery;  work ed ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, 
mother-of-pearl and other animal carving material, and ar ticles of these materials (including articles obtained by 
moulding)  5 
(3) Air conditioning machines, comprising a motor-drive n fan and elements for changing the temperature and 
humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated  1 
(4) Dish-washing machines;  household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash 
and dry;  automatic data processing machines and units  thereof;  magnetic or optical readers, copying, 
hectograph or stencil duplicating mach ines, addressing machines;  electrical machinery and equipment and parts 
thereof;  sound recorders and reprodu cers, reception apparatus for televisi on, whether or not incorporating 
radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus;  video monitors and projectors;  
cellular telephony devices and portable terminals 1 
(5) Wrist-watches, pocket-watches and other watches, including stop-watches, with case of precious metal or of 
metal clad with precious metal  5 
(6) Musical instruments;  parts and accessories of such articles 1 
(7) Arms and ammunition;  parts and accessories thereof  5 
(8) Toys, games and sports requisites;  parts and accessories thereof  1 
Source : Laws No. 2.421/04 and No. 4.045/10. Paraguay WT/TPR/S/245 
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Table AIV.1 
Manufacturing sector exports, 2004-2009 
(Per cent, unless otherwise indicated)  
Percentage of manufacturing sector NPCPa Activity  
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Annual 
growth (%)b 
(2004-2009) 
06 Meat production 21.4 31.2 39.2 26.4 27.2 34.6 30.3 
07 Oil production 39.6 28.8 22.1 37.4 46.4 35.9 16.1 
08 Production of dairy products 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 11.0 
09 Milling and baking 1. 0 1.3 1.5 1.7 2.2 3.1 49.0 
10 Sugar 3.1 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 15.4 
11 Other foods 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.6 
12 Beverages and tobacco 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.8 1.4 11.9 
13 Textiles and clothing 4. 3 4.8 4.5 4.0 2.8 3.1 11.5 
14 Leather and footwear 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.0 3.6 3.2 0.0 
15 Wood-processing industry 8.2 8.4 7.4 5.9 3.4 3.5 -0.4 
16 Paper and paper products 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 16.5 
17 Oil refining 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.8 
18 Chemicals 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.9 4.1 6.5 24.0 
19 Manufacture of non-metallic pr oducts 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 3.5 
20 Manufacture of base metals 3.3 3.8 3.7 3.0 2.2 1.3 -1.7 
21 Manufacture of machinery and equipment 1.6 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 24.4 
22 Other manufactured products 2.1 2.5 2.1 2.0 1.4 2.0 16.3 
6-22 Manufacturing sector 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 n/a 
 Manufacturing sector, US$ million 759. 1 851.7 1,115.4 1,473.1 2 ,424.0 1, 767.5 18.4 
 
 
Proportion of manufacturing exports from MERCOSUR 
(Per cent) 
Proportion from MERCOSUR (%) NPCPa Activity  
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Annual 
growth (%)b 
(2004-2009) 
06 Meat production 28.8 14.0 4.5 6.3 5.0 5.5 -6.3 
07 Oil production 88.4 86.5 86.2 18.2 15.2 22.7 -11.5 
08 Production of dairy products 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a 
09 Milling and baki ng 84.9 79.8 67.1 56.8 53.7 63.4 40.5 
10 Sugar 20.7 17.0 14.0 15.1 12.4 20.5 15.2 
11 Other foods 32.1 83.0 65.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -100.0 
12 Beverages and tobacco 6.7 5.1 2.0 1.8 11.5 9.5 19.9 
13 Textiles and clothing 65.6 79.2 80.3 85.0 87.7 90.3 18.8 
14 Leather and footwear 29.7 33.3 42.7 47.5 42.7 36.2 4.1 
15 Wood-processing industry 29.8 35.0 34.3 37.9 39.8 39.9 5.6 
16 Paper and paper products 67. 1 75.4 79.2 39.7 31.9 53.7 11.4 
17 Oil refining 100.0 15.0 0.0 95.1 100.0 98.4 14.5 
18 Chemicals 48.2 45.1 45.0 58.6 56.9 64.5 31.4 
19 Manufacture of non-metallic produc ts 88.4 96.8 90.1 89.3 79.3 77.9 0.9 
20 Manufacture of base metals 79.9 85.7 79.2 81.2 82.6 62.6 -6.4 
21 Manufacture of machinery and equipment 44.2 48.8 58.9 52.1 41.8 48.0 26.4 
22 Other manufactured products 50.0 63.6 65.0 68.0 69.5 78.0 27.2 
6-22 Total manufacturing sector 57.8 49.0 40.1 27.4 21.7 26.0 0.9 
n/a Not applicable. 
a National Product Classification of Paraguay. 
b Average annual growth rate calcul ated on the basis of export values. 
Source : WTO Secretariat calculations on the basis of informa tion from the United Nations Statistics Division Comtrade 
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Table AIV.2 
Manufacturing sector imports, 2004-2009 
(Per cent, unless otherwise indicated) 
Percentage of manufacturing sector NPCPa Activity  
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Annual growth 
(%)b 
(2004-2009) 
06 Meat production 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.1 19.6 
07 Oil production 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 16.7 
08 Production of dairy products 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 3.6 
09 Milling and baking 0. 4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 29.9 
10 Sugar 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 20.9 
11 Other foods 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.1 16.4 
12 Beverages and tobacco 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.2 12.9 
13 Textiles and clothing 2. 9 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.5 17.9 
14 Leather and footwear 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 21.9 
15 Wood-processing industry 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 17.8 
16 Paper and paper products 6.3 7.7 9.0 8.2 9.1 11.0 35.6 
17 Oil refining 17.9 16.5 15.9 13.5 15.9 14.9 16.8 
18 Chemicals 25.6 22.1 17.6 19.9 19.7 20.1 15.6 
19 Manufacture of non-metallic 
products 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 16.6 
20 Manufacture of base metals 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.3 2.8 18.9 
21 Manufacture of machinery and 
equipment 31.8 37.1 43.3 44.2 41.3 38.5 26.1 
22 Other manufactured products 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 16.2 
6-22 Manufacturing sector 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 n/a 
 Manufacturing sector, 
US$ million 2,555.7 3,150.0 4,650. 4 5,711.1 8,797. 3 6,710.1 21.3 
 
 
Proportion of manufacturing imports from MERCOSUR 
(Per cent) 
Proportion from MERCOSUR (%) NPCPa Activity  
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Annual growth 
(%)b 
(2004-2009) 
06 Meat production 75.0 78.1 76.1 75.3 72.7 72.0 18.7 
07 Oil production 92.1 93.0 93.6 94.7 95.1 94.3 17.3 
08 Production of dairy products 98.9 99.2 98.1 95.5 94.5 97.6 3.3 
09 Milling and baki ng 90.2 92.5 94.8 95.4 94.9 92.3 30.5 
10 Sugar 66.0 68.8 72.7 71.8 64.4 65.0 20.5 
11 Other foods 94.6 94.1 92.2 92.0 90.0 89.8 15.2 
12 Beverages and tobacco 64. 8 68.8 72.5 69.5 66.1 64.3 12.7 
13 Textiles and clothing 41.7 46.8 41.6 37.1 31.1 29.8 10.3 
14 Leather and footwear 33.4 32.3 27.6 31.7 27.7 29.9 19.3 
15 Wood-processing industry 65.6 69.1 72.8 73.2 75.2 69.5 19.2 
16 Paper and paper products 26. 0 21.1 15.0 13.8 10.2 9.7 11.4 
17 Oil refining 80.8 58.0 40.0 68.3 46.7 52.7 7.2 
18 Chemicals 61.1 60.2 59.9 61.4 57.4 53.1 12.4 
19 Manufacture of non-metallic produc ts 84.4 81.5 85.6 84.6 83.7 84.9 16.8 
20 Manufacture of base metals 91.3 84.5 81.8 81.2 81.6 76.7 14.9 
21 Manufacture of machinery and equipment 39.8 30.2 20.1 25.0 29.1 24.2 14.1 
22 Other manufactured products 53.4 54.7 53.9 55.7 51.2 51.2 15.3 
6-22 Manufacturing sector 57.3 47.5 36.9 43.4 41.0 39.0 12.3 
n/a Not applicable. 
a National Product Classification of Paraguay. 
b Average annual growth rate calcul ated on the basis of import values. 
Source : WTO Secretariat calculations on the basis of informa tion from the United Nations Statistics Division Comtrade 
database. 
 
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