Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in U.S. dollars. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in U.S. dollars. Group totals for merchandise imports are calculated by simple aggregation after estimating values for countries for which data are missing. Missing values are imputed for a group only when data are available for countries with at least 66 percent weight in 1987 for that group.
Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Machinery and transport equipment comprise the commodities in SITC section 7. Other manufactures comprise SITC sections 5-9, excluding section 7 and division 68. Machinery and transport equipment comprise the commodities in SITC section 7. Other manufactures comprise SITC sections 5-9, excluding section 7 and division 68. Data is measured as the percentage of merchandise imports.