**Table 4**

**Top 50 Exports for Argentina, 2004**

|**Product**<br>**code**|**Description**|**Export**<br>**value**<br>Thousands of<br>2000 US$|**Exports**<br>**share**<br>%|**Product**<br>**income**<br>2000 PPP $|**Distance**<br>**to export**<br>**basket**<br>log (1/density)|**RCA**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|2304|Oil-cake and other solid residues,|3,493,158|10.60%|6,808|1.17|73.3|
|1507|Soya-bean oil and its fractions|2,267,717|6.88%|7,241|1.27|94.9|
|2709|Petroleum oils and oils obtained fr|2,190,152|6.64%|11,728|1.38|2.6|
|2710|Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude);|1,883,500|5.71%|11,940|1.51|2.5|
|1201|<br>Soya beans|1,689,431|5.12%|6,378|1.04|24.4|
|1001|<br>Wheat and meslin|1,325,709|4.02%|17,800|1.43|16.9|
|1005|Maize (corn)|1,159,034|3.52%|9,500|1.32|23.3|
|2711|Petroleum gases and other gaseous h|1,074,532|3.26%|12,728|1.27|2.8|
|2603|Copper ores and concentrates|877,849|2.66%|9,522|1.19|17.6|
|4104|Leather of bovine or equine animals|780,639|2.37%|10,992|1.42|11.9|
|8703|Motor cars and other motor vehicles|656,848|1.99%|20,342|1.87|0.3|
|8708|Parts and accessories of the motor|639,599|1.94%|19,283|1.86|0.7|
|1512|Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton|553,993|1.68%|5,902|1.40|73.6|
|8704<br>|<br>Motor vehicles for the transport of<br>|529,868<br>|1.61%<br>|18,342<br>|1.63<br>|1.7<br>|
|7304|Tubes,pipes and hollow profiles,sea|471,342|1.43%|16,588|1.75|9.1|
|0202|Meat of bovine animals, frozen|409,451|1.24%|10,366|1.09|13.0|
|0201|Meat of bovine animals, fresh or ch|390,197|1.18%|11,002|1.40|8.0|
|0402|Milk and cream, concentrated or swe|383,984|1.16%|16,192|1.42|9.7|
|3004|Medicaments of mixed or unmixed pro|286,259|0.87%|22,396|1.78|0.4|
|3901|Polymers of ethylene, in primary fo|283,937|0.86%|16,372|1.52|2.9|
|3808|Insecticides, rodenticides... and s|283,841|0.86%|12,792|1.52|4.6|
|0304|Fih fillt d th fih t f|283346|086%|17852|138|75|
|7601|s es an oer s mea,<br>Unwrought aluminium|,<br>278,566|.<br>0.85%|,<br>22,980|.<br>1.41|.<br>2.6|
|0808|<br>Apples, pears and quinces, fresh|236,939|0.72%|11,810|1.36|11.4|
|2204|<br>Wine of fresh grapes, (incl. fortif|220,211|0.67%|8,722|1.39|2.5|
|0306<br>|Crustaceans,fresh,chilled or frozen<br>|211,458<br>|0.64%<br>|5,561<br>|1.34<br>|5.2<br>|
|0805|Citrus fruit, fresh or dried|206,112|0.63%|13,357|1.31|7.2|
|1602|<br>Other prepared or preserved meat, m|194,182|0.59%|16,472|1.39|7.8|
|2401|<br>Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco ref|178,762|0.54%|2,349|1.36|7.4|
|2009|Fruit juices (incl. grape must) and|176,590|0.54%|10,646|1.36|6.0|
|7210|Flat-rolled products of iron/non-al|166,921|0.51%|10,876|1.54|1.7|
|9401|Seats whether or not convertible in|138,063|0.42%|15,616|1.78|0.9|
|7108|Gold(platinum plated)unwrought,semi|135,417|0.41%|5,102|1.23|1.1|
|4703|<br>Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphat|133,279|0.40%|17,321|1.39|1.9|
|0303|Fish, frozen, (excl. those of 03.04|129,919|0.39%|17,851|1.43|3.6|
|2902|Cyclic hydrocarbons|126,708|0.38%|19,388|1.57|1.3|
|3907|<br>Polyethers and epoxide resins; poly|123,855|0.38%|19,970|1.71|1.1|
|7209|Flat-rolled products of iron/non-al|123,172|0.37%|11,360|1.53|2.5|
|4011|New pneumatic tyres, of rubber|122,535|0.37%|15,163|1.68|0.8|
|0409|Natural honey|117,026|0.35%|9,870|1.47|33.8|
|1901|<br>Malt extract; food preparations of|115,984|0.35%|20,808|1.54|4.3|
|2008|<br>Fruit, nuts and other parts of plan|111,473|0.34%|12,471|1.44|5.2|
|1517|Margarine; edible preparations of a|111,155|0.34%|6,706|1.49|12.5|
|5105|<br>Wool and fine or coarse animal hair|107,983|0.33%|10,292|1.40|14.8|
|0307|Molluscs & aquatic invertebrates,ne|105,602|0.32%|10,625|1.42|5.2|
|8409|<br>Accessory parts suitable for engine|105,164|0.32%|18,364|1.89|0.6|
|0703|<br>Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks...e|98,575|0.30%|10,652|1.36|10.0|
|2716|Electrical energy|94,784|0.29%|16,424|1.58|1.3|
|2905|Acyclic alcohols and their halogena|91,919|0.28%|13,157|1.48|1.8|
|3307|Shaving preparations, personal deod|84,953|0.26%|17,709|1.58|3.1|

Source: Author's calculations based on WITS-Comtrade database Figures 8 and 9 below show real exports and product income for the top 10 exports. The general trend is upwards especially after the year 2000. Product income seems to be increasing for some products and is somewhat flat for others. Notice that, as shown in Figure 9, there is only one product with product income higher than the 2004 mean throughout the period; all others have product income smaller than the Argentine export income.

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