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Appendix
Table 2 Leading exporters and importers in world merchandise trade (excluding European Union intra-trade), 1998 (Billion dollars and percentage) |
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Rank |
EXPORTERS |
Value (f.o.b.) |
Share |
Change |
Rank |
IMPORTERS |
Value (c.i.f) |
Share |
Change |
1 |
European Union (15) |
813.8 |
20.3 |
0 |
1 |
United States |
944.6 |
22.5 |
5 |
2 |
United States |
683.0 |
17.0 |
-1 |
2 |
European Union (15) |
801.4 |
19.1 |
6 |
3 |
Japan |
388.0 |
9.7 |
-8 |
3 |
Japan |
280.5 |
6.7 |
-17 |
4 |
Canada |
214.3 |
5.3 |
-1 |
4 |
Canada |
205.0 |
4.9 |
2 |
5 |
China |
183.8 |
4.6 |
1 |
5 |
Hong Kong, China |
188.7 |
4.5 |
-12 |
6 |
Hong Kong, China |
174.1 |
4.3 |
-7 |
retained importsa |
38.9 |
0.9 |
-26 |
|
domestic exports |
24.3 |
0.6 |
-11 |
6 |
China |
140.2 |
3.3 |
-2 |
|
7 |
Korea, Rep. of |
133.2 |
3.3 |
-2 |
7 |
Mexico |
128.9 |
3.1 |
14 |
8 |
Mexico |
117.5 |
2.9 |
6 |
8 |
Chinese Taipei |
104.2 |
2.5 |
-9 |
9 |
Chinese Taipei |
109.9 |
2.7 |
-9 |
9 |
Singapore |
101.5 |
2.4 |
-23 |
10 |
Singapore |
109.8 |
2.7 |
-12 |
retained importsa |
54.9 |
1.3 |
-31 |
|
domestic exports |
63.3 |
1.6 |
-13 |
10 |
Korea, Rep. of |
93.3 |
2.2 |
-35 |
|
11 |
Switzerland |
78.7 |
2.0 |
3 |
11 |
Switzerland |
80.0 |
1.9 |
5 |
12 |
Malaysia |
73.3 |
1.8 |
-7 |
12 |
Australia |
64.7 |
1.5 |
-2 |
13 |
Russian Fed.b |
56.2 |
1.4 |
-16 |
13 |
Brazil |
61.0 |
1.5 |
-6 |
14 |
Australia |
55.9 |
1.4 |
-11 |
14 |
Malaysia |
58.5 |
1.4 |
-26 |
15 |
Thailand |
53.6 |
1.3 |
-7 |
15 |
Poland |
48.0 |
1.1 |
13 |
16 |
Brazil |
51.0 |
1.3 |
-3 |
16 |
Turkey |
46.4 |
1.1 |
-4 |
17 |
Indonesia |
48.8 |
1.2 |
-9 |
17 |
Russian Fed.b |
44.7 |
1.1 |
-18 |
18 |
Norway |
39.6 |
1.0 |
-18 |
18 |
India |
42.9 |
1.0 |
4 |
19 |
Saudi Arabia |
38.8 |
1.0 |
-35 |
19 |
Thailand |
41.8 |
1.0 |
-33 |
20 |
India |
33.2 |
0.8 |
-3 |
20 |
Norway |
36.2 |
0.9 |
1 |
21 |
Philippines |
29.3 |
0.7 |
17 |
21 |
Philippines |
32.0 |
0.8 |
-17 |
22 |
Czech Rep. |
26.4 |
0.7 |
16 |
22 |
Argentina |
31.4 |
0.7 |
3 |
23 |
South Africa |
26.3 |
0.7 |
-15 |
23 |
South Africa |
29.3 |
0.7 |
-11 |
24 |
Poland |
26.3 |
0.7 |
2 |
24 |
Israel |
29.1 |
0.7 |
-5 |
25 |
Turkey |
26.1 |
0.7 |
0 |
25 |
Czech Rep.c |
28.8 |
0.7 |
6 |
26 |
Argentina |
25.2 |
0.6 |
-1 |
26 |
Indonesia |
27.4 |
0.7 |
-34 |
27 |
United Arab Emirates |
24.2 |
0.6 |
-16 |
27 |
United Arab Emirates |
27.0 |
0.6 |
-10 |
28 |
Israel |
23.3 |
0.6 |
3 |
28 |
Hungary |
25.8 |
0.6 |
22 |
29 |
Hungary |
22.9 |
0.6 |
20 |
29 |
Saudi Arabia |
23.7 |
0.6 |
-13 |
30 |
Venezuela |
17.2 |
0.4 |
-25 |
30 |
Chile |
18.8 |
0.4 |
-4 |
Total of aboved |
3704.0 |
92.2 |
-4 |
Total of aboved |
3786.0 |
90.1 |
-4 |
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Worldd |
4018.0 |
100.0 |
-4 |
Worldd |
4200.0 |
100.0 |
-3 |
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