17-6 Value of Imports and Exports by Category of Commodities (Customs Statistics)

(USD 100 million)

Categories of Commodities

1998

 

1999

 

 

Exports

Imports

Exports

Imports

 

 

 

 

 

          Total Value                       

1838.09

1402.37

1949.31

1656.99

  Live Animals & Animal Products        

38.42

10.55

38.14

17.29

  Live Animals                          

4.41

0.55

3.85

0.65

  Meat and Edible Haslets               

8.40

1.43

6.91

4.99

  Fish; Shellfish; Molluscs and Other   

         

         

 

 

    Aquatic Invertebrates                

17.36

6.66

19.47

8.83

  Dairy Products; Eggs; Natural Honey;  

        

         

 

 

    Other Edible Animal Products         

1.75

0.89

1.64

1.64

  Vegetables; Fruits and Cereals        

49.22

25.02

45.70

26.68

  Edible Vegetables; Roots and Stem Tubers

14.83

0.71

15.19

0.83

  Edible Fruits and Nuts; Muskmelon and 

        

         

 

 

    Orange Peels                         

4.35

2.42

4.25

2.58

  Coffee; Tea and Spices                

5.20

0.20

4.89

0.19

  Cereals                                

14.94

6.96

11.35

4.97

  Oil Seeds and Kernels and Oleaginous  Fruits; Other

        

         

 

 

     Seeds and Kernels and Fruits; Plants for Industrial         

        

         

 

 

      and Medicinal Use; Straws and Forage

7.54

13.45

8.05

16.38

  Animal and Vegetable Oils; Fats and   

        

         

 

 

    Wax; Refined Edible Oils and Fats    

3.28

14.88

1.41

13.59

  Food; Beverages; Liquor and Vinegar;  

        

         

 

 

    Tobacco and Tobacco Substitutes      

42.85

19.47

43.26

12.86

  Meat; Fish and Shellfish Products     

        

         

 

 

    Mollusks and Other Aquatic Products  

12.23

0.07

13.86

0.12

  Sugar and Sugar Products              

1.83

1.71

1.40

1.82

  Cereals; Grain; Starches or Milk and  

        

         

 

 

    Pastry  Products                     

2.62

0.15

2.90

0.48

  Products of Vegetables; Fruits and Nuts

10.31

0.24

11.26

0.43

  Beverages; Liquor and Vinegar         

4.45

0.75

4.57

1.23

  Tobacco;Products of Tobacco & Tobacco Substitutes

5.78

1.06

3.36

0.87

  Minerals                              

65.08

93.37

58.54

115.78

  Salt; Sulphur; Clay and Rock; Plaster 

        

         

 

 

    Stone; Lime and Cement               

12.52

2.56

11.18

4.50

  Ore; Slag and Mortar                  

0.80

22.89

0.77

21.98

  Mineral Fuels; Lubricants; Asphalt;   

        

         

 

 

    Mineral Wax                          

51.76

67.92

46.59

89.30

  Chemicals and Related Products        

96.54

110.35

100.04

160.40

  Organic Chemicals                     

34.09

34.90

36.24

55.25

  Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 

6.93

3.86

6.23

6.28

  Fertilizers                           

1.60

25.06

2.30

22.48

  Tanning and Dyeing Extracts; Tannic Acid; Coloring  

        

         

 

 

      and Dyeing Materials; Paint and Lacquer;

        

         

 

 

      Putty; Ink and Printing Ink   

9.71

10.69

9.63

12.98

  Essential Oils and Perfumed Materials; Cosmetics

3.00

0.86

2.91

1.28

  Plastics and Related Products;Rubber  

 

 

 

 

    and Related Products                 

61.74

115.74

63.00

130.78

  Plastics and Related Products         

51.61

104.60

51.23

116.09

  Rubber and Related Products           

10.13

11.14

11.77

14.69

  Raw Hides; Leather; Furs and Related  

        

         

 

 

    Products; Saddle; Travel Articles;   

        

         

 

 

    Handbags and Similar Containers      

59.14

24.29

58.83

25.13

  Raw Hides and Leather                 

3.66

22.53

3.60

23.28

  Leather Products; Saddle; Travel Articles; Handbags

        

         

 

 

     and Similar Containers

52.66

0.31

52.36

0.30

  Furs; Artificial Furs and Related Products

2.82

1.45

2.87

1.45

  Wood and Wooden Products; Charcoal; Cork

        

         

 

 

    and Related Products; Straws; Plaited 

        

         

 

 

    Products; Baskets and Wickerwork     

18.31

19.82

21.77

29.41

  Paper Pulp and Cellulose Pulp; Paper and

        

         

 

 

    Waste Paper; Paperboard and Related Products

13.45

50.11

12.92

59.30

  Paper Pulp and Cellulose Pulp; Paper  

        

         

 

 

    and Paper Board Waste                

0.10

10.95

0.04

16.60

  Paper and Paperboad; Articles of Paper Pulp or

9.91

36.05

9.25

39.82

     Paper and Paperboad Products

 

 

 

 

  Textile Materials and Products        

404.77

143.90

412.70

139.23

  Natural Silk                          

7.50

1.39

7.55

1.24

  Wool; Wool Yarn and Woolen Woven  Fabrics            

        

         

 

 

                          

7.60

11.76

9.64

12.62

  Cotton                                

28.10

25.81

32.91

23.56

  Other Textile Fiber; Yarn and Related 

        

         

 

 

    Woven Fabrics                        

4.01

2.53

3.83

1.99

  Chemical Fiber; Continuous Filament   

9.22

33.42

8.32

31.10

  Chemical Fiber; Staple Fiber          

24.30

28.46

23.08

25.97

  Wadding; Felt and Adhesive-Bond Fabrics;

        

         

 

 

    Special Yarn; Thread; Rope; Cable and Related Products

2.89

3.47

2.58

3.55

  Carpets and Related Products          

4.42

0.22

4.21

0.23

  Special Woven Fabrics; Lace; Embroidery

        

         

 

 

 

7.76

5.04

6.11

5.76

  Coated Textiles; Textile Products for 

        

         

 

 

    Industrial Use                       

2.16

9.53

2.62

10.47

  Knitwear and Crocheted Fabrics        

9.17

11.62

9.77

11.83

  Knitted or Crocheted Garments & Clothing Accessories         

115.37

2.92

117.54

3.34

  Garments Not Knitted or Crocheted     

155.73

7.38

155.73

7.24

  Other Textile Products; Secondhand Garments

        

         

 

 

                                 

26.54

0.35

28.81

0.33

  Footwear; Headgear; Umbrellas; Canes; Whips;

        

         

 

 

     Processed Feather; Artificial Flowers; Wigs  

102.70

3.77

105.63

3.80

  Parts of Footwear; Gaiters            

83.90

2.91

86.79

3.06

  Headgear And Accessories              

4.79

0.05

5.02

0.05

  Umbrellas; Canes; Whips and Accessories

6.33

0.41

5.73

0.24

  Processed Feathers and Related Products;

        

         

 

 

    Artificial Flowers; Wigs             

7.68

0.40

8.09

0.45

  Gypsum; Cement; Asbestos; Mica; Ceramic Glass

        

         

 

 

                                   

31.83

11.48

34.13

13.06

  Gypsum; Cement; Asbestos; Mica and Related Products    

        

         

 

 

                        

7.78

2.62

8.24

2.32

  Ceramics                              

16.63

1.14

17.23

0.97

  Glass and Glassware                   

7.42

7.72

8.66

9.77

  Natural or Cultivated Pearls; Precious  or Semi-Precious

        

         

 

 

    Stones; Jewelery of Precious Metal or Rolled

        

         

 

 

     Precious Metal; Artificial Jewelery; Coins

20.95

12.35

25.28

20.63

  Base Metals and Related Products      

126.28

124.67

125.78

150.93

  Iron and Steel                        

24.77

58.45

20.44

71.63

  Iron and Steel Products               

41.91

18.35

43.52

15.90

  Copper and Related Products           

6.54

22.28

6.19

30.86

  Nickel and Related Products           

0.89

1.04

0.85

1.13

  Aluminium and Related Products        

10.08

15.52

8.29

21.39

  Lead and Related Products             

1.48

0.14

2.46

0.12

  Zinc and Related Products             

4.44

1.58

5.90

1.85

  Tin and Related Products              

3.03

0.64

3.60

0.75

  Machinery; Electric Equipment and Accessories;

        

         

 

 

     Recorders; Videorecorder and Accessories

        

         

 

 

                         

436.15

509.85

520.85

630.70

  Locomotives; Vehicles; Aircraft; Ship and Related

        

         

 

 

    Transportation Equipment 

63.92

55.91

65.82

60.11

  Rail Locomotives; Tramcars and  Accessories; Fixed      

        

         

 

 

    Track Equipment; Signal Equipment for Transportation 

        

          

 

 

      

18.21

2.24

16.09

2.10

  Vehicles and Related Parts and  Accessories

        

         

 

 

                            

22.71

20.03

27.87

23.73

  Aircraft; Spacecraft and Parts Thereof

4.40

31.76

5.68

31.75

  Ships and Related Products            

18.60

1.88

16.18

2.53

  Optical; Photographic; Film; Measuring and Checking

        

         

 

 

     and Medical Instruments  and Equipment; Precision

        

         

 

 

      Instruments and Equipment; Clocks; Musical

 

 

 

 

     Instruments;  Related Parts and Accessories

65.62

49.27

68.84

59.04

  Others                                

137.84

7.57

146.67

8.07