Table A.8. World trade: rates of growth of volumes, 1988-1998
(Annual percentage change)
| |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997a |
1998b |
| World tradec |
8.0 |
7.0 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
4.3 |
10.2 |
8.8 |
5.3 |
9.4 |
7 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Volume of exports |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Developed market economies |
8.1 |
7.0 |
4.9 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
9.3 |
7.4 |
4.1 |
8.6 |
6½ |
| of which: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| North America |
15.8 |
7.8 |
6.6 |
5.0 |
6.8 |
4.8 |
10.0 |
9.4 |
5.8 |
11.7 |
7½ |
| Western Europe |
6.2 |
7.4 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
* 2.2 |
10.6 |
7.5 |
3.9 |
6.7 |
6½ |
| Japan |
5.9 |
4.3 |
5.3 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
-2.4 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
11.6 |
2¾ |
| Economies in transition |
4.6 |
-1.4 |
-9.7 |
-18.4 |
8.2 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Eastern Europe |
4.3 |
-2.9 |
-6.2 |
-9.3 |
-0.1 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Former USSR |
4.9 |
0.1 |
-13.0 |
-27.7 |
19.1 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Developing countries |
9.2 |
9.5 |
7.2 |
11.1 |
9.6 |
8.8 |
13.5 |
14.8 |
6.5 |
11.1 |
8½ |
| of which: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Latin America & Caribbean |
7.5 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
10.3 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
9.3 |
12.9 |
9¼ |
| Africa |
2.7 |
8.0 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
7.8 |
9.4 |
6.6 |
6½ |
| Western Asia |
5.1 |
9.6 |
5.3 |
3.8 |
11.5 |
6.6 |
8.2 |
5.8 |
8.7 |
6.1 |
6 |
| South & East Asia |
12.8 |
11.6 |
7.4 |
16.0 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
14.6 |
18.2 |
5.8 |
10.7 |
8½ |
| China |
10.0 |
8.8 |
14.3 |
18.4 |
15.8 |
6.8 |
31.0 |
20.7 |
2.1 |
20.7 |
11 |
| Fuel exporters |
1.6 |
12.2 |
12.2 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
8.9 |
13.5 |
5.6 |
7½ |
| Non-fuel exporters |
9.2 |
9.6 |
6.4 |
13.0 |
10.9 |
8.7 |
14.9 |
18.3 |
5.1 |
12.7 |
9 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Volume of imports |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Developed market economies |
7.3 |
7.0 |
4.5 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
10.9 |
7.5 |
4.7 |
9.2 |
6½ |
| of which: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| North America |
5.1 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
-0.9 |
7.9 |
9.6 |
12.9 |
7.8 |
5.6 |
14.6 |
7¼ |
| Western Europe |
6.7 |
7.9 |
6.3 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
-2.9 |
9.2 |
6.3 |
4.2 |
6.6 |
6 |
| Japan |
17.9 |
7.9 |
5.7 |
4.0 |
-0.4 |
2.9 |
13.6 |
12.5 |
3.4 |
6.3 |
7 |
| Economies in transition |
-1.3 |
2.7 |
0.9 |
-5.6 |
-15.0 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Eastern Europe |
3.3 |
0.2 |
-8.8 |
2.4 |
5.8 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Former USSR |
-5.8 |
5.3 |
10.6 |
-12.2 |
-35.0 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Developing countries |
11.9 |
7.7 |
4.6 |
15.8 |
12.8 |
15.1 |
9.5 |
9.0 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
7¾ |
| of which: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Latin America & Caribbean |
9.6 |
4.9 |
9.4 |
20.8 |
22.5 |
10.8 |
14.4 |
4.2 |
8.4 |
20.3 |
10 |
| Africa |
6.0 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
-2.2 |
6.8 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
8.4 |
6½ |
| Western Asia |
-3.7 |
-5.4 |
7.2 |
18.8 |
13.7 |
7.4 |
-12.5 |
9.1 |
10.4 |
3.8 |
6¾ |
| South & East Asia |
20.3 |
14.8 |
6.4 |
17.1 |
9.6 |
17.3 |
14.9 |
12.5 |
7.7 |
9.7 |
6 |
| China |
15.5 |
7.7 |
-16.1 |
21.5 |
23.2 |
36.4 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
11.2 |
14.5 |
15½ |
| Fuel exporters |
1.7 |
-1.5 |
6.9 |
21.0 |
14.1 |
4.3 |
-1.5 |
-3.2 |
11.7 |
16.1 |
8¼ |
| Non-fuel exporters |
13.9 |
11.1 |
3.0 |
15.1 |
12.8 |
19.2 |
12.0 |
11.5 |
8.0 |
10.2 |
7½ |
Source: UN/DESA, based in part on data of regional commissions of the United
Nations and IMF.
* Indicates discontinuity in the series.
a Preliminary estimates.
b Forecast, based in part on Project LINK.
c Average of the growth rates of the volume of world exports and imports. Home | Search | Parliament || Governments | Regions | Issues
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