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NEWS: 2000 PRESS RELEASES
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BACKGROUND DATA
Agricultural products share in trade, by region, 1998
3. Agricultural products share in trade, by region, 1998
Exports |
Imports |
Exports |
Imports |
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Share in total merchandise trade, % |
Share in primary products trade, % |
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World | 10.5 |
10.5 |
World | 52.4 |
52.4 |
North America | 11.1 |
6.6 |
North America | 65.8 |
43.7 |
Latin America | 23.8 |
10.8 |
Latin America | 56.5 |
59.4 |
Western Europe | 10.1 |
11.3 |
Western Europe | 66.1 |
58.3 |
C./E. Europe/Baltic States/CIS | 11.7 |
13.2 |
C./E. Europe/Baltic States/CIS | 29.7 |
49.8 |
Africa | 19.5 |
17.0 |
Africa | 31.8 |
67.5 |
Middle East | 4.3 |
13.1 |
Middle East | 6.1 |
70.5 |
Asia | 7.7 |
11.3 |
Asia | 54.4 |
44.7 |
Source: WTO Annual Report 1999, table IV.5, includes intra-EU trade