Table 3 Value of exports and imports

Oil imports (fuels and lubricants) accounted for 7 per cent of the total value of merchandize imports in 1995, as compared with 19.3 per cent in 1979.

The total value of rough diamond imports reached almost US 32 billion, and 56,791 KP Certificates were issued.

It is worth noting that South Africa imports oilcake and glycerol to a value of over 1 billion rand per annum.

The value of merchandise imports went up by 14.0 per cent from US  1,204 million in 2002 to US  1,388 million in 2003.

They will also indicate whether or not there has been a growth or decline in the value of imports and exports over a period of years.

And in the food sector, declining incomes may cause change in consumption patterns towards more traditional diets, thus reducing the imports of high value products.

UNCTAD research shows that the international transport costs for imports of landlocked African countries account for an average of 20.7 per cent of the value of the imports, as compared with the world average of 5.1 per cent and the average of African countries of 12.7 per cent.

Imports

Imports

Imports

Therefore, export losses should be estimated net of the value of redirected exports and net of the cost of imports that the affected country would have used to produce the corresponding exports.

Rice imports

In a bid to revigorate the agricultural sector and agriculture based industries, the Government banned imports of certain products allowed imports of others only during certain periods allowed imports of products needed by local industries and raised tariffs on imports of products.

When the dollar falls in value, as it has, Ukraine s very open economy imports inflation. In the last year, the dollar s value dropped by 12 against the euro, which is a more important currency than the dollar in Ukraine s foreign trade.

When the dollar falls in value, as it has, Ukraine s very open economy imports inflation. In the last year, the dollar s value dropped by 12 against the euro, which is a more important currency than the dollar in Ukraine s foreign trade.

Asian energy imports more than tripled between 1985 and 1997, reaching 13 percent of world energy imports.

Imports of arms and related material

(d) Dependence on imported commercial energy imports of commercial energy expressed as a percentage of imports plus production of commercial energy, or imports of fuel as a percentage to gross national product (GNP)

(c) Imports exports

Illegal Imports Detected

Mining equipment imports

Imports MSVC projects

Although the total value of imports and exports fell year on year, the export data enjoyed growth. This is the fifth consecutive month for export to achieve growth since March this year.

(b) Unusually high imports in 2003, compensating for unusually low imports in previous year

Let's take food imports.

Energy imports exports (petajoules)

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This has been for example the case of imports of beef and groundnut products into the US and shoe imports into Japan.

Imports consisted mostly of food, machinery and fuel.

Exports cover only 13 per cent of imports.

He also volunteered the information that 20 per cent of the value of imports went directly into the coffers of FAPC, and that FAPC had diverted up to 70 per cent of all territorial tax revenue for 2004.

The increase in inflation that usually occurs when the economy reaches such employment levels has been temporarily postponed by the decline in the price of oil and by the 20 rise in the value of the dollar. The stronger dollar not only lowers the cost of imports, but also puts downward pressure on the prices of domestic products that compete with imports.

The Markets for the Comoros traditional exports have been weak and this development was marked, in 1996, by a further drop in earnings from commodity exports and by a decrease in the value of imports.

Four developing countries in East and South East Asia, i.e. China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, supplied more than 50 per cent of the value of developed countries' total imports of EEE (excluding intra EU trade) in 2002.

Imports exceeded exports last year.

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(b) Page 43 (Imports, Peru)

THAILAND IMPORTS Reporting country Thailand

No pre shipment inspection of petroleum and rice imports

Bermuda imports 90 per cent of its food requirements.

Imports of goods and services (inc. GAZODUC amp MISKAR)

Imports of goods and services (excl. GAZODUC amp MISKAR)

Similarly, losses on the import side may include undelivered regular merchandise imports, particularly if no alternative suppliers are available (imports foregone) lost or suspended imports on concessionary terms, especially at subsidized prices outstanding orders for future imports for which payment has already been made and terminated or suspended import of services.

quot Food imports practically doubled from 1.3 million tons in 1990 to 2.1 million in 1992, particularly imports of cereals and grains...This highlights the situation of small producers, for they are the major contributors to farm output, which takes a little over half their production, accounts for 62.7 per cent of the cultivated area, and contributes 58.6 per cent of the value of production quot .