| Table
2 - Growth of Merchandise Trade |
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(Average Annual Percent Growth) |
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Volume of Trade1 |
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Export |
Import |
| Region
and Country |
1980-90 |
1990-95 |
1980-90 |
1990-95 |
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| Selected
East Asia |
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Japan |
5.02 |
0.44 |
6.50 |
4.03 |
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South Korea |
13.68 |
7.40 |
11.24 |
7.68 |
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China |
11.42 |
14.28 |
9.98 |
24.79 |
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Taiwan |
11.62 |
5.87 |
12.77 |
14.15 |
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Hong Kong |
15.42 |
15.30 |
11.03 |
15.81 |
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| South-East
Asia |
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Malaysia |
11.53 |
17.80 |
6.01 |
15.66 |
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Indonesia |
5.29 |
21.30 |
1.16 |
9.13 |
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Philippines |
2.89 |
10.16 |
2.43 |
15.17 |
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Singapore |
12.15 |
16.15 |
8.61 |
12.12 |
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Thailand |
14.32 |
21.60 |
12.09 |
12.75 |
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| Comparative
Values |
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Low & middle
income |
3.04 |
7.19 |
0.18 |
11.45 |
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East Asia &
Pacific |
9.32 |
17.81 |
7.07 |
16.97 |
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High income |
5.24 |
5.40 |
6.20 |
4.61 |
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World |
4.71 |
6.01 |
4.94 |
5.83 |
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| Source:
World Bank, World Development Indicators CD-ROM, February 1997 |
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| Notes: 1Growth
rates calculated from values in constant US dollars. |
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