JETRO WHITE PAPER ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE 1999 

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Rate of Growth in World Trade in Goods

 

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

% change in world trade (volume)

4.9

4.5

3.9

9.9

10.3

6.4

10.6

3.0

3.9

5.9

% growth in exports (volume)

Industrialized countries

5.6

4.7

3.0

9.6

9.5

5.8

11.2

3.4

2.7

5.6

Developing countries

5.5

9.7

7.8

13.5

12.4

8.8

11.1

1.5

4.3

5.5

% growth in imports (volume)

Industrialized countries

4.0

4.8

2.4

11.1

9.5

6.0

11.0

4.6

5.2

5.9

Developing countries

5.4

12.9

9.9

6.1

12.9

8.0

7.5

-3.0

3.1

6.5

% change in world trade prices

U.S. dollars

-2.0

2.1

-4.2

2.4

8.6

-1.3

-6.5

-4.3

NA

1.8

SDIRs

-2.8

-0.8

-3.4

-0.2

2.5

3.2

-1.3

-2.9

-1.0

1.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: IMF forecasts for 1999 and 2000

Trends in Value of Global Exports
(Units: US$ billion, %)

 

1995

1996

1997

1998

% change

Share

World

5,099

5,310

5,536

5,438

-1.8

100.0

Industrialized countries

3,470

3,561

3,641

3,657

0.4

67.2

U.S.

585

625

689

682

-0.9

12.6

Japan

443

411

421

388

-7.8

7.1

EU15

2,062

2,121

02,117

2,187

3.3

40.2

   France

287

288

290

305

5.3

5.6

   Germany

524

524

512

541

5.5

9.9

   Italy

234

252

240

242

0.8

4.5

   Netherlands

196

197

195

200

2.4

3.7

   Spain

92

102

104

109

4.7

2.0

   U.K

242

261

282

272

-3.5

5.0

Developing countries

1,629

1,750

1,895

1,781

-6.0

32.8

East Asia

 871 907 968 915 -5.5 16.8

    Asian NIEs

529

551

571

527

 -7.7 9.7

      R.O.K.

125

130

136

132

2.8

2.4

     Taiwan

112

116

121

110

-8.9

2.0

     Hong Kong

174

181

188

174

-7.5

3.2

     Singapore

118

125

125

110

-12.1

2.0

   ASEAN4

193

204

215

204

-4.8

3.8

     Malaysia

74

78

79

73

-6.9

1.3

     Thailand

56

56

58

54

-5.4

1.0

     Philippines

18

20

25

28

10.7

0.5

     Indonesia

45

50

53

49

-8.6

0.9

   China

149

151

183

184

0.4

3.4

Latin America

223

249

278

275

- 1.1

5.1

Middle East

156

182

183

NA

NA

NA

Africa

91

107

152

120

-21.1

2.2

Russia, Central and Eastern Europe

233

251

260

252

-3.2

4.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trends in Value of Global Imports
(Units: US$ billion, %)

 

1995

1996

1997

1998

% change

Share

World

5,125

5,372

5,588

5.377

-3.8

100.0

Industrialized countries

3,426

3,550

3,637

3,719

2.3

69.2

U.S.

771

822

899

944

5.0

17.6

Japan

336

349

339

280

-17.2

5.2

EU15

1,964

2,011

2,009

2,101

4.6

39.1

France

275

278

270

288

6.7

5.3

Germany

464

459

446

467

4.9

8.7

Italy

206

208

210

216

2.7

4.0

Netherlands

177

181

178

185

3.9

3.4

Spain

115

122

123

133

8.5

2.5

U.K

264

286

311

314

0.9

5.8

Developing countries

1,699

1,822

1,951

1,658

-15.0

30.8
East Asia 903 948 964 787 -18.3 14.6

Asian NIEs

556

582

600

487

-18.7

9.1

R.O.K.

135

150

145

93

-35.5

1.7

Taiwan

104

101

114

105

-8.0

1.9

Hong Kong

193

199

209

185

-11.6

3.4

Singapore

125

131

132

105

- 20.9

1.9

ASEAN4

217

228

222

159

-28.2

3.0

Malaysia

78

78

 79

58

-26.2

1.1

Thailand

71

72

 63

43

-31.6

0.8

Philippines

28

34

 38

31

-19.8

0.6

Indonesia

41

43

 42

27

- 34.4

0.5

China

129

139

 142

140

-1.3

2.6

Latin America

221

245

293

NA

NA

NA

Middle East

149

155

162

NA

NA

NA

Africa

102

101

138

143

3.5

2.7

Russia, Central and Eastern Europe

250

297

319

NA

NA

NA