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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific, 2000

PART ONE: RECENT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS I. GLOBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ESCAP REGION Go to:
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Table I.2. External trade of selected economies, 1997-1999 (Billions of US dollars)


Exports Imports


1997 1998 1999
(Jan.-Sep.)
1997 1998 1999
(Jan.-Sep.)

World 5 377 5 324 4 072 5 462 5 389 4 190
Developed economies 3 610 3 622 2 790 3 609 3 687 2 910
Japan
421 388 302 389 281 221
Developing economies 1 558 1 499 1 140 1 611 1 463 1 121
ASEAN
330 303 249 336 254 209
China
183 184 83a 142 140 75a
Hong Kong, China
188 174 126 209 184 130
India
34 34 17a 41 43 21a
Republic of Korea
136 132 102 145 93 84

Source: United Nations, Monthly Bulletin of Statistics, January 2000.

a January-June.


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