CHINA: INTERNATIONAL TRADE QUARTERLY REVIEW FOURTH QUARTER, 1979

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China: International Trade
Quarterly Review
Fourth Quarter, 1979
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 Fourth Quarter Trade Developments 1
1979 in Review 2
Whole Plant and Technology Purchases 2
Stop Everything 2
A Hard Look 4
Back on Track, Slowly 4
The Road Ahead 5
Agricultural Imports, Exports Up Sharply 6
Record Level Imports 6
Exports Jump 7
Fertilizer Imports Down 7
Nitrogen Imports Off Sharply 7
Phosphorous Imports Down, Potassium Up 8
Prospects: Large, Stable Imports 8
Exports, f.o.b., by Area and Country 9
Imports, f.o.b., by Area and Country 11
Trade Balances, f.o.b., by Area and Country, 13
Exports and Imports 15
Exports to Japan 16
Imports From Japan 17
Exports to United States 18
Imports From United States 19
Yuan/US Dollar Exchange Rate 20
Contracts for Whole-Plant and Technology Imports 21
Value of Agricultural Trade 31
Volume of Agricultural Trade 32
I. Exports
2. Imports
3. Trade Balance
4. Trade in Agricultural Products
 China: International Trade
Quarterly Review
Fourth Quarter, 1979
Chinese imports kept pace with exports in the fourth
quarter, despite a sharp decrease in steel purchases.
Imports of $4 billion were 15 percent above third-
quarter levels. Surprisingly large agricultural pur-
chases-particularly cotton-prevented a decline in
imports.
The United States was a major beneficiary: US exports
leaped to $638 million from $377 million in the
previous quarter, making the United States second
only to Japan as a supplier of goods to China. Japan's
exports to China increased by $133 million, as
shipments of several oil rigs offset a decline in steel
exports, but they remain considerably below first- and
second-quarter levels. Western Europe's exports to
China declined as a consequence of China's shrinking
demand for steel and other industrial goods.
Chinese exports continued to show strong growth in the
fourth quarter. Exports of $4 billion were 14 percent
above third-quarter levels and 33 percent above fourth-
quarter levels in 1978. Burgeoning light industrial
activity in the Chinese counties around Hong Kong
enabled sales to the colony to surpass $900 million, up
20 percent from the third quarter.
The dollar value of sales to Japan was flat despite
sharp price increases. Oil volume declined and for
the year barely missed the 7.6 million metric tons
(150,000 b/d) agreed upon in the China-Japan Long
Term Trade Agreement. Textiles were down sharply
following record second- and third-quarter sales.
Exports to the United States continued to increase-a
decline in clothing exports was counterbalanced by an
increase in petroleum sales-as did exports to Western
Europe.
The number of major plant and technology negotia-
tions increased in the fourth quarter although only one
major contract was signed, for a $312-million tube mill
for the Baoshan steel complex. The lack of a well-
specified economic plan to a large degree caused the
slow pace of the capital import program. A secondary
problem is the continued reluctance of the conservative
bureaucracy to accept the risks associated with debt
financing.
Two important agreements with Japan, however,
illustrate the fundamental changes that are occurring
in Beijing's attitudes toward foreign participation in
the economy. On 6 December 1979 the China National
Oil Corporation signed an agreement with Japan's
National Oil Company (JNOC) for joint exploration
and development of the Bohai Gulf. The JNOC will
provide funds for most of the $250 million-exploration
effort and another $500 million-49 percent-of
expected development costs. China will draw $500
million on an existing line of credit with the Japan
Export-Import Bank to cover all but $20 million of its
51 percent share. JNOC will have rights to 42.5
percent of the oil produced over the next 15 years.
Within a couple of years, similar agreements are
expected with Western oil companies currently con-
ducting free seismological surveys along China's
southern coast.
A few days after the conclusion of the oil agreement,
visiting Japanese Prime Minister Ohira announced in
Beijing the first phase of an aid program which China
had requested. In Japan's fiscal year 1980, 50 billion
yen ($200 million) is to be disbursed toward six
infrastructure projects in China. The projects-three
for improvements to railroads, two related to improve-
ments in port facilities, and one for a hydroelectric
power plant-are designed primarily to increase
China's coal export capabilities. Over the next five to
10 years, as actual contracts for these projects are
signed, Beijing expects to receive $1.5 billion in
Japanese aid; China had originally requested close to
$5 billion. This, along with a small Belgian aid project,
is the first foreign aid China has accepted since the
Russians withdrew their assistance in the early 1960s.
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 1979 was a year of adjustment for Chinese foreign
trade and for the economy as a whole. The year opened
with considerable confusion in the trade bureaucracy.
Record fourth-quarter 1978 and first-quarter 1979
trade deficits strained hard currency reserves and
strengthened the hand of fiscal conservatives in
Beijing. There was an immediate pullback in import
orders, to the point of upsetting relations with foreign
suppliers. These difficulties, however, did not pre-
cipitate calls for a return to autarkic trade policies.
Recognizing the continued need for Western capital
and technology, Beijing implemented a three-pronged
strategy to ensure China's ability to pay. Massive
credits-$27 billion-were lined up in order to draw
out repayments. Export-oriented light industry was
given higher priority, and a new law allowing direct
With trade approximately in balance and billions of
dollars in Western credit lines awaiting Beijing's use,
China's financial situation was improved greatly by
the end of the year. The adjustment process, however,
was not without costs. Only $2 billion of major
Western plant contracts were signed-not much help
in modernizing the economy. Doubts, both domestic
and foreign, about the efficacy of the joint venture law
had prevented any meaningful foreign investment in
China. A major question, yet unanswered, is whether
Beijing can expediently determine its investment and
financing needs. In perhaps the most far-reaching
decision of the year, the State Council agreed to some
experimental moves toward decentralizing foreign
trade authority giving selected provinces, municipal-
ities, and export-oriented firms control over a larger
share of their own foreign exchange earnings.
foreign investment in China was promulgated. A Whole Plant and Technology Purchases
number of administrative changes were made to Beijing concluded only a few major contracts for whole
expedite the new policies (see tables 1-8). plants in 1979. Early in the year, negotiations were
interrupted while Beijing took a closer look at 1978
Import growth slowed immediately and on a quarter- purchases; many newly-signed contracts were sus-
to-quarter basis was relatively flat until the fourth pended. These moves coincided with a major
quarter. For the full year, we estimate that imports reassessment of development strategy which subse-
were up a hefty 44 percent to $14.7 billion.' Imports of quently led to a reordering of investment priorities.
steel-by far the largest import item-fell sharply in Major organizational changes affecting trade and
the second half as Chinese investment priorities finance also added to the confusion and uncertainty
shifted. Imports of cotton, on the other hand, raced surrounding foreign trade work. These changes are still
upward to supply the burgeoning demand for finished working their way through the system. Although broad
textile exports. sectoral priorities are now set, a great deal of
uncertainty still surrounds individual projects. We
Exports, following a seasonal first-quarter decline, expect a marked increase of whole plant purchases
increased steadily, bringing trade into balance in the once these problems are resolved.
second half, after a first-half $1.2 billion deficit. The
yearend total for exports-$13.5 billion-was up 35
percent from 1978.' Textiles, with large volume
increases, and petroleum, with both volume and sharp
price increases, led Chinese export growth (see figures
1, 2, and 3).
' Our import estimate-convertcd into yuan on a quarterly basis and
adjusted to a cost, insurance, and freight basis to correspond to
Chinese practice-is equivalent to 24.8 billion yuan, precisely
Beijing's import target; but it is 3 percent higher than the annual
total (24.3 billion yuan) announced by the PRC.
' This estimate is equivalent to 21.0 billion yuan, slightly less than
the reported figure of 21.2 billion yuan. In either case exports far
surpassed the 19.2 billion yuan ($12.4 billion) goal (see table 9).
Stop Everything. On 15 February, exactly one year
after the signing of the China-Japan Long Term Trade
Agreement, Beijing informed more than 20 Japanese
companies that contracts they had signed with China's
National Technical Import Corporation had failed to
receive Bank of China approval. As a result, the
contracts-valued at more than $2.5 billion-were
suspended while China reexamined the projects and
the financial commitments associated with them.
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 Communist Countries
The move by Beijing was intended partly to pressure
the Japanese into providing long-promised credits, but
it also reflected China's recognition of three other
fundamental problems. Firstly, the signing in 1978 of
$7 billion of cash contracts had left Beijing danger-
ously low on foreign exchange; reserves had fallen to
less than $2 billion by the time Beijing's suspension
obviated the need for further downpayments. Sec-
ondly, the pace of whole plant signings at yearend
1978-more than $3 billion worth in one month-left
planners uncertain about the economic feasibility
of many projects. For example, in the case of petro-
chemical plants, the availability of feedstocks was
questioned. Finally, the suspensions reflected Beijing's
recognition that many of its purchases had not been
directed toward the economy's most pressing needs.
The suspension of contracts was accompanied, with
few exceptions, by a halt in negotiations. Negotiations
with Western oil companies were among the few that
continued unaffected during the early months of 1979.
In April, letters of intent were signed with several US
companies for seismic work in the South China Sea,
and negotiations continued with French, Italian, and
British firms for similar work in the Yellow and Fast
China Seas. Most negotiations for nonferrous metals
projects, iron and steel mlls, and petrochemical plants
were halted abruptly.
 A Hard Look. In the months following, Beijing took
several corrective measures that affected whole-plant
purchases. The first was a reordering of investment
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priorities. Agriculture, light industry, power, building
materials, and transportation were identified as need-
ing greater investment, at the expense of heavy
industry, especially steel. The emphasis in light indus-
try was to go to export-oriented goods such as textiles
and consumer electronics.
Major organizational changes also were made as
Beijing began to delegate decisionmaking authority to
lower levels. Provincial- and even municipal-level
organizations were negotiating small whole-plant con-
tracts.' These organizations, besides assuming respon-
sibility for the profitability of their investments, in
many cases were expected to raise their own financing.
Higher level organizational changes also were made.
The Bank of China, for example, was separated from
The People's Bank to tighten control over foreign
exchange reserves. In addition, the Foreign Exchange
Control Commission was established to supervise
foreign currency borrowing. The changes were in-
tended to prevent financial crises similar to the one
that occurred in February.
Back on Track, Slowly. Acquisitions of whole plants
resumed in late May with the reinstatement of several
of the suspended Japanese contracts. The
reinstatement followed Tokyo's offer of $10 billion of
credits to help finance future whole-plant deals. By
July, all of the Japanese contracts, except one for a
300,000 ton-per-year ethylene plant which was can-
celed, had been signed and approved. Of the reinstated
contracts, those for the Baoshan steel mill were the
only ones placed on a credit basis. The remaining
contracts, like all others signed in 1978, called for cash
payments.
Negotiations also increased by midyear. The direction
of the talks reflected Beijing's new priorities. For
example, discussions of thermal and hydropower
projects began almost immediately. But foreign steel
firms that in late 1978 had been negotiating contracts
worth more than $20 billion were informed that most
' Beijing has yet to define publicly the buying limits placed on lower
level organizations. Western traders, however, have said that some
provincial-level authorities may negotiate deals as large as $100
million. Most municipal authorities have lower spending limits.
 of these projects were being shelved indefinitely.
Beijing also began seeking foreigners willing to pur-
chase equity shares in light industry projects under
China's new joint venture law.
Despite the quickened pace of negotiations for major
equipment, contract signings by yearend 1979
amounted to only about $2 billion. This was particu-
larly disappointing to Westerners and Japanese who
expected purchases to increase after they agreed to
provide China with over $27 billion in credits. Among
foreign exporters West German firms were the most
successful in 1979, participating in two major projects
worth nearly half a billion dollars. French firms share
one of these projects and also are involved in an
important high-voltage power transmission project. A
Belgian consortium will handle a third major contract
worth perhaps $200 million. Japan's share of 1979
whole-plant business amounted to 18 percent, unlike
1978 when purchases from Japan accounted for 64
percent of the total orders ? (see table 10).
Several factors accounted for the decline in value of
1979 contract signings. Organizational changes made
early in the year probably slowed the decisionmaking
process. Provincial- and municipal-level organizations,
unaccustomed to dealing with foreign businessmen and
unfamiliar with bureaucratic procedures, experienced
problems in arranging major equipment orders. Re-
ports also indicate that the central trade bureaucracies
have been reluctant to yield authority to provincial-
level units. Beijing's attempts to make beneficiaries of
major projects find the foreign exchange necessary to
finance the projects also may have slowed progress.
Another factor that may have held back whole-plant
purchases was the continued presence of a small
radical element in the Politburo. Although the
Dengists generally had managed to consolidate their
power, media propagandists still felt a need to criticize
those who failed to recognize the importance of
technology imports-suggesting continued opposition
to import policies.
4In addition, an aid package to help China build or modernize two
harbors, three railroad lines, and a hydropower plant will cost Tokyo
$200 million in fiscal 1980 and an undetermined amount in the
future. The aid package could result in considerable future sales of
Japanese machinery and equipment. A preliminary agreement for
offshore oil exploration could further increase Japan's share in
future equipment experts to China.
Although few contracts have been signed, recent
purchases reflect a Beijing that now is more organized
and systematic in its decisionmaking. Instead of
purchasing facilities as independent units without
providing for upstream and downstream processes,
more projects are being considered as systems that
require inputs and downstream handling facilities. The
growing number of design and engineering contracts
also exemplifies Beijing's modified approach to tech-
nology imports. Rather than purchasing an entire new
bulldozer plant, for example, Beijing has contracted
with a major Japanese manufacturer to modify two
plants; similarly, a British firm is to help renovate a
Guangzhou shipyard.
The RoadAhead. China's continued efforts throughout
1979 to line up low-interest foreign credits bode well
for future plant and technology imports. Although
problems from organizational and procedural changes
made in 1979 probably will hold purchases to a modest
level this year, we expect imports to increase. Beijing's
recognition that Western equipment and technology
are essential to the modernization effort presages
future purchases on the scale of those in 1978.
Future purchases are likely to reflect lessons learned
before the readjustment decisions in early 1979.
Repeated imports of identical sets of equipment,
common in 1978, should occur much less frequently. In
the next few years sizable contracts for technology and
managerial expertise will enable China to duplicate
Western and Japanese machinery. In addition, Beijing
will put greater emphasis on updating existing facili-
ties and equipment rather than purchasing expensive
whole plants.
Light industry and infrastructure projects will remain
the focal point of China's whole-plant program over
the next few years. Tourism's ability to generate
foreign exchange makes hotel construction an
attractive proposition. Plans to build expensive, multi-
storied, luxury hotels using mostly imported materials
now call for smaller, economy-class hotels constructed
 with materials produced domestically. Beijing also will
continue to tap Western technology in the oil and coal
industries, but production data will not reflect this
effort until at least the mid-1980s. Negotiations for
nonferrous metals projects, which ended in early 1979,
have resumed. Both domestic demand and export
potential probably will make nonferrous metals manu-
facturing a high priority as soon as the requisite
infrastructure is in place.
Although hundreds of compensation deals reportedly
have been signed, progress on joint ventures has been
and probably will continue to be slow. Foreign
investors are wary of China's vague joint venture law
and the absence of supporting legislation that would
clarify Beijing's position on issues like taxes and. profit
remittances. When Beijing deals with these problems
interest in joint ventures should increase, particularly
among overseas Chinese.
Agricultural Imports, Exports Up Sharply
Despite another sharp increase in imports of agricul-
tural commodities, China's surplus from its agricul-
tural trade grew in 1979, helping to offset the growing
deficit in nonagricultural trade. Imports of farm
products increased by 34 percent, but a 25-percent
increase in exports raised the agricultural surplus to an
estimated $940 million.
Beijing's revised growth strategy has reinforced the
post-1976 trends in farm trade, characterized by
rapidly rising imports and strong export growth. The
Chinese decision early last year to further improve
living standards has encouraged imports of foodstuffs;
and the decision to strengthen export performance has
led to higher imports of cotton for the domestic textile
industry. The United States has emerged as a major
beneficiary of both decisions; last year China was the
ninth largest importer of US agricultural products,
taking 3 percent of US farm exports.
Record Level Imports. Record volume imports of grain
and cotton, a large volume increase in soybean imports,
and generally higher world prices for agricultural
commodities are responsible for the dollar growth in
agricultural imports during 1979 (see tables 11 and
12). Imports of two other important commodities,
sugar and vegetable oils, remained at very high levels.
The sharp increase in imports last year continues the
trend since the leadership change in 1976. Imports of
farm products grew by 33 percent in 1977,' 21 percent
in 1978, and 34 percent in 1979.
Beijing is using these imports to expand supplies while
waiting for new policies aimed at raising domestic
agricultural production to take effect. The major
factor behind continuing heavy cotton imports-which
in 1979 grew by 27 percent in value and 19 percent in
volume-seems to be the accelerated export push in
China's textile industry. Cotton imports presently
constitute about 20 percent of total cotton supplies.
Sugar imports are similarly important additions to
domestic production, accounting for more than a third
of China's sugar consumption.
The recent growth in imports has made China an
increasingly important, and in some cases dominant,
factor in world agricultural markets. For example,
China rivals Japan as an importer of cotton, and
outstrips the next largest cotton importer. A sizable
share of Canadian and Australian wheat exports now
go to China. Imports of corn, sugar, soybeans, and
soybean oil, although small in relation to total world
trade in these commodities, also occasionally have had
a significant impact on international markets.
The United States has become the leading supplier of
agricultural products to China. In 1979, almost a third
of China's farm imports came from the United States.
The United States was the leading supplier of corn,
cotton, soybeans, and soybean oil last year, and an
important supplier of wheat.
Farm imports should continue their strong growth over
the next few years. Beijing's present policies seem to
preclude any large reductions in farm imports over the
near term. The decision to boost further consumption
effectively prohibits the substitution of increases in
domestic production for imports. A number of factors
determine the size and pattern of imports: the success
of the new agricultural policies, population control,
future trade policy, and the leadership attitude toward
consumption.
' This rate is for growth over the 1973-76 average; imports were
abnormally low in 1976.
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 Exports Jump. The unusually large, 25-percent expan-
sion of agricultural exports during 1979 was made
possible by excellent harvests in 1978 and 1979-and
by a general rise in international agricultural prices.
Gains in 1979 continued the upward trend in farm
exports in recent years, although since the early 1.970s
they have declined as a percentage of total exports.
Meat, fish, fruits, and vegetables probably remained
the top export items in 1979. Natural textile fibers,
crude animal materials, and grain also continued as
important exports.
Hong Kong and Japan are China's major markets,
together importing half of total farm exports. Almost
all live animal exports go to Hong Kong. Most exports
of soybeans go to Japan. Singapore and the developed
countries account for another 20 percent of agricul-
tural exports. Developing countries and Communist
countries account for the remainder.
The capacity of these markets to absorb additional
agricultural products, while growing, could limit the
future expansion of Chinese exports. Sales to Hong
Kong have been growing at rates well below the growth
rate for total agricultural exports. Exports to other
markets have grown rapidly in recent years; but as
these markets become saturated, growth will slow.
Changes in the composition of agricultural exports
have not been dramatic, but there have been some
discernible trends. Products that require large areas of
cultivable land, such as grain and oilseeds, have
declined in relative importance while commodities
such as animal products, silk, fruits and vegetables,
and tea and spices have grown in importance.
For the next few years, unless there is a major drop in
prices, and as long as domestic output continues to rise,
agricultural exports are likely to continue their strong
growth. The new agricultural policies promise addi-
tional supplies of exportable products. Farm exports,
however, will expand more slowly than total exports.
Fertilizer Imports Down
Import substitution finally is having an effect on
China's fertilizer imports. Imports are estimated to
have declined 18 percent in volume in 1979, compared
with an average annual growth rate of 39 percent
during 1976-78. Fertilizer imports had been expected
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to slow as Beijing opened its 13 imported urea plants,
but the decline in 1979 was a surprise. The rising prices
of chemical fertilizer imports also played a role in the
drop.
Nitrogen Imports Off Sharply. A sizable drop in
nitrogen imports caused the overall decline. Purchases
of nitrogen fertilizer-which accounted for 83 percent
of fertilizer imports in 1978-fell 23 percent in 1979.
These cuts can be linked to the opening of most of the
large imported urea plants. All thirteen plants, im-
ported in the mid-1970s, are now complete; 10 are
believed to be operating at capacity. When all are in
full production, they will add an estimated 7.8 million
tons of urea annually to China's fertilizer capacity.
The growth of fertilizer output in 1979 reflects the
 contribution of the imported plants. Chemical fertil-
izer production totaled 10.65 million tons of nutrients
last year, a 23-percent gain over 1978.
Escalating fertilizer prices, brought on by skyrocketing
oil prices, also contributed to the decline in imports of
nitrogen fertilizer. The price of urea imported from
Japan, China's largest supplier, rose from $138 per ton
in 1978 to $170 per ton in 1979. A recently concluded
contract for 1980 calls for prices of more than $200 per
ton.
Phosphorous Imports Down, Potassium Up. Imports of
phosphorous and potassium fertilizers were less af-
fected by price increases, although phosphorous im-
ports declined. Potassium imports rose by 24 percent.
Imports of these fertilizers should continue to grow.
Nitrogen fertilizer had grown to a disproportionately
large share of fertilizer imports; a more efficient
nutrient mix with larger proportions of phosphorous
and potassium is necessary to maximize crop yields.
Prospects: Large, Stable Imports. The high priority
accorded agriculture ensures that fertilizer imports
will continue to command a large share of China's
foreign exchange expenditures. Imports totaled $507
million in 1978, and higher prices will push the 1979
total to about $480 million, despite smaller volume
imports as shown in the following tabulation:
Quantity
(Thousand metric tons)
of Nutrient Content
Value
(Million US $)
1976
1,009
230
1977
1,523
337
1978
2,173
507
1979
1,720
480
The rate of fertilizer application in China still lags
behind application rates in most developed countries,
and increased agricultural productivity is the key to
feeding its growing population. The structure of
fertilizer imports will change, however, with a further
shift to phosphorous and potassium fertilizers.
The decline in imports in 1979 is probably an
aberration from the expected trend of the 1980s. A
likely scenario is for imports to remain at a relatively
stable level, with minor fluctuations. This view is based
upon Beijing's continuing efforts to develop the domes-
tic fertilizer industry. Recent plant purchases from the
West will add about a million tons of ammonia
capacity in the early 1980s. Nevertheless, the large
plant imports that occurred in the mid-1970s have not
been repeated, and output growth may not match the
gains of the last decade. The Chinese apparently have
had some success at duplicating imported amonia-urea
plants; but it will be many years before these new skills
have a significant impact on domestic industry. Addi-
tional plant imports and more rapid technology trans-
fers are needed to prevent fertilizer production growth
from slowing in the 1980s. Otherwise, Beijing will be
forced to pay ever-higher prices for imported fertilizers
to meet its agricultural needs.
 WORLD .................... 2,394.9
NON-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES.. 1,932.8
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES...... 859.0
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC.. 505.0
Australia........... 31.7
Japan ............... 466.1
NORTH AMERICA.......... 60.1
Canada .............. 13.8
United States....... 46.3
WESTERN EUROPE......... 293.8
Belgium ............. 10.2
France .............. 46.9
West Germany ........ 73.9
Italy ............... 44.9
Netherlands......... 21.7
Norway .............. 2.9
Spain ............... 11.2
Sweden .............. 12.2
Switzerland ......... 8.5
United Kingdom...... 47.1
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. 1,073.8
SOUTHEAST ASIA......... 722.3
Hong Kong ........... 511.0
Indonesia ........... 44.0
Malaysia............ 35.3
Philippines ......... 27.0
Singapore ........... 66.5
Thailand ............ 9.4
2.145.3 2,275.2 2,527.4 3,019.3
1,785.6 1,946.4 2,132.5 2,540.7
828.9 912.1 921.1 1,115.1
451.5 494.5 522.9 639.4
35.5 32.0 31.5 41.7
411.6 457.9 486.8 591.2
94.5 112.3 102.1 97.6
15.7, 26.1 21.1 19.9
78.7 86.2 81.0 77.7
282.9 305.3 296.1 378.1
10.2 9.7 8.7 10.6
39.9 55.9 44.3 56-2
71.5 79.9 777 89.7
33.2 35.4 35.9 69.6
27.2 25.2 28.7 28.0
2.6 2.8 2.1 3.4
12.8 15.1 12.0 19.5
11.7 9.9 12.1 15.1
10.8 10.3 11.0 11.4
43.7 41.7 45.4 55.0
956.8 1,034.4 1,211.5 1.425.6
657.1 723.6 847.8 982.1
463.3 526.8 580.3 678.9
22.9 24.5 27.1 32.4
38.7 46.1 60.2 65.6
22.5 25.4 28.7 35.7
75.6 66.4 90.8 93.0
10.0 10.5 32.9 31.7
2,796.9 3,149.9 3,528.3 4.028.4
2,446.7 2,765.0 3.095.1 3,512.2
1.163.2 1,306.8 1,499.1 1,646.7
598.7 717.1 830.3 845.2
50.1 38.6 39.7 37.9
543.4 671.6 780.3 795.5
136.0 179.8 208.7 211.5
34.7 35.3 42.2 29.7
101.3 144.5 166.5 181.8
428.4 409.9 460.1 589.9
12.4 13.5 15.0* 14.3
60.6 60.4 69.0 94.3
92.4 102.3 115.7 153.7
58.4 69.0 79.3* 98.3
26.9 32.8 34.3 42.0
3.5 3.0 3.4* 4.5
27.2 22.6 30.8* 29.9
15.7 14.8 17.0* 24.3
11.0 10.0 11.7 14.9
92-4 61.1 57.6 70.3
1,283.5 1,458.2 1,596.0 1,865.5
849.5 967.3 1,068.5 1,261.8
597.0 693.3 770.5* 924.2
20.4* 29.2 32.8 37. 5
49.2 43.8 46.3* 54.1
23.0 27.2 18.1* 20.8
85.5 91.2 104.0 114.6
41-2 44.7* 54.6 62.5
SOUTH ASIA. ............ 30.8 24.0 24.1 36.3 49.8 56.6
Pakistan ............ 14.4* 13.4 14.2 15.8 18.9 17.8
Sri Lanka........... 8.8 .O 1.3 4.2 11.5 20.5
61.5 53.4 61.1
20.0 22.4 25.6
20.9 7.9* 9.0
MIDDLE EAST............ 155.9 121.3 125.6 145.6 170.1 161.0 181.3 203.4 232.5
Bahrain ............. 11.2 4.3 4.6 5.1 6.1* 5.7 6.4 7.2 8.2
Iran...... 17-0 12.9 13.7 15.2 18.2* 17.0 19.2 21.5 24.6
Iraq ..... Approved For*Release 20011112/05 i4Cb4-RQB8fiB0098.5#200030?05001Selo 22.4 25.5
Kuwait .............. 33.2 23.0 21.8 21.4 25.2* 23.7 26.7 29.9 34.2
Syria ............... 10.4 7.9 7.3 19.0 13.2* 11.9 13.3 14.9 17.1
8,076.5 9,966.9 13,503.7
6,722.7 8,405.0 11,818.9
2,939.3 3,777.0 5.615.8
1,631.1 2,108.3 2,991.4
124.2 140.7 166.3
1,485.7 1,947.5 2,790.9
280.4 406.5 736.1
77.3 82.8 141.9
203.1 323.6 594.2
1,027.8 1,262.3 1,888.3
35.1 39.1 55.2
168.6 196.3 284.3
250.4 318.7 464.2
141.6 174.1 305.1
82.3 109.1 136.0
9.6 11.0 14.4
36.2 59.4 110.5
50.7 48.6 71.8
34.0 43.5 47.5
159.4 185.7 281.4
3,783.3 4,627.9 6,203.1
2,517.7 3,210.6 4,147.0
1,735.4 2,249.4 2,985.0
146.2 106.9 119.9
133.8 210.6 193.4
79.1 112.2 89.1
261.8 325.8 395.2
64.0 85.1 202.9
106.7 134.2 232.5
51.7 62 5 85.9
29.6 17.0 58.3
585.8 562.5 778.6
59.2 20.0 27.5
72.6 60.0 82.5
48.1 62.2 85.6
123.7 91.5 114.6
43.5 47.4 57.2
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TABLE I
NORTH AFRICA ...........
42.9
35.8
36.6
40.7
48.2
47.4
49.8
56.2
64.8
145.2
161.1
218.2
Egypt_ ............
13.4
11.1
11.9
13.2
15.7*
14.8
16.7
18.7
21.3
45.3
52.0
71.5
Libya ...............
10.41
9.7
10.3
11.5
13.7
12.9
14.5
16.3
18.6
47.4
45.2
62.2
SUB-SAHARA AFRICA ......
104.6
102.9
104.8
122.9
152.3
143.2
161.2
180.5
206.5
369.7
482.8
691.5
Nigeria.. ...........
36.0
32.6
34.9
38.7
46.1*
43.4
48.8
546
62.5
133.5
152.4
209.4
Sudan ...............
6.7
10.5
113
12.5
149*
14.0
15.8
177
20.2
26.9
493
677
Tanzania............
* 5.5
5.1
5.4
6.0
7.2
67
7.6
8.5
9.7
18.7
23.6
32.5
Zambia ..............
1.8 *
1.7
1.8
2.0
2.4
23
2.5
2.8
3.2
8.5
7.9
10.9
LATIN AMERICA .........
17.3
15.7
19.8
18.3
23.1
25.7
37.0
34.0
38.8
58.3
76.7
135.4
Argentina ...........
.3
.4
.4
.6
1.1
1.1*
1.6
1.7
2.0
.8
2.4
6.4
Brazil ..............
.1
.0
.1
.1
4.2
4.1
13.3
7.2*
8.2
.4
4.3
32.8
Peru ................
* .3
.3
.3
.3
.4
.3
.4
.4
.5
.9
1.2
1.7
COMMUNIST COUNTRIES......
462.1
359.7
328.7
394.9
478.6
350.3
385.0
433.2
516.2
1,353.8
1,561.9
1,684.8
USSR ...................
92.4
678
31.7
64.3
93.5
43.0
35.9
40.4*
46.2
177.8
257.3
165.5
EASTERN EUROPE .........
230.5
222.6
222.9
248.4
287.2
225.2
256.8
289.4
352.0
706.2
981.0
1,123.4
Czechoslovakia......
26.4
29.1
31.2
34.5
41.2
24.0
27.4
31.2
34.4
89.1
136.0
117.0
East Germany ........
32.6
29.5
31.6
35.1
41.8 *
39.3
44.2
49.5
56.6
110.0
138.0
189.6
Hungary .............
19.1
10.3
14.7
22.6
18.3
6.3
11.7
14.0
21.2
357
65.8
53.2
Poland ..............
24.5
18.0
18.6
23.1
31.6
14.4
19.3
24.6
46.5
54.4
91.3
104.8
Romania .............
81.0
88.9
95.2
105.5
125.7 *
118.3
133.1
148.9
170.4
273.2
415.3
570.7
Yugoslavia ..........
14.8
15.5
15.0
20.1
19.7
15.0
12.0
10.7*
11.3
35.9
70.2
49.1
69.3
74.1
82.2
98.0
82.0
92.3
103.4
118.1
WORLD ....................
96.90
93.65
93.66
93.65
93.10
77.71
76.05
74.57
60.16
9783
93.49
7126
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ......
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
99.90
9394
100-00
100.00
98.19
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
93.09
86.57
86.84
87.50
86.14
6977
66.42
62.45
40.38
95.36
86.75
5826
COMMUNIST COUNTRIES......
100.00
97.87
9754
97.71
97.75
32.77
31.19
31.56
23.92
100.00
97.72
29.38
1/ Country listings for any given area are not exhaustive: only major trade partners are presented. Country data for all
quarters to the right of an asterisk are extrapolated and are subject to change.
2/ Kampuchea, Cuba, Mongolian Republic, Laos. North Korea, and Vietnam.
3/ Includes quarterly data that have been interpolated from annual trade partner data.
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TABLE 2
CHINA: IMPORTS, FOB, BY AREA AND COUNTRY 1/
WORLD .................... 2,050-1
NON-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES.- 1,682.3
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ...... 1,359.7
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC.. 754.3
Australia ........... 193.6
Japan ............... 551.9
NORTH AMERICA .......... 169.7
Canada .............. 87.9
United States ....... 81.8
WESTERN EUROPE ......... 435.7
Belgium ............. 16.1
France .............. 27.0
West Germany ........ 165.7
Italy ............... 35.8
Netherlands......... 20.9
Norway .............. 55.5
Spain ............... 8.5
Sweden. ............. 14-8
Switzerland......... 18.8
United Kingdom ...... 30.5
1,869.3 2,385.6 2,545.3 3,463.6
1,582.6 2.062.0 2,188.5 2,906.8
1,331.1 1,677.7 1,818.7 2,440.5
657.8 902.7 895.6 1,165.7
151.0 134.0 106.7 91.1
497.6 754.2 7734 1,048.7
175.9 243.6 380.3 506.9
784 124.5 1384 100.8
97.5 119.1 241.9 406.1
497.4 531.4 542.8 767.9
38-8 45.9 447 76.0
30.9 47.0 495 71.8
250.7 227.3 223.6 293.6
38.8 42.5 40.9 66.2
19.8 18.9 25.5 70.8
24.3 11.8 16.0 7.7
11.0 16.6 13.3 25.4
9.5 14:1 23.4 37.4
24.3 19.1 22.8 284
30.7 44.8 427 57.4
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES- 322.5 251.4 384.2
SOUTHEAST ASIA ......... 94.5 58.0 92.9
Hong Kong ........... 14.4 12.3 16.4
Indonesia ........... .0 -0 -0
Malaysia............ 29.6 18.5 13.4
Philippines ......... 22.4 6.1 28.6
Singapore ........... 12.9 9.3 12.4
Thailand ............ 9.3 9.3 20.1
3,549.0 3,621.6 3,529.4 4,041.3
3,081.5 3,178.6 3,064.3 3,502.7
2,453.5 2,582.8 2,382.9 2,680.7
1,155.3 1,220.1 958.6 1.146.3
130.8 166.5 191.6 245.0
1,000.7 1,035.6 755.6 888.3
523.3 454.2 517.9 7337
128.0 139.8 141.3 96.2
395.3 314.4 376.6 637.5
774.9 908.5
53.9 449
97.7 72.4
322.0 389.2
65.2 87.7
59.2 37.3
13.0 12.3
34.1 42.1
24.8 30.4
24.8 23.4
55.8 139.9
369.7 466.4 628.0 595.8
76.3 129.9 167.0 172.2
14.3 20.0 44.2 77.5
.0 .0 .0* .0
25.9 52.5 61.0 19.4
91 3.7 4.8 15.6
14.2 22.0 33.0 43.6
10.7 16.2 21.1 12.9
SOUTH ASIA ............. 31.7 21.0 29.9 36.3 40.3 41.2 36.5
Pakistan ............ 11.0 12.6 15.5 16.8 22.7 23.4 23.9
Sri Lanka ........... 14.8 .0 8.6 13.2 9.1 9.0 3.7
906.4 800.6
13.2* 13.5
85.1 84.0
410.1 371.2
63.6* 50.4
26.8 36.1
4.1* 7.8
30.2* 19.7
22.0* 34.2
27.5 432
177.6 90.0
MIDDLE EAST ............
Bahrain .............
Iran ................
Iraq-- . - . Approved for
Kuwait ..............
Syria ...............
65.7 455 45.6 31.3 49.8 76.6 75.2
2.0 * .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
12.2 4.9 6.3 6.7 9.1 * 9.4 9.6
?Izse 2001/J2/05 t~ly4-RDP8~B00003dU0001 66
9.7 19.5 10.1 1.1 2.5 25.7* 26.2
681.4 822.1
231.6 306.8
94.6* 161.6
-O .0
57.2* 54.4
20.5* 23.5
41.0 46.4
15.1 17.3
59.3 67.9
233 267
27.2* 31.2
71.1 81.6
.0 .0
9.4 10.8
10.6 12.2
10.4 11.9
25.6 29.3
6.602.9 10.263.9 14,741.4
5,536.1 8,739.9 12,827.3
4,166.0 7,268.1 10,099.9
2,453.5 3,621.9 4,480.3
461.0 482.9 734.0
1.954.9 3,073.9 3,680.2
517.8 1,306.7 2,229.1
346.5 442.1 505.3
171.3 864.6 1,723.8
1,194.7 2,339.5 3,390.5
48.0 205.4 125.5
95.3 199.2 339.2
500.7 995.2 1,492.5
88.9 188.4 266.9
52.5 135.0 1594
96.3 59.7 37.1
21.3 66.3 1261
45.3 84.4 111.4
56.9 94.6 118.9
108.9 175.6 463.3
1,370.1 1,471.8 2,727.4
441.7 357.1 877.6
444 62.9 377.9
.0 .0 .0
119.9 110.3 192.0
109.1 47.4 64.4
59.4 57.9 164.0
102.0 56.3 66.3
82.8 127.6 204.9
17.3 67.6 97.3
47.4 31.0 71.1
205.2 172.1 304.5
15.3 -0 .0
39.9 27.0 39.2
20.0 30.8 44.4
39.9 22.8 43.3
55.2 33.2 106.7
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CHINA: IMPORTS. FOB, BY AREA AND COUNTRY 1/
NORTH AFRICA ........... 17.6 20.6 26.5 29.9 40.0 40.3 39.4 38.5 44.1 73.7 117.0 152.3
Egypt ............... 10.6 11.6 15.1 16.1 21.9* 22.7 23.1 22.5 25.8 34.1 64.8 94.1
Libya ............... * .4 .3 .4 .5 .6 .6 .6 .6 .7 1.2 1.8 2.6
SUB-SAHARA AFRICA...... 49.2 39.3 49.5 51.4 74.6 77.1 78.5 76.6 87.7 185.5 214.8 320.0
Nigeria ............. .0 2.2 2.8 3.0 4.1* 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.8 11.7 12.1 17.6
Sudan ............... 15.8 5.4 7.0 7.5 10.2* 10.5 10.7 10.4 12.0 56.3 30.0 43.6
Tanzania ............ * 6.4 5.9 7.2 7.8 10.6 10.9 11.1 10.8 12.4 20.7 21.4 45.3
Zambia .............. 6.1$ 5.6 7.0 7.5 10.2 10.5 10.7 10.5 12.0 29.0 2T.3 43.6
LATIN AMERICA ......... 63.8 67.0 139.8 144.6 131.7 225.8 194.0 904.1 234.1 381,1 4F3 1 858
Argentina ........... 7.5 1.1 16.8 28.6 15.1 112.6* 75.5 73.8 84.5 87.1 61.6 346.4
Brazil .............. 21.8 24.0 35.9 35.1 31.6 24.8 28.9 43.3* 49.6 162.7 126.6 146.6
Peru ................ * 7.6 7.0 8.6 9.3 12.6 13.0 13.3 12.9 14.8 29.3 37.5 54.0
COMMUNIST COUNTRIES ...... 367.8 286.7 323.6 356.8 556.8 467.5 443.0 465.1 538.6 1,066.8 1,524.0 1,914.1
USSR ................... 79.3 42.2 31.0 51.0 118.0 69.6 25.2 44.2* 50.6 161.8 242.2 189.6
EASTERN EUROPE ......... 208.7 185.8 216.6 224.4 328.1 283.5 301.4 307.2 357.7 649.1 955.0 1,249.9
Czechoslovakia...... 22.9 21.1 26.0 28.1 38.0 28.5 29.5 27.7 31.3 73.4 113.1 117.0
East Germany........ 35.9 32.7 42.3 45.3 61.6* 63.7 64.8 63.3 72.5 115.0 182.0 264.3
Hungary ............. 17.0 4.9 10.0 12.6 30.0 3.9 12.9 19.2 31.9 32.0 57.5 67.9
Poland .............. 10.6 17.6 22.8 24.4 33.2 34.7 30.3 38.7 44.4 60.7 98.0 148.1
Romania ............. 74.6 67.3 87.1 93.3 126-8* 131.0 133.4 130.2 149.2 239.2 374.4 543.8
Yugoslavia .......... 22.5 6.5 4.4 5.7 18.1 5.7 13.8 12.5* 10.7 48.0 34.7 42.7
OTHER 2/........... 79.8 58.7 76.0 81.4 110.7 114.3 116.4 113.7 130.2 255.9 326.8 474.6
PERCENT OF ESTIMATE OBTAINED FROM TRADE PARTNER DATA: 3/
WORLD .................... 98.31 96.27 95.73 95.51 95.54 83.43 81.01 80.32 69.71 98.73 95.71 78.33
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ...... 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 93.92 100.00 100.00 98.38
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. 89.25 80.83 80.43 76.85 75.24 55.59 37.36 43.18 20.84 93.87 77.95 38.03
COMMUNIST COUNTRIES...... 100.00 92.48 91.75 91.93 93.00 33.89 28.98 33.95 23.83 100.00 92.39 29.94
1/ Country listings for any given area are not exhaustive: only major trade partners are presented. Country data for all
quarters to the right of an asterisk are extrapolated ~ d are subject to change.
2/ Kampuchea, Cuba, Mongolian Republic, Laos, N, th Korea, and Vietnam.
3/ Includes quarterly data that have been interlolated from annual trade partner data.
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CHINA: TRADE BALANCES, FOB, BY AREA AND COUNTRY If
WORLD .................... 344.8
NON-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES.. 250.5
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES...... -500.8
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC.. -249.3
Australia ........... -161.9
Japan ............... -85.8
NORTH AMERICA.......... -109.6
Canada .............. -74.1
United States ....... -35.5
WESTERN EUROPE ......... -141.9
Belgium ............. -5.9
France .............. 19.9
West Germany........ -91.8
Italy ............... 9.1
Netherlands ......... -8
Norway .............. -52.7
Spain ............... 2.7
Sweden .............. -2.6
Switzerland......... -10.3
United Kingdom...... 16.6
276.0 -110.4
203.0 -115.5
-502.3 -765.7
-206.3 -408.2
-1156 -102.1
-86.0 -296.3
-81.4 -131.3
-62.7 -98.4
-18.8 -32.9
-214.5 -226.1
-28.6 -36.2
9.0 8.9
-179.2 -147.4
-5.6 -7.1
7.4 63
-21.7 -9.0
1.8 -1.5
2.2 -4.2
-13.5 -8.8
13.0 -3.1
LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. 751.3 705.3
SOUTHEAST ASIA ......... 627.8 599-0
Hong Kong ........... 496.6 451.1
Indonesia ........... 44.0 22.9
Malaysia ............ 5.6 20.2
Philippines......... 4.6 16.4
Singapore ........... 53.7 66.3
Thailand ............ .1 .7
-17.9 -444.3 -752.0
-56.0 -366.2 -634.8
-897.7 -1325.4 -1,290.3
-372.7 -5263 -556.5
-75.2 -49.4 -80.7
-286.6 -457.5 -4573
-278.2 -409.3 -387.3
-117.3 -80.9 -93.3
-160.9 -328.4 -294.0
-2468 -389.8
-36.0 -65.4
-5.2 -156
-145.9 -203.9
-5.0 3.4
3-2 -42.8
-13.8 -4.2
-1.3 -5.9
-11.3 -22.3
-11.8 -17.0
2.7 -2.4
-471.7 -1.1 -12.9
-413.7 30.8 9.4
-1276.1 -883.8 -1034.0
-503.0 -128.3 -301.1
-127.9 -152.0 -207.1
-364.0 24.7 -92.8
-2744 -309.2 -522.2
-104.5 -99.1 -66.5
-169.9 -210.1 -455.7
-346.5 -498.7 -446.3 -210.7
-41.5 -31.4 1.8* .8
-37.1 -12.0 -16.1 10.3
-229.6 -286.9 -2944 -217.5
-6.8 -18.7 157* 47.9
-32.3 -4.5 7.5 5.9
-9.5 -9.2 -.7% -3.2
-6-9 -19.5 .63E 10.2
-9-1 -15-6 -5-0* -9-9
-13.8 -13.4 -15.8 -28.3
36.6 -78.8 -120.0 -19.7
650.2 841.7 959.2 655.5 862.4
630.8 7715 852.2 682.5 795.1
510.5 566.0 658.9 5528 615.8
24.5 27.1 32.4 20-4* 29.2
32.6 34.3 13.1 -11.8 24.4
-3.2 19.6 32.0 18.2 11.6
54.0 76.6 71.0 52.5 47.5
-9.6 22.2 15.5 20.1 31.8*
SOUTH ASIA ............. -.8 3.0 -5-9
Pakistan ............ 3.41: .9 -1.3
Sri Lanka ........... -6-0 .0 -7.2
MIDDLE EAST ............ 90.1 75.8 80.0
Bahrain ............. 92 4.3 4.6
Iran ................ 48 8.0 7.4
.0 9.5 15.3
-.9 -3.8 -5.6
-9.1 2.3 11.5
25.0
-3.9
17.2
1143 120.4 84.4 106.1
5.1 6.13E 5.7 64
8.5 9.1* 7.6 96
Iraq....... * 7i 7 1 7.0 9.1
Kuwai t.....AjiproQed For e~ease 2'1~12/061:.IA-I11~p486B01~t >5R0002900500ar3.-a
Syria ............... .8 -11.6 -2.8 17.9 10-7* -13.9 -12.8
914.6 1,043.4
836.9 955.0
675.9* 762.6
32.8 37.5
-10-9* -.4
-2.4 -2.8
63.0 68.2
39.5 45.2
-.9 -1.1
-19.3* -22.1
132.3 151.0
7.2 8.2
12.1 13.8
11.8 13.3
19.5 223
-10.6 -12.2
1,473.5 -297.0 -1,237.7
1,186.6 -334.9 -1,008.4
-1,226.7 -3,491.1 -4,4841
-822.4 -1,513.6 -1,489.0
-336.8 -342.3 -567.7
-469.2 -1,126.4 -889.3
-237.4 -900.2 -1,493.0
-269.2 -359-3 -363.4
31.8 -541.0 -1,129.6
-1669 -1,077.2 -1,502.2
-12.9 -166.3 -70-3
73.3 -2.9 -54.9
-250.3 -676.5 -1,028.3
52.7 -14.3 38.2
29.8 -25.9 -23-4
-86.7 -48.7 -22-7
14.9 -6.9 -156
5.4 -35.6 -39.6
-22.9 -51.1 -71.4
50.5 10.1 -1819
2,413.3 3,1562 3,475.7
2,076.0 2,853.6 3,269.4
1,691.0 2,186.5 2,607.2
146.2 106.9 1199
13.9 100.2 1.4
-30.0 64.8 24.7
202.4 267.9 231.2
-38.1 28.8 136.5
23.9 6.6 27.6
34.4 -5.1 -11.4
-178 -14.0 -12.8
380.6 390.3 474.1
43.8 20.0 27.5
327 33.0 43.3
28.1 31.4 41.2
83.8 68.7 71.3
-11.7 14.2 -49.5
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NORTH AFRICA...........
25.3
15.2
10.0
10.8
8.1
7.1
10.4
17.8
20.8
71.5
44.1
55.8
Egypt ...............
2.8
-.5
-3.1
-2.9
-6.2*
-7.9
-6.4
-3.9
-4.5
11.1
-12.8
-22.6
Libya ...............
*10.0
94
9.9
11.0
13.1
12.3
13.9
15.7
17.9
462
43.4
59.6
SUB-SAHARA AFRICA......
55.4
63.6
55.3
71.5
77.7
66.2
82.8
103.9
118.7
184.2
268.0
371.5
Nigeria .............
36.0
30.4
32.1
35.7
42.0*
39.2
44.5
50.4
57.7
121.8
140.3
191.8
Sudan ...............
-9.2
5.2
4.3
5.0
4.8*
35
5.1
72
8.3
-294
19.3
24.1
Tanzania ............
* -.9
-.8
-1-8
-1.8
-3.4
-4.2
-3.5
-2.4
-2.7
-2.0
-7.8
-12.8
Zambia ..............
-4.3 *
-3.9
-5.2
-5.5
-7.8
-8.3
-8.2
-7.6
-8.7
-20.5
-224
-328
LATIN AMERICA .........
-466
-51.3
-120.0
-126.4
-108.6
-200.1
-157.0
-170.3
-195.2
-3228
-406.4
-722.7
Argentina...........
-7.3
-.7
-16.4
-28.0
-14.1
-111.5*
-74.0
-72.0
-825
-86.3
-59.2
-340.0
Brazil ..............
-21.8
-24.0
-35.8
-35.0
-27.4
-20.7
-15.7
-36.1$
-41.4
-162.2
-122.3
-113.8
Peru ................
*-7.3
-6.7
-8.3
-9.0
-12.2
-12.7
-12.9
-12.5
-143
-28.3
-36.3
-52.4
COMMUNIST COUNTRIES......
94.3
73.0
5.1
38.0
-78.1
-117.2
-58.0
-31.9
-22.3
287.0
37.9
-229.3
USSR ...................
13.1
25.6
.7
13.3
-24.5
-26.6
10.7
-3.8*
-4.4
16.0
15.1
-24.1
EASTERN EUROPE .........
21.7
36.8
63
23.9
-40.9
-583
-44.6
-17.8
-5.8
57.1
26.0
-126.5
Czechoslovakia......
3.5
8.1
52
6.5
3.2
-4.5
-2.1
3.5
3.1
157
22.9
.0
East Germany --------
-3.3
-3.2
-10.7
-10.2
_19.8*
-24.4
-20.6
-13.8
-15.9
-5.0
-44.0
-74.7
Hungary .............
2.1
5.4
4.7
10.0
-11.7
2.4
-1.2
-5.2
-10.7
3.7
8.3
-14.7
Poland ..............
13.9
.4
-4.2
-1.3
-1.6
-20.3
-11.0
-141
2.1
-6.3
-6.7
-43.3
Romania .............
6.4
21.6
8.1
12.2
-1.1*
-12.8
-.3
18.7
21.2
34.0
40.9
26.8
Yugoslavia ..........
-7.7
9.0
10.6
14.3
1.6
93
-1.8
-1.7*
.6
-12.2
35.5
6.3
if Country listings for any given area are not exhaustive: only major trade partners are presented. Country data for all
quarters to the right of an asterisk are extrapolated and are subject to change.
2/ Kampuchea, Cuba, Mongolian Republic, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam.
 1970 ..................
1971 ...................
1972 ...................
1973 ...................
1974 ..................
1975 ...................
1976 ...................
1977 ...................
1978 ...................
1979 ...................
Imports f.o.b.
1970 ...................
1971 ...................
1972 ...................
1973 ...................
1974 -------------------
1975 ...................
1976 ...................
1977 ...................
1978 ...................
1979 ...................
Imports c.i.f.
1970 ...................
1971 ...................
1972 -------------------
1973 -------------------
1974...................
1975 ...................
1976 ...................
1977 -------------------
1978 ...... ............
1979 ...................
I II III IV YEAR
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
504.1 482.1 472.1 697.3 2,155.9
560-3 548.4 576.1 848.7 2,533.5
728.3 757.7 787.9 946.6 3,220.5
9355 1,181.6 1,392.1 1,590.4 5,099.4
1,497.1 1,726.0 1,618.5 1,891.1 6,732.4
1,554.8 1,702.3 1,742.0 2.123.1 7,121.9
1,775.4 1,593.0 1,737.8 2,162.0 7,268.3
1,900.0 1,847.5 1,933.8 2,394.9 8,076.5
2,145.3 2,275.2 2,527.4 3,019.3 9,966.9
2,7969 3,149.9 3,528.3 4,028.4 13,503.7
494.2 590.6 496.4 463.0 2,044.2
455.6 525.0 572.1 590.5 2,143.1
564.0 598.5 555.5 866.7 2,584.2
888.9 1,051.5 1,236.5 1,449.2 4,626.1
1,547.1 1,705.3 1,878.0 1,676.6 6,806.8
1.668.4 1,643.2 1,775.5 1,744.5 6,829.6
1,850.1 1,630.2 1,164.0 933.5 5,577.7
1,233.2 1,408.7 1,910.9 2,050.1 6,602.9
1,869.3 2,385.6 2,545.3 3,463.6 10,263.9
3,549.0 3,621.6 3,529.4 4,041.3 14,741.4
536.0 638.4 536.9 500.4 2,211.8
491.6 567.6 616.8 637.0 2,312.9
610.1 648.9 601.4 939.3 2,799.2
965.1 1,142.2 1,343.7 1,572.5 5,023.5
1,683.6 1,848.5 2,035.9 1,807.3 7,375.2
1,802.1 1,782.8 1,921.0 1,895.4 7,399.2
1,999.7 1,773.5 1,258.4 1,001.7 6,033.4
1,324.4 1,520.7 2,062.9 2,217.8 7,125.7
2,032.7 2,584.9 2,759.1 3,750.9 11,127.7
3,849.2 3,937.4 3,843.0 4,383.0 16,012.8
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Total Exports...
......... 466.1
411.6
457.9
486.7
591.3
543.4
671.7
780.2
795.5
1
485.7
1
947.5
2
790
7
Foodstuffs .............
112.0
85.8
97.7
108.6
166.2
150.8
138.7
147.1
184.2
,
347.1
,
458.2
,
.
620.8
Meat -----------------
4.0
4.1
3.2
3.4
8.7
4.5
6.2
9.1
10.0
12.8
19.5
29.9
Fish .................
26.6
11.4
33.1
32.6
45.8
37.5
40.7
47.5
38.6
55.5
123.0
164.3
Dairy Goods..........
3.5
3.6
4.6
6.3
4.3
4.2
4.4
5.1
4.6
13.4
18.7
18.2
Fruits & Vegetables..
28.5
12.3
12.8
17.1
50.4
26.5
18.1
13.1
46.8
87.9
92.6
104.5
Coffee, Tea, Spices..
2.7
2.9
2.2
2.9
1.9
3.6
3.0
3.2
5.4
10.1
9.9
15.1
Oil Seeds ............
14.1
10.1
4.9
8.0
18.4
37.9
22.3
25.8
24.5
45.7
41.4
110.5
Prepared Foodstuffs..
7.8
15.7
11.4
10.9
14.6
14.8
15.0
16.2
19.2
47.1
52.6
65.2
Crude Minerals & Metals
229.7
174.1
181.9
224 1
950 R
909 9
?Al -q
381 3
1707
59R 9
090o
I one 1
Natural Steatite.....
9.1
6.9
7.3
12.2
12.8
13.4
13.6
16.3
20.2
33.0
39.3
63.6
Coal .................
6.0
4.9
5.7
9.3
15.2
12.5
13.1
19.3
20.5
19.1
35.1
65.3
Crude Petroleum ......
209.1
158.4
164.7
191.8
211.2
163.0
197.6
308.0
281.9
629..1
726.1
950.5
Petroleum Products...
3.4
2.0
3.0
8.8
7.8
8.6
14.7
30.6
50.8
9.5
21.6
104.6
Chemicals ..............
11.6
13.3
10.6
12.2
16.0
17.5
24.4
30.7
37.1
45.8
52.1
109.7
Inorganic Chemicals..
1.2
1.0
1.4
1.5
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.4
3.8
4.6
5.8
10.4
Organic Chemicals....
2.0
2.4
1.9
3.2
3.4
3.2
6.9
14.4
16.3
6.7
10.9
40.8
Essential Oils.......
.7
.2
.3
.7
.6
1.0
.9
1.8
1.6
2.4
1.8
5.2
Pyrotechnics.........
1.3
2.6
.9
.9
1.9
3.2
3.8
3.1
4.1
6.0
6.2
14.2
Rosin & Raisin.......
5.0
5.4
4.3
4.2
6.1
5.6
8.0
5.3
7.9
21.1
19.9
26.9
Crude Materials ........
11.9
15.6
18.3
14.3
14.2
24.4
33.1
23.1
26.8
47.4
62.4
107.4
Raw Hides & Skins....
1.0
.7
.9
1.0
7
1.4
2.O
1.7
2.1
2.5
3.2
7.2
Furskins & Products..
5.0
4.0
5.1
6.9
5.8
5.6
8.7
7.5
8.5
17.4
21.8
30.3
Wood .................
2.2
2.5
3.8
4.5
3.3
4.7
6.0
9.0
7.8
9.1
14.1
27.5
Textiles ...............
74.5
109.9
130.5
107.8
123.1
124.2
209.4
171.6
136.4
290.2
471.3
641.5
Silk, Raw & Cocoons..
14.9
39.9
53.2
18.8
31.1
30.9
77.9
30.4
9.8
85.2
143.1
149.1
Silk Products ........
18.9
23.0
16.4
19.8
21.8
17.3
28.9
26.1
22.2
56.2
81.0
94.4
Cotton Fabrics.......
8.0
11.3
20.4
20.8
22.0
24.9
29.3
22.5
22.2
28.5
74.5
98.9
Rugs & Carpets.......
4.1
2.2
4.3
4.5
5.3
5.0
7.8
9.0
9.2
11.3
16.4
31.1
Clothing .............
13.0
17.8
15.1
24.1
21.4
26.0
33.6
53.4
42.7
55.5
78.4
155.7
Other Textile Art....
6.4
6.6
8.3
11.1
10.3
9.4
13.1
13.8
16.3
21.8
36.2
52.7
Other Manufactured.....
26.4
13.0
18.9
19.7
21.0
24.4
24.2
26.3
31.4
57.0
72.5
106.3
Foot Wear ............
.9
.7
.9
.6
1.2
1.6
1.3
2.4
2.7
2.8
3.4
8.0
Base Metals..........
1.7
1.8
1.5
1.7
2.0
4.1
4.0
4.5
2.7
4.4
7.1
15.3
Machinery ............
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.6
.6
.7
1.3
Basketwork ...........
4.6
8.6
9.4
2.6
5.5
12.6
16.2
4.6
8.8
20.6
26.1
42.2
Artwork & Antiques...
13.2
1.2
5.4
3.2
1.3
2.4
2.6
2.4
2.2
17.3
11.2
9.6
1/ Data is from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Trade and is slightly different from the IMF data which we use in Tables 1 -
4. We have reduced the Japanese imports c.i.f. by 5% to reflect Chinese exports f.o.b. Categories are based on the Brussels Tariff
Nomenclature (BTN) which Japan uses. We will continue to use Standard International Tariff Classification (SITC) nomenclature in
the annual - 2nd quarter - edition that includes commodity detail of all Chinese Trade.
 Total Imports............
551.9
497.6
754.2
773.3
1,048.6
1,000.8
1,035.6
755.5
888.3
1,954.9
7
3,073.7
24
7
3,680.2
46
0
Foodstuffs .............
9.1
5.1
10.6
6.2
2.8
11.9
17.3
8.2
8.5
23.
.
.
Animal & Veg. Fats.--
1.4
1.5
1.3
2.3
1.4
1.0
.7
8
2.0
2.1
6-4
4.6
Crude Minerals & Metals
1.3
.5
.1
2.0
6.2
16.6
5.8
.7
3
1.7
9.8
23.4
-------------
Cement
.0
-0
2.0
6.1
16.1
5-5
.0
.0
8.1
21.6
--
Chemicals ..............
103.6
91.9
84.1
119.8
125.0
134.1
107.2
94.3
122.0
347.0
420.8
457.5
Inorganic Chemicals..
11.4
10.3
9.6
10.9
11.4
13.5
10.0
11.9
10.5
32.1
42.2
46.0
Organic Chemicals....
29.1
30.9
17.6
35.0
30.6
36.2
21.6
12.2
17.7
98.3
114.1
87.7
Fertilizer...........
39.3
28.5
36.9
38.2
47.7
42.1
44.9
42.1
55.2
134.6
151.3
184.4
Dyes & Indigo........
1.2
1.0
.8
2.9
5.6
5.5
2.2
3.3
4.3
2.9
10.3
15.2
Insecticides.........
1.1
2.1
2.2
2.5
3.1
2.9
6.8
3.4
2.6
5.7
9.9
15.7
Resins & Plastics..
15.3
13.8
13.4
20.9
16.9
20.8
12.8
14.1
21.8
48.4
65.0
69.6
Crude Materials ........
2.7
1.2
3.8
7.3
16.0
10.5
10.6
4.8
4.9
13.6
28.3
30.9
Rubber ...............
2.7
1.2
3.7
6.3
15.4
9.0
8.9
3.8
3.3
13.6
26.6
25.0
Textile Fibre & Product
63.3
44.3
62.4
50.3
42.6
38.2
40.2
35.3
49.4
199.6
199.7
163.1
Synthetic Fibre......
60.5
40.9
58.7
44.8
40.0
34.2
34.4
27.8
40.1
191.8
184.3
136.4
Cotton ...............
.2
.2
.6
.9
.1
.3
1.6
1.6
1.8
.4
1.8
5.3
Iron & Steel ........
250.8
254.0
408.3
406.9
598.8
516.5
578.2
330.4
289.2
1,071.9
1,667.9
1.714.3
Bars & Rods..........
34.4
48.8
44.1
54.7
88.2
110.2
80.6
54.5
71.8
120.8
235.8
317.2
Sheets ...............
83.7
111.5
192.3
158.8
196.8
186.0
226.1
73.5
68.9
445.6
659.3
554.4
Alloy ................
40.1
24.1
57.0
44.2
49.9
47.2
70.1
30.0
19.5
144.7
175.3
166.8
Tubes & Pipes........
45.1
22.7
59.7
69.0
117.5
89.3
127.0
123.9
69.5
188.3
268.9
409.7
..........
Wire
11.6
7.9
12.8
16.8
25.5
15.5
17.6
17.2
17.7
31.4
63.0
68.0
.......
Nonferrous Metals ......
14.9
4.6
15.9
3.9
43
31
2.3
21.7
7.9
41.4
28.7
17.1
Copper ...............
6.7
1.2
4.0
.2
.8
1.6
1.3
2.4
2.4
6.8
6.2
7.7
Aluminum...... ......
7.4
2.5
11.1
3.5
3.1
1.3
.7
1.2
5.5
33.0
20.1
8.8
Non-Electric Machinery.
29.4
37.8
84.3
47.3
70.5
88.8
105.6
95.4
125.4
70.1
240.0
415.2
Engines ..............
3.5
4.8
4.4
4.5
6.6
4.6
5.3
3.8
5.3
8.9
20.3
19.0
Compressors...
Pumps
1.3
1.5
9.9
7.0
3.2
10.6
5.7
5.5
8.4
8.4
21.5
30.1
.
Lifting Machinery....
3.0
.6
2.1
.3
3.4
7.1
7.1
6.8
9.5
3.8
6.4
30.6
Excavating Machinery.
2.3
3.1
.9
6.9
30.7
27.1
27.0
23.7
21.1
4.7
41.6
98.9
Machine Tools ........
1.5
2.4
6.2
4.2
5.2
2.5
8.0
8.6
12.5
3.4
17.9
31.7
Electrical Machinery...
6.2
11.4
10.3
29.4
12.2
16.0
28.3
52.2
66.7
14.4
63.2
163.3
Power Machinery ......
.6
.5
.9
1.3
2.3
1.4
2.9
5.0
6.6
3.9
5.1
15.9
Telegraph
Television
1.9
.5
.3
4.1
1.2
2.9
10.9
30.5
38.1
2.4
6.2
82.3
.
Furnaces .............
.0
-8
-3
2.8
2.2
5.2
2.6
2.8
5.9
.6
6.1
16.5
Other Manufactured .....
70.5
45.7
74.4
100.1
170.2
165.0
140-1
130.4
213.9
171.5
391.5
649.4
Paper & Paperboard...
18.4
9.8
9.8
11.5
5.8
19.0
18.6
24.0
16.4
30.8
36.9
78.0
Printed Matter .......
.5
.4
.4
.9
1.6
1.6
1.6
2.1'
.6
1.2
3.3
5.8
Railway Equipment....
.6
.1
.8
.0
2.4
2.3
1.1
1.6
1.7
2.9
3.4
6.7
Vehicles .............
31.3
23.3
33.2
63.5
122.3
66.5
60.5
41.6
37.2
62.1
242.3
205.9
Ships.............. _
9.6
4.0
18.6
8.1
22.2
46.9
23.6
23.9
119.3
52.2
53.0
213.8
Precision InAVplnera For fie?ease 26171 2/0 59:'GIA-RbPi6BOb~ 65R000 bOb5OO -?
32.8
32.3
18.3
41.8
120.3
1/ Data is from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Trade and is slightly different from the IMF data which we use in Tables 1 -
Categories are based on the Brussels Tariff Nomenclature (BTN) which Japan uses.
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ABLE 7
Total Imports.,,
........ 79.4
86.7
80.8
77.2
100.8
144.8
165.3
180.5
324
1
591
4
Agricultural Goods.,...
16.6
22.2
17.0
14.3
17.9
26.3
23.0
23.3
.
70.2
.
90.4
Shellfish..,....,,...
.1
.2
.1
.4
3.7
4.4
5.8
1.7
.8
15.6
Nuts ................
2.1
.5
2.7
2.4
1.2
1.7
2.9
2.1
7.7
7.8
Sugar & Sirups.......
.0
.1
.1
.1
.5
1.3
2.0
2.9
.3
6.7
Tea ..................
.6
1.2
1.2
1.8
1.5
1.9
1.9
2.4
4.8
7.7
Spices ...............
.6
.8
1.0
.6
1.6
1.3
.6
.7
2.9
4.1
Feather, Downs,.,,...
8.2
14.2
7.2
3.7
3.5
6.6
4.7
5.5
33.4
20.3
Wood & Paper Products..
4.8
5.3
5.2
5.4
6.5
6.6
6.1
8.7
20.7
27.9
Bamboo Products
4.3
4.7
4.5
4.8
5.8
5-8
5.3
7 .7
18.3
24.6
Textile Fiber & Prod,..
25.4
32.6
34.7
26.9
35.6
39.4
73.1
53.3
119.6
201.5
Wool, Animal Hair,...
1.7
1.6
.5
.7
1.5
.3
.8
1.7
4.5
4.3
Silk Fiber & Yarn....
6
.7
1.7
1.7
1.3
1.6
3.0
2.1
4.7
8.0
Cotton Fabrics.......
9.4
11.3
8.4
8.8
7.0
4.3
7.1
6.1
38.0
24.5
Silk Fabrics.......,.
3
.2
.7
3
.6
.5
.4
.7
1.5
2.2
Rugs & Carpets......
2.8
2.4
2.5
2.8
4.8
3.4
5.1
3.9
10.5
17.2
Clothes .............
8.8
13.9
19.5
10.6
18.4
27.5
53.3
34.2
52.8
133.4
Chemicals ..............
5.3
4.2
5.1
7.8
6.3
8-6
13.8
19.9
22.5
48.7
Inorganic........,...
.8
.6
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.7
5.2
10.8
3.6
18.7
Essential Oils.....,.
1,9
1.4
1.0
2.7
1.2
1.5
1.3
2-0
7.0
5.9
Petroleum .............
10.6
32.1
16.0
37,7
96.5
Crude ...............
10.6
32.1
13.0
16.0
71.8
Products .............
3.0
21.7
24.7
Nonmetallic Minerals...
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.3
3.4
2.5
2.4
5.4
9.6
Metals & Metal Prod.,..
13.7
5.8
5.9
6.5
5.8
6.8
7.2
11.0
32.0
30.7
Ores .................
1.4
1.6
.8
2.6
1.7
2.9
2.4
4.5
6.4
11.5
Tin. .................
10.0
1.8
3.0
.7
.5
.4
1.8
15.5
2.7
Machinery & Transp. Eq.
.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
.3
.4
.4
5
1.3
Miscellaneous.........,
12.1
15.0
11.5
14.6
16.6
21.3
23.2
23.8
53.3
85.0
Footwear._ .........
.9
.7
.8
1.0
1.8
3.6
6.2
3.8
3.4
15.3
Headwear .............
1.5
4
1.0
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.3
1.9
4.3
5.6
Gloves ..............
1.8
1.9
2.6
2.5
4.1
4.1
4.8
4.1
8.8
17,2
Fireworks............
2.9
4.O
1.2
3.9
3.8
6.3
2.4
3.1
12.1
15.6
Antiques .............
2.4
4.1
2.2
2-9
3.4
3.0
3.6
3.6
11.6
13,6
l/ Data is from U.S. Customs Bureau and is slightly different from the IMF data used in Tables 1 - 4. U.S. imports are on an
f.a.s. basis - very close to f.ob. - hence do not need an adjustment to reflect Chinese exports f.o.b. Categories are based on the
TSUSA nomenclature which the U.S. uses, SITC breakdown will be available annually
2/ Computerized data not available for 1977
 Total Imports............
97.5
113.6
230.3
379.6
395.3
314.4
376.7
637.6
821.0
1,724.0
Agricultural Goods.....
.0
54.9
101.3
259.7
188.0
113.6
134.5
205.9
415.9
642.0
Corn ................
111.7
109.7
65.8
4.4
88.7
111.7
268.5
Wheat ................
309
87.0
132.3
49.3
13.0
129.3
22.4
250.2
214.1
Soybeans .............
17.5
8.6
15.3
28.0
30.3
64.3
41.4
142.6
Wood & Paper Products..
.7
.0
4.0
.2
3.8
.2
2.6
2.1
4.9
8.6
Printed Matter.......
.1
.0
.1
.2
1
.1
.6
.3
.4
1.2
Textile Fiber & Prod...
66.4
34.7
71.9
34.1
86.6
73.7
68.3
224.7
207.2
453.3
Cotton. ..............
54.9
24.9
53.5
24.0
68.2
64.8
36.5
187.5
157.3
357.0
Manmade Fiber........
11.5
9.6
18.4
8.3
16.0
7.9
30.7
35.4
47.8
90.0
Chemicals ..............
8.3
7.9
24.6
20.3
38.2
18.7
23.1
46.8
61.1
126.8
Inorganic............
.4
.1
.8
.8
4.1
2.4
4.6
2.6
2.1
13.7
Synthetic Resins.....
1.0
.0
.9
.0
5.3
3.8
8.8
12.7
2.0
30.6
Fertilizer...........
1.8
5.6
19.8
11.5
12.5
8.0
1.9
22.2
38.7
44.6
Pesticides...........
2.4
.8
.9
6.1
10.8
2.3
1.4
4.9
10.3
19.4
Nonmetallic Minerals...
.0
.0
.0
1.7
.1
.3
.2
.4
1.7
1.0
Metals & Metal Prod....
3.9
.8
4.7
12.3
19.6
39.1
84.3
59.1
21.6
202.2
Iron & Steel.........
.1
.2
.8
.2
8.6
23.7
76.7
53.9
1.3
163.0
Tools ................
3.6
.5
3.7
6.0
5.8
7.6
2.8
2.3
13.7
18.6
Machinery ..............
13.9
10.5
15.5
36.8
37.1
37.3
34.5
57.0
76.6
165.8
Earth Moving.........
1.4
1.0
2.8
28.5
18.7
21.7
14.1
38.7
33.7
93.2
Material Handling....
.0
.0
1.1
2.4
1.2
.3
.0
5.0
Machine Tools........
3.0
1.2
.8
1.0
.4
1.0
2.9
.7
6.0
4.9
Data Processing......
.0
.5
.2
.5
1.0
.8
2.O
7.0
1.1
10.9
Communications.......
.4
.1
.3
1.0
.8
3.1
2.2
2.O
1.8
8.1
Transportation Equip...
3.1
3.2
2.1
9.0
13.8
17.7
13.8
19.0
17.4
64.3
Motor Vehicles.......
3.1
3.1
2.1
8.0
11.4
14.5
13.4
12.2
16.4
51.6
Aircraft .............
.0
.O
.0
.3
.O
.5
.4
6.8
.4
7.7
Miscellaneous..........
1.2
1.5
6.2
5.6
8.2
13.8
15.3
22.7
14.5
59.9
Survey, Navigation Eq
.0
.4
1.5
.2
2.8
4.3
8.1
9.2
2.1
24.4
Measuring, Test Eq...
.8
.7
4.3
4.0
3.8
6.5
5.2
8.7
9.8
24.2
Movies ...............
.0
.0
.O
.7
.5
.8
.4
1.3
.8
2.9
1/ Data is from U.S. Customs Bureau and is slightly different from the IMF data used in Table 1 - 4. It, moreover, does not
include wheat transhipments through Canada which we have added to the IMF data. Categories are based on the U.S. Schedule B
nomenclature. SITC will be available annually.
Due to change in U.S. trade nomenclature. 1977 data an Schedule P. basis is not avaiable.
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2.4587
2.4587
2.4587
2.4587
2.4587
1971
2.4587
2.4587
2.3949
2.2673
2.3949
1972
2.2673
2.2673
2,2507
2.2174
2.2507
1973
2.1895
2.0011
1.9179
1.9488
2.0143
1974
2.0190
1.9277
1.9831
1.9204
1.9626
1975
1.7853
1.7702
1.9110
1.9530
1.8549
1976
1.9542
1.9599
1.9340
1,8990
1.9368
1977
1.9039
1.8743
1,8464
1.7931
1.8544
1978
1.6786
1.7115
1.6909
1.6397
1.6802
1979
1.5724
1.5827
1.5142
1.5384
1.5519
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Contracts for Whole Plant
and Technology Imports
Nation & Firm Type Million Signed
US$
Comple-
tion
NA
1976
Toyo Engineering
and Mitsui Toatsu
Urea and ammonia
42
Apr 73
NA
Toray and Mitsui
Shipbuilding
Polyester chips
50
May 73
1976
NA
1975
Polyethylene, high-pressure
47
Aug 73
1976
plants
Toyo Engineering
and Mitsui Toatsu
Urea and ammonia
43
Sep 73
NA
Mitsui Petrochemi-
cal and Mitsui
Shipbuilding
NISSO
Petrochemical
15
Dec 73
1977
Technip and
Speichem
NA
United States
M.W. Kellogg
Ammonia plants (3)
Ammonia plants (5)
130
Nov 73
1976-77
Ex-Im and commercial bank
financing.
Ex-Im and commercial bank
financing.
Ex-Im and commercial bank
financing.
Ex-Im and commercial bank
financing.
Ex-Im and commercial bank
financing.
Ex-Im and commercial bank
financing.
Cash deal.
Ex-lm and commercial bank
financing.
Ex-Im and commercial bank
financing.
financing.
Ex-fin and commercial bank
financing.
Ex-lm and commercial bank
financing.
France, West Germany, and the
United Kingdom.
French-led consortium probably
involving other firms in Western
Europe.
Probably progress payments; will
provide feedstock for five Dutch
urea plants.
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and Technology Imports (continued)
Million
US $
Signed
Comple-
tion
Comment
Netherlands
89
Kellogg Continental
Urea plants (3)
34
Feb 73
1976
Subsidiary of M.W. Kellogg.
Kellogg Continental
Urea plants (5)
55
Sep 73
1977
Subsidiary of M.W. Kellogg.
West Germany
4
Friedrich Uhde and
Acetaldehyde
4
Jul 73
NA
Hoechst
United Kingdom
8
Technicolor Ltd.
Motion picture-processing plant
8
Jul 73
NA
Cash deal.
Italy
79
G.I.E
Electric-thermal power
79
Nov 73
NA
Five-year financing.
plants (2)
13
13
Dec 73
NA
Toho Titanium
Polypropylene catalyst
5
Jan 74
NA
Kuraray
Polyvinyl alcohol
19
Feb 74
1976
retroehemical
Nippon Steel &
Hot-strip rolling mill and silicon
229
Jun 74
1977
Hitachi
steel plate
Nippon Steel
Ancillary equipment for
65
Oct 74
1977
West Germany
steel mill
296
Uhde
Vinyl chloride monomer
19
Jan 74
1976
Demag
Cold-rolling mill
200
Mar 74
1977
Uhde
Polyethylene
15
Demag
Continuous-casting mill
57
Aug 74
1977
Ex-Im and commercial bank
financing.
Catalyst for Mitsui polypropylene
plant.
Ex-lm and commercial bank
financing.
Demag supplying other part of the
complex.
Consortium of European firms led
by Demag. Progress payment.
Progress payment. Part of steel
complex purchased from Japan and
Germany.
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and Technology Imports (continued)
Nation & Firm
Type
Million
US S
Signed
Comple-
tion
Comment
Nippon Seiko
Spherical bearings
3
Apr 75
1976
Progress payments.
Koyo Seiko
Cylindrical bearings
8
Apr 75
1976
Progress payments.
Ibigawa
Laminated board
1
Jul 75
NA
Ataka
Air separation
11
Nov 75
1977
Progress payments; capacity of
35,000 cubic meters per hour.
Krupp
Dimethyltherephthalate
50
Dec 75
NA
Progress payments; capacity of
90,000 metric tons per year.
Uhde
Ethanol
20
Dec 75
NA
Capacity of 100,000 metric tons per
year.
Rolls Royce
Jet engine plant
200
Dec 75
1980
50 jet engines plus manufacturing
facility and testing equipment.
Mechaniche
Moderne
Detergent
I
Sep 75
NA
Progress payments.
Japan Gasoline
Aromatics complex
36
Jan 76
NA
Japan Synthetic
Rubber
Styrene-butadiene rubber
27
Feb 76
NA
Kyokuto Boeki
Kaisha
Hot scarfer
2
Mar 76
NA
Ex-Im Bank financing.
5-year Ex-Im Bank financing;
capacity of 240,000 metric tons per
year.
Progress payments.
 Contracts for Whole Plant
and Technology Imports (continued)
Nation & Firm
Japan (continued)
Type
Million
us $
Teijin
Polyester/polymer
40
Nakajima Seiki
Wallpaper plant
I
Nippon Steel
Desulfurization plant
26
Mitsui
Cinder pelletizing
14
West Germany
31
Nuevo Pignone
Centrifugal compressors
technology
8
Finland
NA
Tamglass
Automobile glass plant
NA
Japan-
20
Chiyoda
Natural-gas refining
20
West Germany
39
Zimmer
Polyester fiber and film
12
Lurgi
Terephthalic acid
27
1978 contracts
6,787
Japan
4,377
Nippon Steel-
major contractor
Steel mill equipment and
technology
2,100
Dainippon Screen
Shadow mask plant
11
Asahi Glass
Braun glass plant
-58
Dainippon Tokyo
Fluorescent materials plant
11
Morubeni and Japan
Gas Co.
Ethylene
170
Signed Comple- Comment
tion
Mar 76 NA 5-year Ex-Im Bank financing;
capacity of 80,000 metric tons per
year.
Apr 76 NA
In. 76 NA
Aug 76 NA
Jun 76
NA
Jun 76
NA
Nov 77
1980
5-year Ex-lm Bank financing.
Jun 77
1980
Jun 77
1980
US technology from AMOCO.
May-Dec 78
1981
Contracts initiated after 15
December failed to gain immediate
approval by Bank of China.
Negotiations led to reinstatement of
the previously suspended contract.
May 78
1982
Progress payment; capacity of 3
million square meters per year.
Jun 78 _
1981
For color television tube plant.
Jun 78
1981
For color television tube plant.
Jun 78
1981
For color television tube plant.
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and Technology Imports (continued)
Japan (continued)
Hitachi
Color picture tube manufactur-
75
Jul 78
1981
ing facility
Methylene diaparaphenylene
36
Aug 78
NA
isocyanate plant
Hitachi and Toshiba
plant
Several companies
Coal mining equipment
70
Nov 78
NA
Sumitomo Metal
Copper smelter
100
Nov 78
1982
Mitsui and Toyo
Engineering
Nitric acid plant
37
Dec 78
NA
Chiyoda Chemical
Catalytic dewaxing unit
15
Mitsui and Toyo
Engineering
NPK fertilizer plant
1983
Contract suspended and reinstated.
1981
Contract suspended and reinstated;
US technology involved.
Japan Gas Co. and
Epichlorohydrin-glycerin
50
Dec 78
NA
Contract suspended and reinstated.
Asahi Glass
Marubeni and Ube
Ammonia plants (3)
220
Nov-Dec 78
NA
Two plant contracts suspended and
reinstated.
Shinetsu Chemical
Vinyl chloride monomer plants
120
Dec 78
NA
Contracts suspended and
(2)
reinstated.
Mitsui and Toyo
Polyvinyl chloride plants (2)
130
Dec 78
NA
Contract suspended and reinstated.
Engineering
Mitsui
Cumene-phenol
40
Dec 78
1983
Contract suspended and reinstated.
Mitsui
High-density polyethylene
80
Dec 78
1983
Contract suspended and reinstated.
Nippon Light Metal
Aluminum smelting plant
154
Dec 78
1981
Contract suspended and reinstated.
NA
Contract suspended and reinstated;
US technology involved.
Kanebo, Mitsui and
Polyester plant
85
Dec 78
1982
Contract suspended and reinstated.
Hitachi
1982
All contracts suspended, one
cancelled, the rest reinstated
Asahi Chemical and
Nylon 66
1981
For tire cord production; contract
Cheri
suspended and reinstated.
Japan Gas Co.
Hydrocrackers (2)
1981
Contract suspended and reinstated;
US technology involved.
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Nation & Firm
West Germany
Million
US $
Signed
Comply
tion
Comment
Westphalia and
others
Uhde
Ethylene plant
Jun 78
Uhde
Uhde
Polyethylene plant
Acetaldehyde plants (3)
105
Jun 78
Jun 78
Lurgi
Methanol plant
_
21
Dec 78
Linde Ag
Plants to break air into oxygen
90
Dec 78
Uhde
Polyvinyl chloride
106
Dec 78
Lurgi
Linde Ag
Methanol-heavy-oil based
Hydrocrackers (2)
53
85
Dec 78
Dec 78
NA
NA
US technology involved.
Lurgi
Ammonia-coal based
132
Dec 78
NA
Lurgi
Purified terephthalic acid
159
Dec 78
NA
US technology involved.
Lurgi
Aromatics complex
345
Dec 78
NA
US technology involved.
Zimmer
Polyester
180
Dec 78
NA
World's largest polyester plant.
Babcock BSH
Gypsum board manufacturing
facility
10
Dec 78
NA
United Kingdom
379
Vickers
Aerospace testing facilities
18
Feb 78
1980
Davy Powergas
Oxo-alcohol plants (2)
68
Aug 78
1981
Dowty and others
Coalface equipment
200
Sep 78
John Brown Ltd.
High-density polyethylene
42
Dec 78
1982
US technology involved.
Dunbee-Combex-
Marx Ltd.
Toy manufacturing plant
51
Dec 78
NA
Product-buy-back scheme.
Italy
15
Nuevo Pignone
Natural gas treatment plant
5
Dec 78
CTIP Societa Per
Azioni
Dew point control station
10
Dec 78
France
73
Thompson CSF
Air traffic control system
_
43
Mar 78
1980
NA
Coal-mining equipment
30
Sep 78
NA
United States
57
Kaiser
Iron ore mine
5
Sep 78
Bethlehem Steel
40
Dec 78
Fluor Corp.
Copper mining
NA
Dec 78
Coca-Cola Bottling
Corp.
Coca-Cola plant
2
Dec 78
Metacresol, butyl hydroxy
toluene, acetone
2
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and Technology Imports (continued)
Million
US $
Signed
Comple-
tion
Comment
Nippon Electric Co.
Microwave communications
system
Matsushita
Cathode-ray tube plant
5
Marubeni and Sanyo
Radio assembly plant
5
Feb 79
1982
NA
Two rayon cellophane plants
30
Mar 79
1984
Swiss technology involved.
Tako Bussan
Modernization of marine diesel
engine factory
5
Apr 79
1983
West German technology involved.
Nippon Sheet Glass
Co.
Glass roll embossing plant
2
Matsushita
Black and white TV tube
manufacturing facility
5
3
Jun 79
1982
Signed by provincial level authority.
Mitsui Bussan
Wool processing plant
2
Jun 79
1981
Signed by provincial authorities.
Mitsui
Caustic soda plant
II
Jul79
1982
US technology involved.
50
Jul 79
NA
Hitachi
High power electric
transmission line project
7
Jul79
NA
Part of 500-kv power grid for Cen
tral China.
Cash deal.
Mitsubishi Heavy
Industry
Highspeed moulding lines
Part of project to renovate Wuhan
automobile plant.
Kanematsu-Gosho
Ltd.
Gastrocamera fiberscope plant
1
Ishikawajima
Harima Heavy
Industries
Cement plant
44
Oct 79
1984
NA
Bulldozer technology agreement
13
Oct 79
NA
Japan Victor Co.
Color TV assembly plant
5
Nov 79
1980
For Tianjin plant.
Osaka Textile KK
Woolen products plant
2
Nov 79
1981
Hong Kong firm (Peninsula Knit-
wear) also involved.
Matsushita and
Sumitomo
Color TV assembly plant
4
Dec 79
1980
For Beijing TV plant.
Matsushita and
Sumitomo
Printed circuit board plant
7
Dec 79
NA
For Shanghai plant.
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Nation & Firm
Type
Million
US $
Signed
Comple-
tion
West Germany
452
Atlas Copco
Tunnel boring equipment for
coal mining
8
Jan 79
NA
Konrad Hornschuch
Two synthetic leather plants
21
Jan 79
1980
Linde AG
Fertilizer plant
10
Mar 79
NA
Steinmueller
Boilers for thermal power plant
100
Oct 79
NA
Demag
V. K. Narasimah Co.
Dec 79
1982
United Kingdom
32
A. P. Appledore
Modernization of Guangzhou
shipyard
1
Jan 79
1980
NA
Coal mining equipment
20
Feb 79
1980
Smith Industries Ltd.
Spark plug plant
8
Nov 79
1981
Wright Engineering
Ltd.
Davy McKee Corp,
1980
United States
39
Fluor Corp.
Two oil research facilities
I I
Jan 79
1981
Container Transport
International
Two marine container facilities
12
Feb 79
1982
L M. Pei (architect)
Hotel design
5
Jun 79
1980
NA
Barge shipping project
Aug 79
NA
Hines, Turner, Kai-
Foreign Trade Center
10
Nov 79
NA
Australia
25
Great Sincere Co.
Yugoslavia
Prefabricated motel units for
8 cities.
25
Koper
Austria
Geilslinger
Clutch equipment for transpor-
tation vehicles.
I
Jan 79
NA
Comment
Reportedly product compensation
deal.
Part of Yuan Baoshan thermal
power plant.
For Baoshan steel mill. Supplier
credit backed by official guarantee.
Small design and engineering
contract.
Financed by officially-backed
credits.
Feasibility study for two mines.
Design contract only.
Design and engineering contract.
Design contract only.
Production to be increased to
200,000 units per year by 1985.
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Switzerland
NA
Million Signed
US$
5
5 Apr 79
Comple- Comment
tion
1981 Product compensation
arrangements.
NA Skoda part of deal may actually be
much smaller than total value of
project.
Hong Kong'
Harpers Interna-
tional Ltd.
Bus assembly plant
Four Modernizations
Hotel
Ganghua Electronics
TV and radio assembly plant
5
May 79
1981
Contract reportedly signed by
Co.
provincial authorities.
Hopewell Holdings
Cement plant
Chrysoberyl River
Development Ltd.
Residential construction project
Navel Enterprises
Ltd.
Wool spinning mill
NA
Hotel
5
Dec 79
NA
Design and financing for White
Swan Hotel.
Alsthom Atlantique
Equipment and technology for
20
Jul 79
NA
Part of 500-kv power grid for Cen-
and Merlin Gerin
high power electric transmission
tral China.
Alsthom Atlantique
Turbogenerators for thermal
117
Oct 79
NA
Banque de Paris et Pay Bas will
power plant
handle financing equipment for
600-MW plant at Yuan Baoshan.
Sweden
31
ASEA
Equipment and technology for
21
Jul 79
NA
Part of 500-kv power grid for Cen-
high-power electric
tral China.
Motala Defibrator
Particle board factory
10
Nov 79
NA
AB
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Nation & Firm
Type
Million
Signed
Comple-
US$
tion
Italy
5
Nuevo Pignone
Centrifugal compressor plant
5
Oct 79
1981
Ateliers de Con-
Steam turbine generators
200
Nov 79
NA
struction Electriques
de Charleroi
' In addition to the contracts listed above, Japan concluded
preliminary agreements with Beijing for six major development
projects-for which Tokyo has agreed to provide aid-type credits-
and for offshore oil exploration.
' Hong Kong businessmen concluded hundreds of small
compensation deals and processing arrangements with China in
1979. Many of these projects-which involved an exchange of Hong
Kong equipment and technology in return for output produced in
Chinese plants-have gone unnoticed and are not included in this
table. The total value of these projects may amount to as much as
$300 million.
Comment
Initially China will import 90
percent of compressor parts and
produce 10 percent locally. Eventu-
ally 90 percent will be produced
domestically.
Downpayment to be covered by
interest-free aid credit.
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Of which:
775
1,090
625
300
655
960
1,370
125
160
165
185
300
290
245
60
150
15
5
115
35
145
414
480
240
175
420
665
845
Agricultural
Of which:
Live animals
135
195
215
230
245
255
305
Meat and fish
335
335
415
430
375
535
NA
Grain
445
715
720
450
395
360
NA
Fruits and vegetables
245
315
360
385
500
565
NA
Tea and spices
NA
100
100
140
180
215
NA
Oilseeds
110
135
140
85
85
_ 90
NA
Natural textile fibers
330
190
250
285
290
400
NA
Crude animal materials
170
185
230
260
335
370
NA
Trade Balance
475
-75
290
1,690
1,475
-295
-1,240
Agricultural
610
465
1,640
1,790
865
910
940
-135
-540
-1,350
-100
610
-1,205
-2,180
Because of rounding, components may not add to the totals shown.
' Preliminary estimates for 1979 are based on official trade statistics
and estimated tonnages of imported commodities.
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Grain
Cotton
Soybeans
Soybean oil
Sugar
Exports
Rice
Soybeans
3,128
4,642
7,642
6,790
3,459
2,061
6,937
9,437
10,993
122
237
410
380
164
130
320
508
606
0
2
255
619
36
25
364
109
565
0
10
58
0
11
13
166
104
104
464
749
736
411
313
627
1,676
1,438
1,170
924
899
2,142
1,985
1,440
900
800
1,200
1,000
460
370
310
340
330
178
120
100
275