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CARICOM’S TRADE A Quick Reference to Some Summary Data

2001-2006

Chapter 1 CARICOM’s Total Trade with Principal

Trading Partner and the Rest of the World

TABLE 1.1: BALANCES OF CARICOM'S TOTAL TRADE1, DISAGGREGATED BY CARICOM MEMBER STATES: 2001-2006

(EC$'000)

2001

CARICOM 28,566,917 18,191,774 -10,375,143 27,548,082 14,911,894 -12,636,188 31,369,394 20,588,020 -10,781,374

MDCs 24,594,778 17,070,361 -7,524,417 23,664,340 13,875,335 -9,789,005 27,081,398 19,440,454 -7,640,944

BARBADOS 2,885,302 700,220 -2,185,082 2,691,342 581,765 -2,109,577 3,227,331 674,358 -2,552,973 GUYANA 1,532,271 1,342,280 -189,991 1,630,299 1,491,015 -139,284 1,538,886 1,388,892 -149,994 JAMAICA 9,186,986 3,302,453 -5,884,533 9,626,619 3,019,636 -6,606,983 9,765,616 3,225,072 -6,540,544 SURINAME 1,236,457 … … 1,354,037 … … 1,901,414 … … TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 9,753,762 11,725,408 1,971,646 8,362,043 8,782,919 420,876 10,648,151 14,152,132 3,503,981

LDCs 3,972,139 1,121,413 -2,850,726 3,883,742 1,036,559 -2,847,183 4,287,996 1,147,566 -3,140,430

BELIZE 1,144,448 468,351 -676,097 1,091,253 450,268 -640,985 1,070,510 547,658 -522,852

OECS 2,827,691 653,062 -2,174,629 2,792,489 586,291 -2,206,198 3,217,486 599,908 -2,617,578

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … … … … DOMINICA 353,415 117,518 -235,897 312,315 113,135 -199,180 342,593 105,528 -237,065 GRENADA 572,869 158,325 -414,544 536,824 103,307 -433,517 684,711 108,520 -576,191 MONTSERRAT 52,322 1,947 -50,375 68,655 3,807 -64,848 76,728 4,790 -71,938 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 510,832 83,766 -427,066 544,648 92,464 -452,184 553,427 131,274 -422,153 SAINT LUCIA 834,779 171,084 -663,695 849,891 167,480 -682,411 1,060,656 166,952 -893,704 ST. VINCENT & GREN. 503,474 120,422 -383,052 480,156 106,098 -374,058 499,371 82,844 -416,527

CARICOM 36,032,057 25,258,199 -10,773,858 45,083,080 34,296,673 -10,786,407 48,824,982 48,420,193 -404,789

MDCs 31,268,879 23,990,348 -7,278,531 38,522,865 32,844,671 -5,678,194 40,886,157 47,031,853 6,145,696

BARBADOS 3,814,900 751,226 -3,063,674 4,331,962 970,488 -3,361,474 4,398,392 1,191,282 -3,207,110 GUYANA 1,706,982 1,484,607 -222,375 2,210,634 1,508,308 -702,326 2,382,309 1,768,702 -613,607 JAMAICA 10,307,098 3,811,552 -6,495,546 13,184,271 4,089,074 -9,095,197 13,616,120 5,369,782 -8,246,338 SURINAME 2,004,884 … … 3,209,960 … … 2,724,016 … … TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 13,435,015 17,942,963 4,507,948 15,586,038 26,276,801 10,690,763 17,765,320 38,702,087 20,936,767

LDCs 4,763,178 1,267,851 -3,495,327 6,560,215 1,452,002 -5,108,213 7,938,825 1,388,340 -6,550,485

BELIZE 1,022,878 569,624 -453,254 1,184,183 560,328 -623,855 1,782,927 740,959 -1,041,968

OECS 3,740,300 698,227 -3,042,073 5,376,032 891,674 -4,484,358 6,155,898 647,381 -5,508,517

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … 1,418,060 325,718 -1,092,342 1,811,071 … … DOMINICA 390,795 111,328 -279,467 446,435 112,813 -333,622 450,619 111,976 -338,643 GRENADA 681,751 86,498 -595,253 901,894 74,641 -827,253 807,053 68,500 -738,553 MONTSERRAT 77,569 11,444 -66,125 80,356 3,892 -76,464 81,538 3,539 -77,999 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 492,709 114,698 -378,011 568,266 93,535 -474,731 673,735 107,364 -566,371 SAINT LUCIA 1,488,967 275,410 -1,213,557 1,311,593 173,395 -1,138,198 1,598,863 253,113 -1,345,750 ST. VINCENT & GREN. 608,509 98,849 -509,660 649,428 107,680 -541,748 733,019 102,889 -630,130

Note:

1 The values of Imports, Total Exports and Balance of Trade for CARICOM, the MDCs, the LDCs and OECS, considered as groups, include the value of trade among members of the respective groups, as well as trade with countries outside the group.

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IMPORTS EXPORTS BALANCE OF TRADE

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2002

CARICOM COUNTRIES BALANCE OF TRADE

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TRADE IMPORTS

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(EC$'000)EXPORTS

DOMESTIC RE-EXP. TOTAL

1995 19,573,989 13,094,061 681,508 13,775,568 -5,798,421

1996 19,216,513 11,871,568 708,573 12,580,141 -6,636,372

1997 24,378,963 13,314,287 708,754 14,023,041 -10,355,922

1998 23,738,738 12,165,159 796,878 12,962,037 -10,776,701

1999 24,175,549 13,346,672 697,148 14,043,820 -10,131,729

2000 27,487,345 17,864,870 697,813 18,562,683 -8,924,662

2001 28,566,917 17,479,297 712,477 18,191,774 -10,375,143

2002 27,548,082 14,193,475 718,419 14,911,894 -12,636,188

2003 31,369,394 19,751,060 836,960 20,588,020 -10,781,374

2004 36,032,057 24,167,179 1,091,020 25,258,199 -10,773,858

2005 45,083,080 32,682,904 1,613,769 34,296,673 -10,786,407

2006 48,824,982 47,015,676 1,404,517 48,420,193 -404,789

Notes:1995 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana and Import data for Montserrat1996 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Import data for Montserrat and export data for Suriname1997 - 1998 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and export data for Suriname1999 - 2000 Excludes export data for Suriname2001 - 2004 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda and export data for Suriname2005 Excludes export data for Suriname2006 Excludes export data for Antigua and Barbuda and Suriname

TABLE 1.2: BALANCES OF CARICOM'S TOTAL TRADE: 1995-2006

YEARS IMPORTS TRADE BALANCE

Figure 1.11: Balances of CARICOM's Total Trade: 1995-2006

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TABLE 1.3: PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOTAL TRADE, DISAGGREGATED BY CARICOM MEMBER STATES: 2001-2006

(Percent)

2001

CARICOM 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

MDCs 86.1 93.8 85.9 93.0 86.3 94.4

BARBADOS 10.1 3.8 9.8 3.9 10.3 3.3 GUYANA 5.4 7.4 5.9 10.0 4.9 6.7 JAMAICA 32.2 18.2 34.9 20.2 31.1 15.7 SURINAME 4.3 … 4.9 … 6.1 … TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 34.1 64.5 30.4 58.9 33.9 68.7

LDCs 13.9 6.2 14.1 7.0 13.7 5.6

BELIZE 4.0 2.6 4.0 3.0 3.4 2.7

OECS 9.9 3.6 10.1 3.9 10.3 2.9

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … DOMINICA 1.2 0.6 1.1 0.8 1.1 0.5 GRENADA 2.0 0.9 1.9 0.7 2.2 0.5 MONTSERRAT 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 1.8 0.5 2.0 0.6 1.8 0.6 SAINT LUCIA 2.9 0.9 3.1 1.1 3.4 0.8 ST. VINCENT & GREN. 1.8 0.7 1.7 0.7 1.6 0.4

CARICOM 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

MDCs 86.8 95.0 85.4 95.8 83.7 97.1


LDCs 13.2 5.0 14.6 4.2 16.3 2.9

BELIZE 2.8 2.3 2.6 1.6 3.7 1.5

OECS 10.4 2.8 11.9 2.6 12.6 1.3

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … 3.1 0.9 3.7 … DOMINICA 1.1 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.9 0.2 GRENADA 1.9 0.3 2.0 0.2 1.7 0.1 MONTSERRAT 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 1.4 0.5 1.3 0.3 1.4 0.2 SAINT LUCIA 4.1 1.1 2.9 0.5 3.3 0.5 ST. VINCENT & GREN. 1.7 0.4 1.4 0.3 1.5 0.2

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TABLE 1.4: BALANCES OF CARICOM'S INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE1, DISAGGREGATED BY CARICOM MEMBER STATES: 2001-2006

(EC$'000)

2001

CARICOM 3,308,475 3,635,587 2,966,730 2,703,613 4,023,062 3,663,521

MDCs 2,559,840 3,387,186 827,346 2,277,037 2,457,746 180,709 3,272,116 3,385,789 113,673

BARBADOS 588,611 290,551 -298,060 426,759 268,709 -158,050 769,961 270,859 -499,102 GUYANA 288,658 197,235 -91,423 317,501 240,848 -76,653 577,341 227,408 -349,933 JAMAICA 1,169,152 136,623 -1,032,529 1,067,802 131,970 -935,832 1,268,817 137,128 -1,131,689 SURINAME 244,181 … … 261,003 … … 436,529 … … TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 269,238 2,762,777 2,493,539 203,972 1,816,219 1,612,247 219,468 2,750,394 2,530,926

LDCs 748,635 248,401 -500,234 689,693 245,867 -443,826 750,946 277,732 -473,214

BELIZE 58,114 30,215 -27,899 40,616 31,278 -9,338 39,885 48,300 8,415

OECS 690,521 218,186 -472,335 649,077 214,589 -434,488 711,061 229,432 -481,629

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … … … … DOMINICA 98,378 70,641 -27,737 95,344 63,241 -32,103 103,622 69,143 -34,479 GRENADA 144,002 34,435 -109,567 144,205 31,134 -113,071 163,334 28,347 -134,987 MONTSERRAT 9,277 1,258 -8,019 7,542 2,344 -5,198 7,648 2,601 -5,047 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 91,044 2,468 -88,576 80,754 1,757 -78,997 102,500 2,184 -100,316 SAINT LUCIA 210,483 43,094 -167,389 185,913 62,150 -123,763 211,368 72,801 -138,567 ST. VINCENT & GREN. 137,337 66,290 -71,047 135,319 53,963 -81,356 122,589 54,356 -68,233

CARICOM 4,527,542 3,402,268 6,247,715 6,625,769 6,136,326 7,870,902

MDCs 3,597,195 3,083,318 -513,877 5,020,108 6,225,268 1,205,160 4,730,793 7,490,633 2,759,840

BARBADOS 942,891 283,933 -658,958 1,087,788 375,593 -712,195 1,157,950 407,225 -750,725 GUYANA 499,765 303,631 -196,134 813,534 289,767 -523,767 835,491 335,466 -500,025 JAMAICA 1,504,933 140,202 -1,364,731 2,231,081 127,014 -2,104,067 1,811,031 143,072 -1,667,959 SURINAME 402,319 … … 620,794 … … 661,913 … … TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 247,287 2,355,552 2,108,265 266,911 5,432,894 5,165,983 264,408 6,604,870 6,340,462

LDCs 930,347 318,950 -611,397 1,227,607 400,501 -827,106 1,405,533 380,269 -1,025,264

BELIZE 34,452 63,103 28,651 36,451 61,586 25,135 36,076 62,135 26,059

OECS 895,895 255,847 -640,048 1,191,156 338,915 -852,241 1,369,457 318,134 -1,051,323

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … 209,875 73,476 -136,399 228,180 … … DOMINICA 115,600 68,431 -47,169 139,773 66,589 -73,184 144,614 70,603 -74,011 GRENADA 174,616 23,858 -150,758 240,367 34,924 -205,443 198,242 37,972 -160,270 MONTSERRAT 8,578 5,920 -2,658 16,471 1,484 -14,987 31,448 1,828 -29,620 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 98,641 2,691 -95,950 114,082 3,532 -110,550 122,628 6,470 -116,158 SAINT LUCIA 324,415 98,002 -226,413 273,334 92,340 -180,994 405,315 134,351 -270,964 ST. VINCENT & GREN. 174,045 56,945 -117,100 197,254 66,570 -130,684 239,030 66,910 -172,120

Note:1 The values of Imports, Total Exports and Balance of Trade for CARICOM, the MDCs, the LDCs and OECS, considered as groups, include the value of trade among members of the respective groups, as well as trade with countries outside the group.

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OF TRADE IMPORTS

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TABLE 1.5: BALANCES OF CARICOM'S EXTRA-REGIONAL TRADE, DISAGGREGATED BY CARICOM MEMBER STATES: 2001-2006

(EC$'000)

2001

CARICOM 25,258,442 14,556,187 -10,702,255 24,581,352 12,208,281 -12,373,071 27,346,332 16,924,499 -10,421,833

MDCs 22,034,938 13,683,175 -8,351,763 21,387,303 11,417,589 -9,969,714 23,809,282 16,054,665 -7,754,617

BARBADOS 2,296,691 409,669 -1,887,022 2,264,583 313,056 -1,951,527 2,457,370 403,499 -2,053,871 GUYANA 1,243,613 1,145,045 -98,568 1,312,798 1,250,167 -62,631 961,545 1,161,484 199,939 JAMAICA 8,017,834 3,165,830 -4,852,004 8,558,817 2,887,666 -5,671,151 8,496,799 3,087,944 -5,408,855 SURINAME 992,276 … … 1,093,034 … … 1,464,885 … … TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 9,484,524 8,962,631 -521,893 8,158,071 6,966,700 -1,191,371 10,428,683 11,401,738 973,055

LDCs 3,223,504 873,012 -2,350,492 3,194,049 790,692 -2,403,357 3,537,050 869,834 -2,667,216

BELIZE 1,086,334 438,136 -648,198 1,050,637 418,990 -631,647 1,030,625 499,358 -531,267

OECS 2,137,170 434,876 -1,702,294 2,143,412 371,702 -1,771,710 2,506,425 370,476 -2,135,949

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … … … … DOMINICA 255,037 46,877 -208,160 216,971 49,894 -167,077 238,971 36,385 -202,586 GRENADA 428,867 123,890 -304,977 392,619 72,173 -320,446 521,377 80,173 -441,204 MONTSERRAT 43,045 689 -42,356 61,113 1,463 -59,650 69,080 2,189 -66,891 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 419,788 81,298 -338,490 463,894 90,707 -373,187 450,927 129,090 -321,837 SAINT LUCIA 624,296 127,990 -496,306 663,978 105,330 -558,648 849,288 94,151 -755,137 ST. VINCENT & GREN. 366,137 54,132 -312,005 344,837 52,135 -292,702 376,782 28,488 -348,294

CARICOM 31,504,515 21,855,931 -9,648,584 38,835,365 27,670,904 -11,164,461 42,688,656 40,549,291 -2,139,365

MDCs 27,671,684 20,907,030 -6,764,654 33,502,757 26,619,403 -6,883,354 36,155,364 39,541,220 3,385,856

BARBADOS 2,872,009 467,293 -2,404,716 3,244,174 594,895 -2,649,279 3,240,442 784,057 -2,456,385 GUYANA 1,207,217 1,180,976 -26,241 1,397,100 1,218,541 -178,559 1,546,818 1,433,236 -113,582 JAMAICA 8,802,165 3,671,350 -5,130,815 10,953,190 3,962,060 -6,991,130 11,805,089 5,226,710 -6,578,379 SURINAME 1,602,565 … … 2,589,166 … … 2,062,103 … … TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 13,187,728 15,587,411 2,399,683 15,319,127 20,843,907 5,524,780 17,500,912 32,097,217 14,596,305

LDCs 3,832,831 948,901 -2,883,930 5,332,608 1,051,501 -4,281,107 6,533,292 1,008,071 -5,525,221

BELIZE 988,426 506,521 -481,905 1,147,732 498,742 -648,990 1,746,851 678,824 -1,068,027

OECS 2,844,405 442,380 -2,402,025 4,184,876 552,759 -3,632,117 4,786,441 329,247 -4,457,194

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … 1,208,185 252,242 -955,943 1,582,891 … … DOMINICA 275,195 42,897 -232,298 306,662 46,224 -260,438 306,005 41,373 -264,632 GRENADA 507,135 62,640 -444,495 661,527 39,717 -621,810 608,811 30,528 -578,283 MONTSERRAT 68,991 5,524 -63,467 63,885 2,408 -61,477 50,090 1,711 -48,379 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 394,068 112,007 -282,061 454,184 90,003 -364,181 551,107 100,894 -450,213 SAINT LUCIA 1,164,552 177,408 -987,144 1,038,259 81,055 -957,204 1,193,548 118,762 -1,074,786 ST. VINCENT & GREN. 434,464 41,904 -392,560 452,174 41,110 -411,064 493,989 35,979 -458,010

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TABLE 1.6: PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S EXTRA-REGIONAL TRADE, DISAGGREGATED BY CARICOM MEMBER STATES: 2001-2006

(Percent)

2001

CARICOM 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

MDCs 87.2 94.0 87.0 93.5 87.1 94.9


LDCs 12.8 6.0 13.0 6.5 12.9 5.1

BELIZE 4.3 3.0 4.3 3.4 3.8 3.0

OECS 8.5 3.0 8.7 3.0 9.2 2.2

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … DOMINICA 1.0 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.2 GRENADA 1.7 0.9 1.6 0.6 1.9 0.5 MONTSERRAT 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 1.7 0.6 1.9 0.7 1.6 0.8 SAINT LUCIA 2.5 0.9 2.7 0.9 3.1 0.6 ST. VINCENT & GREN. 1.4 0.4 1.4 0.4 1.4 0.2

CARICOM 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

MDCs 87.8 95.7 86.3 96.2 84.7 97.5


LDCs 12.2 4.3 13.7 3.8 15.3 2.5

BELIZE 3.1 2.3 3.0 1.8 4.1 1.7

OECS 9.0 2.0 10.8 2.0 11.2 0.8

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … 3.1 0.9 3.7 … DOMINICA 0.9 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.1 GRENADA 1.6 0.3 1.7 0.1 1.4 0.1 MONTSERRAT 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 1.3 0.5 1.2 0.3 1.3 0.2 SAINT LUCIA 3.7 0.8 2.7 0.3 2.8 0.3 ST. VINCENT & GREN. 1.4 0.2 1.2 0.1 1.2 0.1

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TABLE 1.7: VALUE AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S IMPORTS BY PRINICIPAL SOURCES: 2001-2006

CARICOM COUNTRIES 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

(EC$'000)

ALL SOURCES 28,566,917 27,548,082 31,369,394 36,032,057 45,083,080 48,824,982 8.3 11.3

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 3,374,194 2,977,617 4,078,254 4,564,838 6,332,824 6,173,975 -2.5 12.8CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY 3,308,475 2,966,730 4,023,062 4,527,542 6,247,715 6,136,326 -1.8 13.2THE BAHAMAS 65,719 10,887 55,192 37,296 85,109 37,649 -55.8 -10.5

OTHER CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 655,969 590,246 541,361 1,055,366 1,428,049 1,540,593 7.9 18.6CANADA 798,269 853,394 887,716 889,481 985,269 1,126,114 14.3 7.1UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 11,454,104 10,687,241 11,407,082 12,873,903 15,767,443 15,817,397 0.3 6.7LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION ASSOCIATION 4,008,437 3,661,682 3,798,891 4,392,472 6,961,522 8,029,978 15.3 14.9

ANDEAN COMMUNITY 2,323,109 2,039,764 1,698,378 1,476,933 3,147,819 3,868,550 22.9 10.7MERCOSUR 880,142 879,117 1,449,860 2,163,431 3,067,093 3,355,133 9.4 30.7REST OF LAIA 805,186 742,801 650,653 752,108 746,610 806,295 8.0 0.0

CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM 549,350 564,330 658,719 728,557 925,240 1,122,665 21.3 15.4EUROPEAN UNION 4,165,018 3,968,212 4,726,290 5,652,639 4,977,463 5,453,327 9.6 5.5

UNITED KINGDOM 1,332,141 1,147,229 1,395,430 1,630,784 1,671,070 1,592,386 -4.7 3.6 REST OF EU 2,832,877 2,820,983 3,330,860 4,021,855 3,306,393 3,860,941 16.8 6.4

SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES 2,383,433 2,451,783 2,782,398 3,627,198 4,324,328 5,127,559 18.6 16.6 JAPAN 1,267,944 1,342,411 1,388,007 1,689,624 1,848,976 1,819,867 -1.6 7.5 REST OF SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES 1,115,489 1,109,372 1,394,391 1,937,574 2,475,352 3,307,692 33.6 24.3

REST OF THE WORLD 1,360,972 1,971,563 2,563,240 2,335,195 3,472,100 4,552,829 31.1 27.3

(Percent)

ALL SOURCES 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 11.8 10.8 13.0 12.7 14.0 12.6 12.6

CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY 11.6 10.8 12.8 12.6 13.9 12.6 12.5

THE BAHAMAS 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

OTHER CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 2.3 2.1 1.7 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.7

CANADA 2.8 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.5

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 40.1 38.8 36.4 35.7 35.0 32.4 35.9

LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION ASSOCIATION 14.0 13.3 12.1 12.2 15.4 16.4 14.2

ANDEAN COMMUNITY 8.1 7.4 5.4 4.1 7.0 7.9 6.7

MERCOSUR 3.1 3.2 4.6 6.0 6.8 6.9 5.4

REST OF LAIA 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.7 2.1

CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.1

EUROPEAN UNION 14.6 14.4 15.1 15.7 11.0 11.2 13.3

UNITED KINGDOM 4.7 4.2 4.4 4.5 3.7 3.3 4.0

REST OF EU 9.9 10.2 10.6 11.2 7.3 7.9 9.3

SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES 8.3 8.9 8.9 10.1 9.6 10.5 9.5

JAPAN 4.4 4.9 4.4 4.7 4.1 3.7 4.3

REST OF SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES 3.9 4.0 4.4 5.4 5.5 6.8 5.2

REST OF THE WORLD 4.8 7.2 8.2 6.5 7.7 9.3 7.5

Notes:2001 - 2004 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda and export data for Suriname2005 Excludes export data for Suriname2006 Excludes export data for Antigua and Barbuda and Suriname

In 2004, Membership of the European Union (EU) increased from 15 Member States to 25. Hence prior to 2004 data does not include the 10 new Member States.

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TABLE 1.8: VALUE AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY PRINICIPAL DESTINATIONS: 2001-2006


(EC$'000)

ALL DESTINATIONS 17,479,297 14,193,475 19,751,060 24,167,179 32,682,904 47,015,676 43.9 21.9

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 3,476,388 2,534,236 3,527,508 3,256,953 6,522,288 7,658,699 17.4 17.1CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY 3,456,137 2,506,557 3,469,908 3,177,219 6,255,565 7,569,411 21.0 17.0THE BAHAMAS 20,251 27,679 57,600 79,734 266,723 89,288 -66.5 34.5

OTHER CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 1,741,383 1,208,390 1,500,378 1,423,564 2,752,363 2,941,799 6.9 11.1CANADA 1,082,864 950,605 1,058,248 1,211,905 1,321,093 1,685,945 27.6 9.3UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6,646,372 5,557,381 9,177,425 13,601,317 16,535,792 24,061,320 45.5 29.3LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION ASSOCIATION 427,397 432,056 539,319 625,405 1,161,465 1,560,372 34.3 29.6

ANDEAN COMMUNITY 236,854 198,455 229,602 153,453 533,764 600,654 12.5 20.5MERCOSUR 42,383 45,778 84,142 115,835 207,991 258,316 24.2 43.5REST OF LAIA 148,160 187,823 225,575 356,117 419,710 701,402 67.1 36.5

CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM 558,652 377,129 531,503 219,106 578,463 559,707 -3.2 0.0EUROPEAN UNION 2,406,677 2,401,471 2,303,028 2,748,573 2,606,362 6,153,774 136.1 20.7

UNITED KINGDOM 1,163,137 1,060,148 1,046,508 1,186,236 1,211,085 1,426,736 17.8 4.2 REST OF EU 1,243,540 1,341,323 1,256,520 1,562,337 1,395,277 4,727,038 238.8 30.6

SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES 667,130 254,437 388,621 778,082 442,619 1,237,404 179.6 13.2 JAPAN 535,043 93,282 84,915 102,923 58,716 283,908 383.5 -11.9 REST OF SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES 132,087 161,155 303,706 675,159 383,903 953,496 148.4 48.5

REST OF THE WORLD 549,357 557,178 800,019 385,809 851,434 1,251,998 47.0 17.9

(Percent)

ALL SOURCES 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0



THE BAHAMAS 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.3


CANADA 6.2 6.7 5.4 5.0 4.0 3.6 4.7




MERCOSUR 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5

REST OF LAIA 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.3


EUROPEAN UNION 13.8 16.9 11.7 11.4 8.0 13.1 12.0

UNITED KINGDOM 6.7 7.5 5.3 4.9 3.7 3.0 4.6

REST OF EU 7.1 9.5 6.4 6.5 4.3 10.1 7.4


JAPAN 3.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7


REST OF THE WORLD 3.1 3.9 4.1 1.6 2.6 2.7 2.8

Notes:2001 - 2004 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda and export data for Suriname

2005 Excludes export data for Suriname

2006 Excludes export data for Antigua and Barbuda and Suriname

In 2004, Membership of the European Union (EU) increased from 15 Member States to 25. Hence prior to 2004 data does not include the 10 new Member States.

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TABLE 1.9: VALUE AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOTAL EXPORTS BY PRINICIPAL DESTINATIONS: 2001-2006


(EC$'000)

ALL DESTINATIONS 18,191,774 14,911,894 20,588,020 25,258,199 34,296,673 48,420,193 41.2 21.6

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 3,705,904 2,771,442 3,762,398 3,502,706 6,903,387 7,965,442 15.4 16.5CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY 3,635,587 2,703,613 3,663,521 3,402,268 6,625,769 7,870,902 18.8 16.7THE BAHAMAS 70,317 67,829 98,877 100,438 277,618 94,540 -65.9 6.1

OTHER CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 1,773,621 1,235,246 1,539,836 1,538,487 2,936,935 2,992,031 1.9 11.0CANADA 1,091,431 957,329 1,074,409 1,243,974 1,355,082 1,698,996 25.4 9.3UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6,858,698 5,831,974 9,434,661 13,892,532 16,997,913 24,588,725 44.7 29.1LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION ASSOCIATION 463,601 464,034 573,917 757,514 1,258,399 1,601,197 27.2 28.1

ANDEAN COMMUNITY 264,587 218,072 252,643 179,693 558,402 619,194 10.9 18.5MERCOSUR 44,612 50,760 88,152 117,753 260,490 261,549 0.4 42.4REST OF LAIA 154,402 195,202 233,122 460,068 439,507 720,454 63.9 36.1

CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM 568,204 389,520 547,407 236,090 584,581 569,994 -2.5 0.1EUROPEAN UNION 2,459,413 2,458,191 2,382,576 2,799,679 2,734,564 6,213,514 127.2 20.4

UNITED KINGDOM 1,196,383 1,082,768 1,084,466 1,218,875 1,291,278 1,461,234 13.2 4.1 REST OF EU 1,263,030 1,375,423 1,298,110 1,580,804 1,443,286 4,752,280 229.3 30.3

SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES 673,302 259,767 396,091 789,764 453,303 1,248,092 175.3 13.1 JAPAN 536,329 94,969 85,909 106,185 60,075 285,633 375.5 -11.8 REST OF SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES 136,973 164,798 310,182 683,579 393,228 962,459 144.8 47.7

REST OF THE WORLD 677,123 627,071 954,788 583,166 1,162,595 1,640,798 41.1 19.4

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THE BAHAMAS 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.4


CANADA 6.0 6.4 5.2 4.9 4.0 3.5 4.6




MERCOSUR 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.5

REST OF LAIA 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.4


EUROPEAN UNION 13.5 16.5 11.6 11.1 8.0 12.8 11.8

UNITED KINGDOM 6.6 7.3 5.3 4.8 3.8 3.0 4.5

REST OF EU 6.9 9.2 6.3 6.3 4.2 9.8 7.2


JAPAN 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7


REST OF THE WORLD 3.7 4.2 4.6 2.3 3.4 3.4 3.5

Notes:2001 - 2004 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda and export data for Suriname2005 Excludes export data for Suriname2006 Excludes export data for Antigua and Barbuda and SurinameIn 2004, Membership of the European Union (EU) increased from 15 Member States to 25. Hence prior to 2004 data does not include the 10 new Member States.

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Figure 1.14: Major Destinations of CARICOM'S Total Exports: 2001

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TABLE 1.10: CARICOM's TRADE BALANCES WITH PRINCIPAL EXTRA-REGIONAL TRADING PARTNERS: 2001-2006

(EC$'000)

2001

ALL EXTRA-REGIONAL PARTNERS 25,258,442 14,556,187 -10,702,255 24,581,352 12,208,281 -12,373,071 27,346,332 16,924,499 -10,421,833

THE BAHAMAS 65,719 70,317 4,598 10,887 67,829 56,942 55,192 98,877 43,685 OTHER CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 655,969 1,773,621 1,117,652 590,246 1,235,246 645,000 541,361 1,539,836 998,475

CANADA 798,269 1,091,431 293,162 853,394 957,329 103,935 887,716 1,074,409 186,693 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 11,454,104 6,858,698 -4,595,406 10,687,241 5,831,974 -4,855,267 11,407,082 9,434,661 -1,972,421 LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION ASSOCIATION 4,008,437 463,601 -3,544,836 3,661,682 464,034 -3,197,648 3,798,891 573,917 -3,224,974

ANDEAN COMMUNITY 2,323,109 264,587 -2,058,522 2,039,764 218,072 -1,821,692 1,698,378 252,643 -1,445,735 MERCOSUR 880,142 44,612 -835,530 879,117 50,760 -828,357 1,449,860 88,152 -1,361,708 REST OF LAIA 805,186 154,402 -650,784 742,801 195,202 -547,599 650,653 233,122 -417,531

CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM 549,350 568,204 18,854 564,330 389,520 -174,810 658,719 547,407 -111,312

EUROPEAN UNION 4,165,018 2,459,413 -1,705,605 3,968,212 2,458,191 -1,510,021 4,726,290 2,382,576 -2,343,714 UNITED KINGDOM 1,332,141 1,196,383 -135,758 1,147,229 1,082,768 -64,461 1,395,430 1,084,466 -310,964 REST OF EU 2,832,877 1,263,030 -1,569,847 2,820,983 1,375,423 -1,445,560 3,330,860 1,298,110 -2,032,750

SELECTED ASIAN 2,383,433 673,302 -1,710,131 2,451,783 259,767 -2,192,016 2,782,398 396,091 -2,386,307 JAPAN 1,267,944 536,329 -731,615 1,342,411 94,969 -1,247,442 1,388,007 85,909 -1,302,098 REST OF SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES 1,115,489 136,973 -978,516 1,109,372 164,798 -944,574 1,394,391 310,182 -1,084,209

REST OF THE WORLD 1,360,972 677,123 -683,849 1,971,563 627,071 -1,344,492 2,563,240 954,788 -1,608,452

ALL EXTRA-REGIONAL PARTNERS 31,504,515 21,855,931 -9,648,584 38,835,365 27,670,904 -11,164,461 42,688,656 40,549,291 -2,139,365

THE BAHAMAS 37,296 100,438 63,142 85,109 277,618 192,509 37,649 94,540 56,891 OTHER CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES 1,055,366 1,538,487 483,121 1,428,049 2,936,935 1,508,886 1,540,593 2,992,031 1,451,438

CANADA 889,481 1,243,974 354,493 985,269 1,355,082 369,813 1,126,114 1,698,996 572,882 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 12,873,903 13,892,532 1,018,629 15,767,443 16,997,913 1,230,470 15,817,397 24,588,725 8,771,328 LATIN AMERICAN INTEGRATION ASSOCIATION 4,392,472 757,514 -3,634,958 6,961,522 1,258,399 -5,703,123 8,029,978 1,601,197 -6,428,781

ANDEAN COMMUNITY 1,476,933 179,693 -1,297,240 3,147,819 558,402 -2,589,417 3,868,550 619,194 -3,249,356 MERCOSUR 2,163,431 117,753 -2,045,678 3,067,093 260,490 -2,806,603 3,355,133 261,549 -3,093,584 REST OF LAIA 752,108 460,068 -292,040 746,610 439,507 -307,103 806,295 720,454 -85,841

CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM 728,557 236,090 -492,467 925,240 584,581 -340,659 1,122,665 569,994 -552,671

EUROPEAN UNION 5,652,639 2,799,679 -2,852,960 4,977,463 2,734,564 -2,242,899 5,453,327 6,213,514 760,187 UNITED KINGDOM 1,630,784 1,218,875 -411,909 1,671,070 1,291,278 -379,792 1,592,386 1,461,234 -131,152 REST OF EU 4,021,855 1,580,804 -2,441,051 3,306,393 1,443,286 -1,863,107 3,860,941 4,752,280 891,339

COUNTRIES 3,627,198 789,764 -2,837,434 4,324,328 453,303 -3,871,025 5,127,559 1,248,092 -3,879,467 JAPAN 1,689,624 106,185 -1,583,439 1,848,976 60,075 -1,788,901 1,819,867 285,633 -1,534,234 REST OF SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES 1,937,574 683,579 -1,253,995 2,475,352 393,228 -2,082,124 3,307,692 962,459 -2,345,233

REST OF THE WORLD 2,335,195 583,166 -1,752,029 3,472,100 1,162,595 -2,309,505 4,552,829 1,640,798 -2,912,031

Notes:2001 - 2004 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda and export data for Suriname2005 Excludes export data for Suriname2006 Excludes export data for Antigua and Barbuda and SurinameIn 2004, Membership of the European Union (EU) increased from 15 Member States to 25. Hence prior to 2004 data does not include the 10 new Member States.

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2003


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2006



TRADE

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CARICOM 48,824,982 6,136,326 37,649 1,540,593 15,817,397 1,126,114 663,616 17,607,127 3,355,133 3,868,550

MDCs 40,886,157 4,730,793 6,308 640,292 12,790,196 963,750 478,889 14,232,835 3,256,503 3,762,828 BARBADOS 4,398,392 1,157,950 483 49,470 1,626,740 162,219 35,698 1,824,657 99,632 35,693 GUYANA 2,382,309 835,491 0 47,448 633,681 51,058 8,504 693,243 48,670 127,924 JAMAICA 13,616,120 1,811,031 5,218 289,327 4,876,164 333,582 220,979 5,430,725 461,449 1,676,363 SURINAME 2,724,016 661,913 178 56,221 818,635 21,910 7,532 848,077 84,377 46,131 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 17,765,320 264,408 429 197,826 4,834,976 394,981 206,176 5,436,133 2,562,375 1,876,717

LDCs 7,938,825 1,405,533 31,341 900,301 3,027,201 162,364 184,727 3,374,292 98,630 105,722 BELIZE 1,782,927 36,076 3,844 191,937 691,285 19,335 163,240 873,860 15,932 11,463

OECS 6,155,898 1,369,457 27,497 708,364 2,335,916 143,029 21,487 2,500,432 82,698 94,259 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 1,811,071 228,180 27,010 525,427 670,058 21,805 4,594 696,457 14,014 17,558 DOMINICA 450,619 144,614 97 16,919 157,115 12,166 1,964 171,245 4,492 10,170 GRENADA 807,053 198,242 184 9,650 314,163 19,225 5,086 338,474 23,175 10,548 MONTSERRAT 81,538 31,448 - 1,912 33,070 2,041 97 35,208 369 176 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 673,735 122,628 26 39,796 372,764 17,545 1,642 391,951 4,119 9,154 SAINT LUCIA 1,598,863 405,315 175 105,415 552,756 43,405 4,813 600,974 20,760 30,440 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. 733,019 239,030 5 9,245 235,990 26,842 3,291 266,123 15,769 16,213

CARICOM 142,679 8,029,978 1,122,665 5,453,328 1,592,386 3,860,942 5,127,559 1,819,867 3,307,692 4,552,828

MDCs 128,418 7,626,638 681,982 4,663,419 1,232,227 3,431,192 4,464,910 1,531,709 2,933,201 4,433,850 BARBADOS 6,984 178,007 55,445 600,903 256,338 344,565 413,492 161,629 251,863 158,622 GUYANA 3,560 188,658 28,169 240,356 114,600 125,756 304,643 84,884 219,759 56,468 JAMAICA 37,642 2,396,433 424,641 1,288,974 359,182 929,792 1,487,062 571,179 915,883 744,764 SURINAME 2,056 140,096 46,787 651,090 14,251 636,839 287,956 99,026 188,930 39,876 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 78,176 4,723,444 126,940 1,882,096 487,856 1,394,240 1,971,757 614,991 1,356,766 3,434,120

LDCs 14,261 403,340 440,683 789,909 360,159 429,750 662,649 288,158 374,491 118,978 BELIZE 4,297 194,932 366,132 114,995 24,502 90,493 146,026 26,333 119,693 18,531

OECS 9,964 208,408 74,551 674,914 335,657 339,257 516,623 261,825 254,798 100,447 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 2,887 39,053 14,900 157,419 62,504 94,915 106,849 49,978 56,871 21,579 DOMINICA 415 17,041 7,339 52,129 25,785 26,344 39,999 17,953 22,046 3,315 GRENADA 2,856 41,665 17,611 101,860 45,039 56,821 88,578 31,921 56,657 17,391 MONTSERRAT 103 745 122 6,439 4,117 2,322 5,343 3,915 1,428 418 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 646 15,561 3,512 48,465 35,512 12,953 41,473 28,798 12,675 12,008 SAINT LUCIA 2,352 58,365 25,504 209,392 110,177 99,215 167,237 100,907 66,330 31,559 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. 705 35,978 5,563 99,210 52,523 46,687 67,144 28,353 38,791 14,177

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TABLE 1.11(a): VALUE OF RESPECTIVE CARICOM MEMBER STATE'S IMPORTS FROM SELECTED TRADING AREAS: 2006

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ALL SOURCES CSME THE BAHAMAS

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USA MERCOSURCANADA MEXICO NAFTA ANDEAN

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VALUE OF RESPECTIVE CARICOM MEMBER STATE'S IMPORTS FROM:

SICALAIA EU REST OF EU REST OF THE WORLDREST OF LAIA1

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CARICOM 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

MDCs 83.7 77.1 16.8 41.6 80.9 85.6 72.2 80.8 97.1 97.3 BARBADOS 9.0 18.9 1.3 3.2 10.3 14.4 5.4 10.4 3.0 0.9 GUYANA 4.9 13.6 0.0 3.1 4.0 4.5 1.3 3.9 1.5 3.3 JAMAICA 27.9 30 14 19 31 30 33 31 14 43 SURINAME 5.6 10.8 0.5 3.6 5.2 1.9 1.1 4.8 2.5 1.2 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 36.4 4.3 1.1 12.8 30.6 35.1 31.1 30.9 76.4 48.5

LDCs 16.3 22.9 83.2 58.4 19.1 14.4 27.8 19.2 2.9 2.7 BELIZE 3.7 0.6 10.2 12.5 4.4 1.7 24.6 5.0 0.5 0.3

OECS 12.6 22.3 73.0 46.0 14.8 12.7 3.2 14.2 2.5 2.4 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 3.7 3.7 71.7 34.1 4.2 1.9 0.7 4.0 0.4 0.5 DOMINICA 0.9 2.4 0.3 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.3 GRENADA 1.7 3.2 0.5 0.6 2.0 1.7 0.8 1.9 0.7 0.3 MONTSERRAT 0.2 0.5 - 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 1.4 2.0 0.1 2.6 2.4 1.6 0.2 2.2 0.1 0.2 SAINT LUCIA 3.3 6.6 0.5 6.8 3.5 3.9 0.7 3.4 0.6 0.8 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. 1.5 3.9 0.0 0.6 1.5 2.4 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.4

CARICOM 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

MDCs 90.0 95.0 60.7 85.5 77.4 88.9 87.1 84.2 88.7 97.4 BARBADOS 4.9 2.2 4.9 11.0 16.1 8.9 8.1 8.9 7.6 3.5 GUYANA 2.5 2.3 2.5 4.4 7.2 3.3 5.9 4.7 6.6 1.2 JAMAICA 26.4 30 38 24 23 24 29 31 28 16 SURINAME 1.4 1.7 4.2 11.9 0.9 16.5 5.6 5.4 5.7 0.9 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 54.8 58.8 11.3 34.5 30.6 36.1 38.5 33.8 41.0 75.4

LDCs 10.0 5.0 39.3 14.5 22.6 11.1 12.9 15.8 11.3 2.6 BELIZE 3.0 2.4 32.6 2.1 1.5 2.3 2.8 1.4 3.6 0.4

OECS 7.0 2.6 6.6 12.4 21.1 8.8 10.1 14.4 7.7 2.2 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 2.0 0.5 1.3 2.9 3.9 2.5 2.1 2.7 1.7 0.5 DOMINICA 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.6 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.1 GRENADA 2.0 0.5 1.6 1.9 2.8 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.7 0.4 MONTSERRAT 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.2 0.3 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.3 SAINT LUCIA 1.6 0.7 2.3 3.8 6.9 2.6 3.3 5.5 2.0 0.7 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.8 3.3 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.2 0.3

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TABLE 1.11(b): PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S IMPORTS FROM SELECTED TRADING PARTNERS, AMONG MEMBER STATES: 2006

RESPECTIVE MEMBER STATE'S SHARES OF CARICOM'S IMPORTS FROM:

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MERCOSURUSA CANADA MEXICO NAFTA

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IMPORTS BY

CARICOM 100.0 12.6 0.1 3.2 32.4 2.3 1.4 36.1 6.9 7.9

MDCs 100.0 11.6 0.0 1.6 31.3 2.4 1.2 34.8 8.0 9.2 BARBADOS 100.0 26.3 0.0 1.1 37.0 3.7 0.8 41.5 2.3 0.8 GUYANA 100.0 35.1 0.0 2.0 26.6 2.1 0.4 29.1 2.0 5.4 JAMAICA 100.0 13.3 0.0 2.1 35.8 2.4 1.6 39.9 3.4 12.3 SURINAME 100.0 24.3 0.0 2.1 30.1 0.8 0.3 31.1 3.1 1.7 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 100.0 1.5 0.0 1.1 27.2 2.2 1.2 30.6 14.4 10.6

LDCs 100.0 17.7 0.4 11.3 38.1 2.0 2.3 42.5 1.2 1.3 BELIZE 100.0 2.0 0.2 10.8 38.8 1.1 9.2 49.0 0.9 0.6

OECS 100.0 22.2 0.4 11.5 37.9 2.3 0.3 40.6 1.3 1.5 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 100.0 12.6 1.5 29.0 37.0 1.2 0.3 38.5 0.8 1.0 DOMINICA 100.0 32.1 0.0 3.8 34.9 2.7 0.4 38.0 1.0 2.3 GRENADA 100.0 24.6 0.0 1.2 38.9 2.4 0.6 41.9 2.9 1.3 MONTSERRAT 100.0 38.6 - 2.3 40.6 2.5 0.1 43.2 0.5 0.2 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 100.0 18.2 0.0 5.9 55.3 2.6 0.2 58.2 0.6 1.4 SAINT LUCIA 100.0 25.4 0.0 6.6 34.6 2.7 0.3 37.6 1.3 1.9 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. 100.0 32.6 0.0 1.3 32.2 3.7 0.4 36.3 2.2 2.2

CARICOM 0.3 16.4 2.3 11.2 3.3 7.9 10.5 3.7 6.8 9.3

MDCs 0.3 18.7 1.7 11.4 3.0 8.4 10.9 3.7 7.2 10.8 BARBADOS 0.2 4.0 1.3 13.7 5.8 7.8 9.4 3.7 5.7 3.6 GUYANA 0.1 7.9 1.2 10.1 4.8 5.3 12.8 3.6 9.2 2.4 JAMAICA 0.3 17.6 3.1 9.5 2.6 6.8 10.9 4.2 6.7 5.5 SURINAME 0.1 5.1 1.7 23.9 0.5 23.4 10.6 3.6 6.9 1.5 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0.4 26.6 0.7 10.6 2.7 7.8 11.1 3.5 7.6 19.3

LDCs 0.2 5.1 5.6 9.9 4.5 5.4 8.3 3.6 4.7 1.5 BELIZE 0.2 10.9 20.5 6.4 1.4 5.1 8.2 1.5 6.7 1.0

OECS 0.2 3.4 1.2 11.0 5.5 5.5 8.4 4.3 4.1 1.6 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 0.2 2.2 0.8 8.7 3.5 5.2 5.9 2.8 3.1 1.2 DOMINICA 0.1 3.8 1.6 11.6 5.7 5.8 8.9 4.0 4.9 0.7 GRENADA 0.4 5.2 2.2 12.6 5.6 7.0 11.0 4.0 7.0 2.2 MONTSERRAT 0.1 0.9 0.1 7.9 5.0 2.8 6.6 4.8 1.8 0.5 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 0.1 2.3 0.5 7.2 5.3 1.9 6.2 4.3 1.9 1.8 SAINT LUCIA 0.1 3.7 1.6 13.1 6.9 6.2 10.5 6.3 4.1 2.0 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. 0.1 4.9 0.8 13.5 7.2 6.4 9.2 3.9 5.3 1.9

Notes:

CANADA MEXICO NAFTA

EU

ANDEAN

TABLE 1.11(c): DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOTAL IMPORTS ACCORDING TO SELECTED TRADING AREAS: 2006

PROPORTION OF RESPECTIVE CARICOM MEMBER STATE'S IMPORTS FROM:

PROPORTION OF RESPECTIVE CARICOM MEMBER STATE'S IMPORTS FROM:



MERCOSURUSA



SELECTED ASIAN

COUNTRIES

OTHER SELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

REST OF THE WORLDREST OF LAIA1 LAIA SICA JAPAN

15

(EC$'000)

EXPORTS FROM

CARICOM 48,420,193 7,870,902 94,540 2,992,031 24,588,725 1,698,996 650,326 26,938,047 261,549 619,194

MDCs 47,031,853 7,490,633 94,087 2,945,239 24,110,863 1,695,262 626,153 26,432,278 261,526 615,802 BARBADOS 1,191,282 407,225 8,585 53,032 231,114 21,062 806 252,982 1,306 628 GUYANA 1,768,702 335,466 139 62,679 338,286 372,376 3,809 714,471 2,365 12,631 JAMAICA 5,369,782 143,072 4,894 86,999 1,631,455 835,488 13,815 2,480,758 13 5,596 SURINAME … … … … … … … … … … TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 38,702,087 6,604,870 80,469 2,742,529 21,910,008 466,336 607,723 22,984,067 257,842 596,947

LDCs 1,388,340 380,269 453 46,792 477,862 3,734 24,173 505,769 23 3,392 BELIZE 740,959 62,135 28 10,787 310,275 968 23,723 334,966 5 28

OECS 647,381 318,134 425 36,005 167,587 2,766 450 170,803 18 3,364 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … … … … … DOMINICA 111,976 70,603 216 16,217 3,971 67 15 4,053 3 1 GRENADA 68,500 37,972 0 2,551 18,973 1,778 - 20,751 - 105 MONTSERRAT 3,539 1,828 - 1,082 85 10 - 95 - - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 107,364 6,470 - 8,574 88,628 194 - 88,822 - - SAINT LUCIA 253,113 134,351 61 5,178 51,415 345 435 52,195 15 1,422 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. 102,889 66,910 148 2,403 4,515 372 - 4,887 0 1,836

CARICOM 70,128 1,601,197 569,994 6,213,514 1,461,234 4,752,280 1,248,092 285,633 962,459 1,640,798

MDCs 68,836 1,572,317 472,340 5,872,733 1,238,695 4,634,038 1,237,388 277,268 960,120 1,636,509 BARBADOS 225 2,965 8,041 123,223 89,167 34,056 14,515 668 13,847 326,686 GUYANA 1,567 20,372 2,630 494,729 267,805 226,924 83,537 2,961 80,576 61,238 JAMAICA 16,963 36,387 15,943 1,303,576 552,602 750,974 911,771 77,544 834,227 423,581 SURINAME … … … … … … … … … … TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 50,081 1,512,593 445,726 3,951,205 329,121 3,622,084 227,565 196,095 31,470 825,004

LDCs 1,292 28,880 97,654 340,781 222,539 118,242 10,704 8,365 2,339 4,289 BELIZE 1,291 25,047 95,740 228,101 119,637 108,464 8,139 7,173 966 940

OECS 1 3,833 1,914 112,680 102,902 9,778 2,565 1,192 1,373 3,349 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … … … … … DOMINICA - 19 1,488 20,676 20,663 13 189 0 189 16 GRENADA - 105 5 5,638 616 5,022 1,403 1,069 334 80 MONTSERRAT - - - 533 533 - 2 2 - (1) ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 1 1 11 2,882 2,563 319 47 22 25 558 SAINT LUCIA - 1,872 404 56,469 52,400 4,069 711 33 678 2,692 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. - 1,836 6 26,482 26,127 355 213 66 147 4

Notes:

REST OF THE WORLD

TABLE 1.12(a): VALUE OF RESPECTIVE CARICOM MEMBER STATE'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO SELECTED TRADING AREAS: 2006

ANDEAN

VALUE OF RESPECTIVE CARICOM MEMBER STATE'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO:

REST OF LAIA1 LAIA SICA EUSELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

JAPAN

USA CANADA MEXICO NAFTA


VALUE OF RESPECTIVE CARICOM MEMBER STATE'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO:

ALL DESTINATIONS CSME THE

BAHAMAS


OTHER SELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

MERCOSUR


16

(Column Percent)

EXPORTS FROM

CARICOM 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

MDCs 97.1 95.2 99.5 98.4 98.1 99.8 96.3 98.1 100.0 99.5 BARBADOS 2.5 5.2 9.1 1.8 0.9 1.2 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 GUYANA 3.7 4.3 0.1 2.1 1.4 21.9 0.6 2.7 0.9 2.0 JAMAICA 11.1 2 5 3 7 49 2 9 0 1 SURINAME … … … … … … … … … … TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 79.9 83.9 85.1 91.7 89.1 27.4 93.4 85.3 98.6 96.4

LDCs 2.9 4.8 0.5 1.6 1.9 0.2 3.7 1.9 0.0 0.5 BELIZE 1.5 0.8 0.0 0.4 1.3 0.1 3.6 1.2 0.0 0.0

OECS 1.3 4.0 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.5 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … … … … … DOMINICA 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 GRENADA 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.0 MONTSERRAT 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 0.2 0.1 - 0.3 0.4 0.0 - 0.3 - - SAINT LUCIA 0.5 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.3

CARICOM 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

MDCs 98.2 98.2 82.9 94.5 84.8 97.5 99.1 97.1 99.8 99.7 BARBADOS 0.3 0.2 1.4 2.0 6.1 0.7 1.2 0.2 1.4 19.9 GUYANA 2.2 1.3 0.5 8.0 18.3 4.8 6.7 1.0 8.4 3.7 JAMAICA 24.2 2 3 21 38 16 73 27 87 26 SURINAME … … … … … … … … … … TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 71.4 94.5 78.2 63.6 22.5 76.2 18.2 68.7 3.3 50.3

LDCs 1.8 1.8 17.1 5.5 15.2 2.5 0.9 2.9 0.2 0.3 BELIZE 1.8 1.6 16.8 3.7 8.2 2.3 0.7 2.5 0.1 0.1

OECS 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.8 7.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … … … … … DOMINICA - 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 GRENADA - 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 MONTSERRAT - - - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - (0.0) ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SAINT LUCIA - 0.1 0.1 0.9 3.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. - 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Notes:

MEXICO NAFTA MERCOSUR

TABLE 1.12(b): PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO SELECTED TRADING PARTNERS, AMONG MEMBER STATES: 2006

EFTASELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

JAPAN

RESPECTIVE MEMBER STATE'S SHARES OF CARICOM'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO:


BAHAMAS


USA CANADA


OTHER SELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

REST OF THE WORLD

ANDEAN

RESPECTIVE MEMBER STATE'S SHARES OF CARICOM'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO:

LAIA CACM EU UNITED KINGDOM REST OF EU

17

(Row Percent)

EXPORTS FROM

CARICOM 100.0 16.3 0.2 6.2 50.8 3.5 1.3 55.6 0.5 1.3

MDCs 100.0 15.9 0.2 6.3 51.3 3.6 1.3 56.2 0.6 1.3 BARBADOS 100.0 34.2 0.7 4.5 19.4 1.8 0.1 21.2 0.1 0.1 GUYANA 100.0 19.0 0.0 3.5 19.1 21.1 0.2 40.4 0.1 0.7 JAMAICA 100.0 2.7 0.1 1.6 30.4 15.6 0.3 46.2 0.0 0.1 SURINAME … … … … … … … … … … TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 100.0 17.1 0.2 7.1 56.6 1.2 1.6 59.4 0.7 1.5

LDCs 100.0 27.4 0.0 3.4 34.4 0.3 1.7 36.4 0.0 0.2 BELIZE 100.0 8.4 0.0 1.5 41.9 0.1 3.2 45.2 0.0 0.0

OECS 100.0 49.1 0.1 5.6 25.9 0.4 0.1 26.4 0.0 0.5 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … … … … … DOMINICA 100.0 63.1 0.2 14.5 3.5 0.1 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 GRENADA 100.0 55.4 0.0 3.7 27.7 2.6 - 30.3 - 0.2 MONTSERRAT 100.0 51.7 - 30.6 2.4 0.3 - 2.7 - - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 100.0 6.0 - 8.0 82.5 0.2 - 82.7 - - SAINT LUCIA 100.0 53.1 0.0 2.0 20.3 0.1 0.2 20.6 0.0 0.6 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. 100.0 65.0 0.1 2.3 4.4 0.4 - 4.7 0.0 1.8

CARICOM 0.1 3.3 1.2 12.8 3.0 9.8 2.6 0.6 2.0 3.4

MDCs 0.1 3.3 1.0 12.5 2.6 9.9 2.6 0.6 2.0 3.5 BARBADOS 0.0 0.2 0.7 10.3 7.5 2.9 1.2 0.1 1.2 27.4 GUYANA 0.1 1.2 0.1 28.0 15.1 12.8 4.7 0.2 4.6 3.5 JAMAICA 0.3 0.7 0.3 24.3 10.3 14.0 17.0 1.4 15.5 7.9 SURINAME … … … … … … … … … … TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0.1 3.9 1.2 10.2 0.9 9.4 0.6 0.5 0.1 2.1

LDCs 0.1 2.1 7.0 24.5 16.0 8.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 BELIZE 0.2 3.4 12.9 30.8 16.1 14.6 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.1

OECS 0.0 0.6 0.3 17.4 15.9 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA … … … … … … … … … … DOMINICA - 0.0 1.3 18.5 18.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 GRENADA - 0.2 0.0 8.2 0.9 7.3 2.0 1.6 0.5 0.1 MONTSERRAT - - - 15.1 15.1 - 0.1 0.1 - (0.0) ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 2.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 SAINT LUCIA - 0.7 0.2 22.3 20.7 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.1 ST. VINCENT & THE GREN. - 1.8 0.0 25.7 25.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0

Notes:

OTHER SELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

REST OF THE WORLD

ANDEAN

PROPORTION OF RESPECTIVE CARICOM MEMBER STATE'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO:

REST OF LAIA1 LAIA SICA EU

MERCOSUR

PROPORTION OF RESPECTIVE CARICOM MEMBER STATE'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO:


BAHAMAS CANADA


MEXICO NAFTA

TABLE 1.12(c): DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOTAL EXPORTS ACCORDING TO SELECTED TRADING AREAS: 2006


UNITED KINGDOM

USA

REST OF EUSELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

JAPAN

18

S.I.T.C. SECTIONS 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Rank

(EC$'000) 2006

ALL SECTIONS 28,566,917 27,548,082 31,369,394 36,032,057 45,083,080 48,824,982 11.3

0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS 3,536,411 3,356,345 3,691,606 4,062,117 4,924,094 4,981,793 4 7.1

1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO. 384,909 406,949 454,225 509,801 709,337 749,010 9 14.2

2 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUEL.

516,604 660,213 799,708 751,480 1,287,790 1,377,982 7 21.7

3 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS.

5,498,979 5,169,974 6,572,141 7,708,900 12,321,212 13,029,756 1 18.8

4 ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND WAXES.

124,289 148,422 180,459 212,199 211,303 221,642 10 12.3

5 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS N.E.S.

2,824,148 2,662,361 3,088,011 3,141,253 4,086,176 4,412,372 6 9.3

6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL.

4,211,177 3,923,466 4,572,419 5,680,515 6,147,504 6,643,051 3 9.5

7 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT. 8,346,946 8,247,226 8,780,556 10,511,867 10,608,750 12,134,219 2 7.8

8 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.

2,840,205 2,777,517 3,034,915 3,226,910 4,532,160 4,510,910 5 9.7

9 COMMODITIES AND TRANSACTIONS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE.

283,249 195,609 195,354 227,015 254,754 764,247 8 22.0

(Percent)

ALL SECTIONS 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS 12.4 12.2 11.8 11.3 10.9 10.2

1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO. 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5


1.8 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.9 2.8


19.2 18.8 21.0 21.4 27.3 26.7


0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5


9.9 9.7 9.8 8.7 9.1 9.0


14.7 14.2 14.6 15.8 13.6 13.6

7 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT. 29.2 29.9 28.0 29.2 23.5 24.9


9.9 10.1 9.7 9.0 10.1 9.2


1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.6

Note: 2001 - 2004 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda

9.6

0.9

TABLE 1.13: VALUE AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM's TOTAL IMPORTS, BY SITC SECTIONS: 2001-2006

Average Growth Rate

2001-2006%

Average %2001-2006

100.0

23.1

11.3

1.5

14.3

27.0

0.5

9.3

2.5

19

S.I.T.C. SECTIONS 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 RANK

(EC$'000) 2006

ALL SECTIONS 18,191,774 14,911,894 20,588,020 25,258,199 34,296,673 48,420,193 21.6




2,279,098 2,134,892 2,329,825 2,733,933 3,143,107 3,914,910 3 11.4


7,393,482 5,448,958 9,711,953 11,216,536 19,311,157 30,755,794 1 33.0


16,728 17,536 21,111 29,359 31,039 21,111 10 4.8


2,604,816 1,796,461 2,804,377 4,732,033 5,363,265 6,194,133 2 18.9


1,431,354 1,345,681 1,487,362 2,050,716 1,656,243 2,176,487 5 8.7

7 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT. 526,461 473,199 556,931 676,342 779,498 802,332 7 8.8


638,416 414,094 396,091 412,100 496,283 650,054 8 0.4


335,723 414,489 361,422 280,674 255,608 324,825 9 -0.7

(Percent) Average % 2001-2006

ALL SECTIONS 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0




12.5 14.3 11.3 10.8 9.2 8.1


40.6 36.5 47.2 44.4 56.3 63.5


0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0


14.3 12.0 13.6 18.7 15.6 12.8


7.9 9.0 7.2 8.1 4.8 4.5



3.5 2.8 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.3


1.8 2.8 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.7

Notes:2001 - 2004 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda and Suriname2005 Excludes data for Suriname2006 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda and Suriname

TABLE 1.14: VALUE AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM's TOTAL EXPORTS, BY SITC SECTIONS: 2001 - 2006

100.0

9.3

Average Growth Rate

2001-2006%

2.3

10.2

51.9

0.1

14.5

6.3

1.2

2.4

1.9

20

S.I.T.C. SECTIONS 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Rank

(EC$'000) 2006

ALL SECTIONS 25,258,442 24,581,352 27,346,332 31,504,515 38,835,365 42,688,656 11.1




475,949 618,425 748,984 693,281 1,229,378 1,305,894 7 22.4


4,053,290 3,993,319 4,469,399 5,268,539 8,473,715 9,358,263 2 18.2


110,643 131,519 159,608 185,613 180,768 205,726 10 13.2


2,526,928 2,368,477 2,789,741 2,844,679 3,753,520 4,039,953 6 9.8


3,758,776 3,503,677 4,114,321 5,160,487 5,566,439 6,046,082 3 10.0

7 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT. 8,267,728 8,173,996 8,681,413 10,425,553 10,493,786 12,002,079 1 7.7


2,668,076 2,605,816 2,849,768 3,033,028 4,295,196 4,275,585 4 9.9


281,510 194,295 193,695 226,076 253,409 760,897 8 22.0

(Percent)

ALL SECTIONS 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0




1.9 2.5 2.7 2.2 3.2 3.1


16.0 16.2 16.3 16.7 21.8 21.9


0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5


10.0 9.6 10.2 9.0 9.7 9.5


14.9 14.3 15.0 16.4 14.3 14.2



10.6 10.6 10.4 9.6 11.1 10.0


1.1 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.8

Note: 2001 - 2004 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda

14.8

30.5

0.5

9.6

2.7

18.7

10.9

0.9

TABLE 1.15: VALUE AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM's EXTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS, BY SITC SECTIONS: 2001-2006

Average Growth Rate

2001-2006%

Average %2001-2006

100.0

10.4

1.0

21

S.I.T.C. SECTIONS 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 RANK

(EC$'000) 2006

ALL SECTIONS 14,556,187 12,208,281 16,924,499 21,855,931 27,670,904 40,549,291 22.7




2,243,152 2,101,439 2,295,417 2,685,040 3,086,307 3,848,656 3 11.4


5,698,732 4,508,832 7,904,006 9,924,618 15,138,148 25,506,859 1 35.0


2,714 1,641 2,145 1,949 2,689 2,694 10 -0.1


2,291,233 1,522,370 2,507,665 4,417,293 5,016,694 5,828,668 2 20.5


958,907 912,768 1,067,970 1,531,154 1,084,742 1,581,041 5 10.5

7 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT. 434,126 383,083 476,955 583,680 594,019 635,578 6 7.9


462,765 259,907 217,159 229,208 268,765 367,518 8 -4.5


332,810 411,320 360,019 273,869 251,781 321,616 9 -0.7

(Percent) Average % 2001-2006

ALL SECTIONS 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0




15.4 17.2 13.6 12.3 11.2 9.5


39.1 36.9 46.7 45.4 54.7 62.9


0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


15.7 12.5 14.8 20.2 18.1 14.4


6.6 7.5 6.3 7.0 3.9 3.9



3.2 2.1 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.9


2.3 3.4 2.1 1.3 0.9 0.8

Notes:2001 - 2004 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda and Suriname2005 Excludes data for Suriname2006 Excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda and Suriname

1.5

2.3

1.3

16.1

5.3

51.3

0.0

1.7

12.2

TABLE 1.16: VALUE AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM's EXTRA-REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS, BYSITC SECTIONS: 2001-2006

100.0

8.2

Average Growth Rate

2001-2006%

22

(EC$'000)

48,824,982 6,136,326 37,649 1,540,593 15,817,397 1,126,114 663,616 17,607,127 3,355,133 3,868,550

0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS 4,981,793 723,763 328 141,965 1,983,996 336,843 70,376 2,391,215 237,129 158,299

1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 749,010 312,863 15 10,233 143,874 3,629 4,270 151,773 6,338 2,509

2 CRUDE MATERIALS, INEDIBLE, EXCEPT FUELS

1,377,982 72,088 3,220 24,507 395,380 50,203 2,355 447,938 628,131 40,580

3 MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS

13,029,756 3,671,493 27,058 866,668 700,321 3,316 97,307 800,944 1,283,055 3,149,727

4 ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS AND WAXES

221,642 15,916 106 553 82,067 2,333 2,076 86,476 51,942 7,806

5 CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED

4,412,372 372,419 3,596 144,907 1,809,037 131,350 120,444 2,060,831 323,050 116,314

6 MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASSIFIED CHIEFLY BY MATERIAL

6,643,051 596,969 1,110 162,578 2,292,136 253,325 149,774 2,695,235 553,928 301,169

7 MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

12,134,219 132,140 1,762 77,498 5,938,557 235,853 164,912 6,339,322 217,764 33,006

8 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES

4,510,910 235,325 428 110,180 2,288,523 100,277 42,744 2,431,544 53,393 53,765

9 COMMODITIES AND TRANSACTIONS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE

764,247 3,350 26 1,504 183,506 8,985 9,358 201,849 403 5,375

142,679 8,029,978 1,122,665 5,453,327 1,592,386 3,860,941 5,127,559 1,819,867 3,307,692 4,552,829

0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS 91,054 556,858 208,249 628,732 188,172 440,560 119,666 1,080 118,586 386,905

1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 10,897 24,014 14,020 212,474 56,063 156,411 19,204 9 19,195 9,870


8,432 679,498 112,759 23,914 5,018 18,896 9,950 644 9,306 6,537


0 4,530,089 21,104 186,886 8,007 178,879 2,607 531 2,076 3,020,214


222 62,046 456 44,020 1,467 42,553 1,001 - 1,001 13,144


4,307 564,115 122,073 765,264 246,376 518,888 319,680 12,275 307,405 181,194


19,109 1,023,980 222,745 826,358 238,263 588,095 962,979 63,609 899,370 307,926


3,811 419,493 65,542 2,177,673 551,202 1,626,471 2,886,092 1,720,735 1,165,357 202,376


3,397 153,299 171,862 512,513 274,151 238,362 738,367 20,606 717,761 201,417


1,450 16,586 183,855 75,493 23,667 51,826 68,013 378 67,635 223,246

Note:1 - refers to Chile and Cuba

ALL SECTIONS

REST OF LAIA1 REST OF THE WORLD

UNITED KINGDOM REST OF EU JAPANEUSICALAIA

SELECTED ASIAN

COUNTRIES

OTHER SELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

ALL SECTIONS

CANADA MEXICO NAFTA MERCOSUR

SOURCE OF IMPORTS:

TABLE 1.17(a): VALUE OF CARICOM'S IMPORTS FROM SELECTED TRADING AREAS, BY SITC SECTIONS: 2006

SITC SECTIONS

SOURCE OF IMPORTS:



USA ANDEAN

23

(Column Percent)

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS 10.2 11.8 0.9 9.2 12.5 29.9 10.6 13.6 7.1 4.1

1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 1.5 5.1 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.1


2.8 1.2 8.6 1.6 2.5 4.5 0.4 2.5 18.7 1.0


26.7 59.8 71.9 56.3 4.4 0.3 14.7 4.5 38.2 81.4


0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.5 0.2


9.0 6.1 9.6 9.4 11.4 11.7 18.1 11.7 9.6 3.0


13.6 9.7 2.9 10.6 14.5 22.5 22.6 15.3 16.5 7.8


24.9 2.2 4.7 5.0 37.5 20.9 24.9 36.0 6.5 0.9


9.2 3.8 1.1 7.2 14.5 8.9 6.4 13.8 1.6 1.4


1.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.1 0.0 0.1

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0




5.9 8.5 10.0 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1


0.0 56.4 1.9 3.4 0.5 4.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 66.3


0.2 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.1 1.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.3


3.0 7.0 10.9 14.0 15.5 13.4 6.2 0.7 9.3 4.0


13.4 12.8 19.8 15.2 15.0 15.2 18.8 3.5 27.2 6.8


2.7 5.2 5.8 39.9 34.6 42.1 56.3 94.6 35.2 4.4


2.4 1.9 15.3 9.4 17.2 6.2 14.4 1.1 21.7 4.4


1.0 0.2 16.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.3 0.0 2.0 4.9


TABLE 1.17(b): PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S IMPORTS FROM SELECTED TRADING AREAS, BY SITC SECTIONS: 2006

SITC SECTIONS

ALL SECTIONS

CANADA MEXICO

SOURCE OF IMPORTS:

ALL SOURCES CSME ANDEANNAFTA MERCOSUR

SOURCE OF IMPORTS:

SICA

THE BAHAMAS


USA

EU

ALL SECTIONS

LAIAREST OF LAIA1 REST OF THE WORLD

UNITED KINGDOM REST OF EU JAPAN

SELECTED ASIAN

COUNTRIES

OTHER SELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

24

(Row Percent)

100.0 12.6 0.1 3.2 32.4 2.3 1.4 36.1 6.9 7.9




100.0 5.2 0.2 1.8 28.7 3.6 0.2 32.5 45.6 2.9


100.0 28.2 0.2 6.7 5.4 0.0 0.7 6.1 9.8 24.2


100.0 7.2 0.0 0.2 37.0 1.1 0.9 39.0 23.4 3.5


100.0 8.4 0.1 3.3 41.0 3.0 2.7 46.7 7.3 2.6


100.0 9.0 0.0 2.4 34.5 3.8 2.3 40.6 8.3 4.5


100.0 1.1 0.0 0.6 48.9 1.9 1.4 52.2 1.8 0.3


100.0 5.2 0.0 2.4 50.7 2.2 0.9 53.9 1.2 1.2


100.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 24.0 1.2 1.2 26.4 0.1 0.7

0.3 16.4 2.3 11.2 3.3 7.9 10.5 3.7 6.8 9.3




0.6 49.3 8.2 1.7 0.4 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.5


0.0 34.8 0.2 1.4 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.2


0.1 28.0 0.2 19.9 0.7 19.2 0.5 - 0.5 5.9


0.1 12.8 2.8 17.3 5.6 11.8 7.2 0.3 7.0 4.1


0.3 15.4 3.4 12.4 3.6 8.9 14.5 1.0 13.5 4.6


0.0 3.5 0.5 17.9 4.5 13.4 23.8 14.2 9.6 1.7


0.1 3.4 3.8 11.4 6.1 5.3 16.4 0.5 15.9 4.5


0.2 2.2 24.1 9.9 3.1 6.8 8.9 0.0 8.8 29.2


ALL SECTIONS

REST OF LAIA1 REST OF THE WORLD

UNITED KINGDOM REST OF EU JAPANEUSICALAIA

SELECTED ASIAN

COUNTRIES

OTHER SELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

ALL SECTIONS

CANADA MEXICO NAFTA MERCOSUR

SOURCE OF IMPORTS:

TABLE 1.17(c): DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S IMPORTS BY SITC SECTIONS AMONG SELECTED TRADING AREAS: 2006

SITC SECTIONS

SOURCE OF IMPORTS:



USA ANDEAN

25

(EC$'000)

48,420,193 7,870,902 94,540 2,992,031 24,588,725 1,698,996 650,326 26,938,047 261,549 619,194

0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS 2,750,685 796,948 1,999 131,444 528,795 46,365 20,806 595,966 1,530 6,058

1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 829,862 326,938 19,176 59,777 175,637 70,102 9,227 254,966 275 21,787


3,914,910 66,254 350 23,571 644,382 812,849 6,862 1,464,093 201 15,754


30,755,794 5,248,935 60,243 2,317,031 18,056,409 9,549 210,726 18,276,684 1 384,118


21,111 18,417 - 1,376 141 16 23 180 83 -


6,194,133 365,465 8,294 151,158 4,131,762 136,778 101,651 4,370,191 174,251 97,603


2,176,487 595,446 1,572 238,083 385,749 297,904 283,912 967,565 82,481 55,041


802,332 166,754 367 38,372 404,020 10,114 15,831 429,965 1,292 34,964


650,054 282,536 2,492 29,501 258,486 3,781 1,009 263,276 1,139 3,615


324,825 3,209 47 1,718 3,344 311,538 279 315,161 296 254

70,128 1,601,197 569,994 6,213,515 1,461,234 4,752,281 1,248,092 285,633 962,459 1,640,797

0 FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS 8,010 36,404 12,266 1,109,284 874,605 234,679 93,301 83,733 9,568 7,593

1 BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO 501 31,790 6,394 116,796 58,201 58,595 3,066 2,572 494 23,734


8,524 31,341 821 989,654 220,798 768,856 903,272 3,192 900,080 446,487


2,059 596,904 425,009 2,835,047 122 2,834,925 191,931 191,931 0 1,016,796


- 106 118 584 11 573 - - - 469


43,950 417,455 45,839 978,570 253,421 725,149 1,833 0 1,833 9,961


2,819 424,253 64,633 94,382 12,571 81,811 33,669 97 33,572 51,529


975 53,062 5,076 46,937 24,670 22,267 14,302 1,137 13,165 67,380


1,983 7,746 9,275 39,381 14,564 24,817 6,632 2,956 3,676 16,185


1,307 2,136 563 2,880 2,271 609 86 15 71 663

Notes:Excludes data for Antigua & Barbuda and Suriname.1 - refers to Chile and Cuba

TABLE 1.18(a): VALUE OF CARICOM'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO SELECTED TRADING AREAS, BY SITC SECTIONS: 2006

SITC SECTIONS

DESTINATION OF EXPORTS:


BAHAMAS


MEXICOUSA CANADA

OTHER SELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES

REST OF THE WORLDJAPAN

ALL SECTIONS


EU

ANDEANNAFTA MERCOSUR

ALL SECTIONS


SELECTED ASIAN

COUNTRIESREST OF LAIA1 LAIA SICA

26

(Column Percent)

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0




8.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.6 47.8 1.1 5.4 0.1 2.5


63.5 66.7 63.7 77.4 73.4 0.6 32.4 67.8 0.0 62.0


0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -


12.8 4.6 8.8 5.1 16.8 8.1 15.6 16.2 66.6 15.8


4.5 7.6 1.7 8.0 1.6 17.5 43.7 3.6 31.5 8.9


1.7 2.1 0.4 1.3 1.6 0.6 2.4 1.6 0.5 5.6


1.3 3.6 2.6 1.0 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.6


0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 18.3 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.0

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0




12.2 2.0 0.1 15.9 15.1 16.2 72.4 1.1 93.5 27.2


2.9 37.3 74.6 45.6 0.0 59.7 15.4 67.2 0.0 62.0


- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0


62.7 26.1 8.0 15.7 17.3 15.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.6


4.0 26.5 11.3 1.5 0.9 1.7 2.7 0.0 3.5 3.1


1.4 3.3 0.9 0.8 1.7 0.5 1.1 0.4 1.4 4.1


2.8 0.5 1.6 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.4 1.0


1.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


ALL SECTIONS


ALL SECTIONS


SELECTED ASIAN

COUNTRIESREST OF LAIA1 LAIA SICA EU


OTHER SELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES


USA CANADA

TABLE 1.18(b): PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO SELECTED TRADING AREAS, BY SITC SECTIONS: 2006

SITC SECTIONS



BAHAMAS


MEXICO

27

(Row Percent)

100.0 16.3 0.2 6.2 50.8 3.5 1.3 55.6 0.5 1.3




100.0 1.7 0.0 0.6 16.5 20.8 0.2 37.4 0.0 0.4


100.0 17.1 0.2 7.5 58.7 0.0 0.7 59.4 0.0 1.2


100.0 87.2 - 6.5 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.4 -


100.0 5.9 0.1 2.4 66.7 2.2 1.6 70.6 2.8 1.6


100.0 27.4 0.1 10.9 17.7 13.7 13.0 44.5 3.8 2.5


100.0 20.8 0.0 4.8 50.4 1.3 2.0 53.6 0.2 4.4


100.0 43.5 0.4 4.5 39.8 0.6 0.2 40.5 0.2 0.6


100.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 95.9 0.1 97.0 0.1 0.1

0.1 3.3 1.2 12.8 3.0 9.8 2.6 0.6 2.0 3.4




0.2 0.8 0.0 25.3 5.6 19.6 23.1 0.1 23.0 11.4


0.0 1.9 1.4 9.2 0.0 9.2 0.6 0.6 0.0 3.3


- 0.5 0.6 2.8 0.1 2.7 - - - 2.2


0.7 6.7 0.7 15.8 4.1 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2


0.1 19.5 3.0 4.3 0.6 3.8 1.5 0.0 1.5 2.4


0.1 6.6 0.6 5.9 3.1 2.8 1.8 0.1 1.6 8.4


0.3 1.2 1.4 6.1 2.2 3.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 2.5


0.4 0.7 0.2 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2


TABLE 1.18(c): DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOTAL EXPORTS BY SITC SECTIONS AMONG SELECTED TRADING AREAS: 2006

SITC SECTIONS



BAHAMAS


MEXICOUSA CANADA

OTHER SELECTED

ASIAN COUNTRIES


ALL SECTIONS


EU


ALL SECTIONS


SELECTED ASIAN

COUNTRIESREST OF LAIA1 LAIA SICA

28

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