1 June 2019 - SCAD Documents... · 4 Key points Monthly non-oil foreign merchandise trade, in the year to date (Jan-Jun) and June 2018-2019 The value of non-oil foreign merchandise

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June 2019

Date of Release: August 2019

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Table of Contents

3 Introduction

4 Key Points

4 Monthly non-oil foreign merchandise trade, in the year to date (Jan-Jun) and June

2018-2019

7 Statistical Tables

7 Table 1: Non-oil foreign merchandise trade (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019

7 Table 2: Non-oil exports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Jun) and June,

2018-2019

8 Table 3: Re-exports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-

2019

8 Table 4: Imports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-

2019

9 Table 5: Non-oil exports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Jun) and June,

2018-2019

13 Table 6: Re-exports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-

2019

17 Table 7: Imports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-

2019

21 Table 8: Non-oil exports by country in (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019

23 Table 9: Re-exports by country, (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019

25 Table 10: Imports by country, (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019

28 Explanatory notes

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Introduction

This publication presents statistics on the value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade, which entered or

exited the territory of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi through the ports of Abu Dhabi (comprising air, sea and

road ports) in the year to date (Jan-Jun) and June 2018-2019. It should be noted that foreign trade data

presented in this publication do not cover non-oil exports and imports through ports of the other

Emirates in the UAE.

The data have been sourced from the Abu Dhabi Department of Finance – Customs Administration,

and the scope of the statistics therefore is restricted to the trade flows recorded at ports under the

jurisdiction of the Customs Administration. The publication highlights the relative importance of each

individual component of imports, non-oil exports and re-exports.

The data are presented according to the Broad Economic Categories (BEC), the Harmonized System

(HS) chapters and by country for total imports, non-oil exports and re-exports.

The Explanatory Notes section at the end of this publication defines the key terms and technical

concepts used in the compilation of non-oil foreign merchandise trade statistics. Readers are

encouraged to refer to that section while reading the statistics and information outlined in the

publication.

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Key points

Monthly non-oil foreign merchandise trade, in the year to date (Jan-Jun) and

June 2018-2019

The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade through Abu Dhabi ports decreased by 7.1% from AED

112.5 billion in the year to date (Jan-Jun) 2018 to AED 104.5 billion in the same period of 2019. This

was the result of a 12.6% decrease in imports from AED 56.6 billion to AED 49.4 billion, and non-oil

exports by 10.5%, while the value of re-exports increased by 10.6% in the same period.

Total trade decreased by 19.7% in June 2019 compared with June 2018 due to a decrease in exports,

and imports by 39.5%, and 22.0% respectively, while the value of re-exports increased by 16.5% in the

same period.

Figure1: Percentage contribution to the value of non-oil foreign merchandise

trade, June 2019

Source: Department of Finance – Customs Administration The data for 2019 are preliminary

46.3%

24.0%

29.7%

Imports Non-oil exports Re-exports

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Figure 2: The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade by months, January

2018- June 2019


Figure 3: Non-oil Net trade by months, January 2018- June 2019

Source: Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD) The data for 2019 are preliminary

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Net trade Imports Total of Exports

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Figure 4: Top trade partners of non-oil foreign merchandise trade- June 2019


3,808.4

1,118.1

905.0

843.1

783.5

0 2000 4000

Saudi Arabia

United States of America

Germany

Kuwait

Japan

Million AED

Foreign Trade

1,658.1

320.0

302.7

283.1

199.5

0 1000 2000

Saudi Arabia

Switzerland

Kuwait


China

Million AED

Exports

1,284.3

548.5

510.1

367.4

201.9

0 500 1000 1500

Saudi Arabia

Germany

Kuwait

Colombia

Kingdom of Bahrain

Million AED

Re-Exports

866.0

796.5

775.0

575.5

464.0

0 400 800 1200

Saudi Arabia


Japan

China

Congo

Million AED

Imports

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Statistical Tables

Table 1: Non-oil foreign merchandise trade (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019

Value in million AED


Table 2: Non-oil exports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-

2019


Commodities June Change

(%)

Year -to- date (Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Food and beverages 568.06 362.99 -36.1 4,044.32 3,163.70 -21.8

Industrial supplies n.e.s. 4,929.55 2,871.59 -41.7 24,465.18 22,322.97 -8.8

Fuels and lubricants 37.70 21.67 -42.5 173.71 153.92 -11.4

Capital goods (except transport equipment)

293.15 247.29 -15.6 1,152.55 1,172.02 1.7

Transport equipment, and parts

28.54 49.63 73.9 256.57 349.52 36.2

Consumer goods n.e.s. 444.62 257.61 -42.1 2,076.20 1,639.71 -21.0

Goods n.e.s. 0.36 0.97 169.4 3.60 4.39 21.9

Total 6,302 3,812 -39.5 32,172 28,806 -10.5


Foreign trade type

June Change

(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Imports 9,411 7,340 -22.0 56,576 49,424 -12.6

Non-oil exports 6,302 3,812 -39.5 32,172 28,806 -10.5

Re-exports 4,052 4,722 16.5 23,743 26,257 10.6

Total 19,765 15,874 -19.7 112,491 104,487 -7.1

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Table 3: Re-exports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-

2019



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019


Industrial supplies n.e.s. 524.06 385.11 -26.5 3,262.63 2,650.41 -18.8

Fuels and lubricants 13.05 5.78 -55.7 49.36 34.17 -30.8


699.75 753.70 7.7 4,898.25 4,668.21 -4.7


1,707.16 2,261.41 32.5 8,157.23 12,599.73 54.5

Consumer goods n.e.s. 730.04 1,069.75 46.5 5,442.35 4,624.33 -15.0

Goods n.e.s. 17.68 16.72 -5.4 118.50 99.87 -15.7

Total 4,052 4,722 16.5 23,743 26,257 10.6


Table 4: Imports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019


Industrial supplies n.e.s. 3,279.02 3,246.21 -1.0 21,641.67 21,729.57 0.4

Fuels and lubricants 40.59 40.77 0.4 274.83 281.63 2.5


1,468.57 1,413.78 -3.7 9,604.77 7,282.32 -24.2


2,124.48 1,773.43 -16.5 16,669.33 11,437.77 -31.4

Consumer goods n.e.s. 2,022.34 393.15 -80.6 5,003.74 5,489.06 9.7

Goods n.e.s. 6.39 11.29 76.7 59.30 76.46 28.9

Total 9,411 7,340 -22.0 56,576 49,424 -12.6


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Table 5: Non-oil exports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-

2019



(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 6,302 3,812 -39.5 32,172 28,806 -10.5

Live animals 4.73 3.15 -33.4 44.61 51.54 15.5

Meat and edible offal 28.50 30.88 8.4 125.73 237.47 88.9

Fish, crustaceans and mollusks

71.10 8.81 -87.6 330.47 84.36 -74.5

Dairy produce, birds eggs and honey

93.95 73.27 -22.0 836.00 655.24 -21.6

Products of animal origin, n.e.s.

- - .. - 0.04 ..

Live trees, plants; bulbs, roots and cut flowers

4.85 0.45 -90.7 5.25 4.71 -10.3

Edible vegetables and roots 15.78 10.89 -31.0 157.60 133.93 -15.0

Edible fruit, nuts 4.66 1.68 -63.9 64.26 59.53 -7.4

Coffee, tea, mate and spices 0.99 2.12 114.1 14.86 13.77 -7.3

Cereals 2.81 1.40 -50.2 22.26 25.57 14.9

Products of the milling industry 8.99 5.50 -38.8 66.33 62.65 -5.5

Oil seeds; grains, seeds and fruits

3.26 0.58 -82.2 16.98 17.68 4.1

Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps

0.39 0.37 -5.1 3.54 2.14 -39.5

Vegetable plaiting materials - 0.17 .. 0.02 0.17 750.0

Animal or vegetable fats and oils

38.91 22.64 -41.8 325.02 208.36 -35.9

Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans

44.28 44.96 1.5 303.44 370.71 22.2

Sugars and sugar confectionery

7.14 5.30 -25.8 154.20 50.51 -67.2

Cocoa and cocoa preparations 66.58 33.12 -50.3 440.87 272.31 -38.2

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk

56.82 39.52 -30.4 423.32 315.12 -25.6

Preparations of vegetables, fruit and nuts

30.66 23.74 -22.6 202.59 182.71 -9.8

Miscellaneous edible preparations

65.47 43.21 -34.0 406.67 346.35 -14.8

Beverages, spirits and vinegar 23.88 12.10 -49.3 110.74 84.66 -23.6

Residues and waste from the food industries

8.99 6.79 -24.5 74.38 59.41 -20.1

Tobacco and manufactured substitutes

0.22 0.18 -18.2 2.84 1.60 -43.7

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone 10.33 4.46 -56.8 65.32 32.35 -50.5

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Ores, slag and ash 0.77 0.05 -93.5 7.11 4.28 -39.8

Mineral fuels and mineral oils 38.41 21.82 -43.2 200.97 150.40 -25.2

Inorganic chemicals 3.76 3.57 -5.1 19.72 26.42 34.0

Organic chemicals 2.02 3.21 58.9 19.01 16.89 -11.2

Pharmaceutical products 110.29 27.22 -75.3 358.25 115.14 -67.9

Fertilizers 1.88 1.10 -41.5 21.21 26.27 23.9

Tanning extracts; dyes and paints

80.78 40.35 -50.0 410.90 298.13 -27.4

Essential oils; perfumery and cosmetics

161.06 112.24 -30.3 725.32 675.23 -6.9

Soap, washing preparations, waxes and candles

90.72 52.11 -42.6 421.44 377.63 -10.4

Modified starches and glues 3.99 2.21 -44.6 25.03 22.49 -10.1

Explosives; pyrotechnic products and matches

0.45 - .. 1.11 0.40 -64.0

Photographic or cinematographic goods

0.44 0.04 -90.9 1.29 0.45 -65.1

Miscellaneous chemical products

44.79 22.08 -50.7 255.27 158.80 -37.8

Plastics and articles thereof 594.79 668.22 12.3 4,846.94 5,399.99 11.4

Rubber and articles thereof 11.78 5.43 -53.9 56.42 43.64 -22.7

Raw hides and skins and leather

0.27 - .. 0.56 0.58 3.6

Articles of leather; saddlery; travel goods and handbags

0.01 0.13 1,200.0 2.30 1.75 -23.9

Furskin and artificial fur - - .. - - ..

Wood, articles of wood and charcoal

33.80 1.22 -96.4 70.88 29.09 -59.0

Cork and articles of cork 0.01 - -100.0 0.20 0.09 -55.0

Manufactures of straw, basket ware and wickerwork

0.63 0.26 -58.7 2.59 1.69 -34.7

Pulp of wood; waste and scrap of paper

- 0.24 .. 0.36 0.36 ..

Paper; articles of paper pulp and paperboard

114.44 86.78 -24.2 597.52 547.62 -8.4

Printed books, newspapers and pictures

14.54 8.30 -42.9 45.23 61.54 36.1

Silk - - .. 0.40 0.10 -75.0

Wool, animal hair and woven fabric

- - .. - - ..

Cotton 0.03 0.01 -66.7 0.54 0.26 -51.9

Other vegetable textile fibers and paper yarn

0.01 - .. 0.01 - ..

Man-made filaments 0.18 0.58 222.2 4.01 4.97 23.9

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Man-made staple fibers 3.67 1.54 -58.0 18.98 9.96 -47.5

Wadding, felt; twine, cordage, ropes and cables

0.69 1.82 163.8 6.33 8.99 42.0

Carpets and textile floor coverings

14.81 13.50 -8.8 134.67 109.94 -18.4

Woven fabrics; textile fabrics; lace and , tapestries

0.11 0.01 -90.9 0.59 0.25 -57.6

Coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics

1.94 0.78 -59.8 5.46 3.79 -30.6

Knitted or crocheted fabrics - - .. - - ..

Clothing, knitted or crocheted 0.16 0.35 118.8 8.49 2.64 -68.9

Clothing not knitted or crocheted

0.58 1.75 201.7 10.18 7.15 -29.8

Other textile articles and worn clothing

7.77 6.52 -16.1 38.25 37.23 -2.7

Footwear, gaiters and parts 0.20 0.16 -20.0 1.37 3.08 124.8

Headgear and parts thereof - - .. 0.04 0.09 125.0

Umbrellas, walking sticks, whips and riding-crops

0.04 0.12 200.0 0.28 0.23 -17.9

Feathers, down and articles thereof; artificial flowers

0.26 0.23 -11.5 0.28 0.51 82.1

Articles of stone, plaster, cement and asbestos

25.60 16.21 -36.7 118.82 118.32 -0.4

Ceramic products 36.17 22.52 -37.7 192.66 126.69 -34.2

Glass and glassware 31.40 24.40 -22.3 175.03 214.18 22.4

Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, imitation jewelry

2,713.61 851.52 -68.6 9,361.86 6,849.64 -26.8

Iron and steel 189.17 181.16 -4.2 1,078.93 1,301.35 20.6

Articles of iron or steel 226.86 242.87 7.1 1,367.77 1,648.19 20.5

Copper and articles thereof 369.67 332.06 -10.2 2,474.75 2,549.45 3.0

Nickel and articles thereof - 0.33 .. 1.09 0.80 -26.6

Aluminum and articles thereof 199.84 372.04 86.2 2,464.28 2,606.05 5.8

Lead and articles thereof 0.64 - .. 5.26 2.55 -51.5

Zinc and articles thereof 0.64 0.81 26.6 4.37 5.46 24.9

Tin and articles thereof - - .. 0.01 0.10 900.0

Other base metals and articles thereof

0.01 0.01 .. 0.28 8.64 2,985.7

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks

3.95 0.29 -92.7 10.22 6.17 -39.6

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

113.35 13.37 -88.2 397.52 143.31 -63.9

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Commodities

June Change

(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change (%)

2018 2019 2018 2019

Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; nuclear reactors

240.88 151.06 -37.3 841.73 804.94 -4.4

Electrical machinery; sound and television recorders

128.86 53.16 -58.7 597.00 365.74 -38.7

Locomotives, rolling-stock, railway track fixtures and fittings

0.06 2.08 3,366.7 1.50 5.20 246.7

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock

23.42 30.89 31.9 135.17 209.36 54.9

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

3.26 10.10 209.8 99.14 112.19 13.2

Ships, boats and floating structures

8.31 4.27 -48.6 78.86 64.11 -18.7

Optical, photographic, cinematographic and medical instruments

0.12 3.19 2,558.3 9.85 39.10 297.0

Clocks and watches and parts thereof

- - .. 2.07 0.04 -98.1

Musical instruments; parts and accessories

- - .. - - ..

Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories

- - .. - - ..

Furniture; bedding, mattresses, cushions; lamps, prefabricated buildings

52.24 38.85 -25.6 231.00 196.03 -15.1

Toys, games and sports requisites and parts

0.01 0.07 600.0 0.53 0.27 -49.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

0.06 0.24 300.0 1.76 2.84 61.4

Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

0.06 0.01 -83.3 0.22 0.17 -22.7

Special classification provisions

0.36 0.97 169.4 3.60 4.39 21.9


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Table 6: Re-exports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019



(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 4,052 4,722 16.5 23,743 26,257 10.6

Live animals 5.33 6.61 24.0 10.75 11.75 9.3

Meat and edible offal 22.48 4.75 -78.9 40.65 80.33 97.6


5.36 3.78 -29.5 23.76 24.84 4.5


20.64 18.83 -8.8 108.48 135.58 25.0


0.29 - -100.0 0.38 0.03 -92.1


0.40 0.19 -52.5 1.15 1.41 22.6


Edible fruit, nuts 153.94 99.83 -35.2 800.90 627.11 -21.7

Coffee, tea, mate and spices 24.11 18.13 -24.8 147.68 120.06 -18.7

Cereals 5.06 1.67 -67.0 18.67 14.41 -22.8

Products of the milling industry 1.50 0.68 -54.7 8.28 5.45 -34.2


1.35 1.56 15.6 14.02 11.07 -21.0


2.98 0.65 -78.2 9.33 6.46 -30.8

Vegetable plaiting materials 0.16 0.01 -93.8 2.42 0.40 -83.5


1.28 0.20 -84.4 7.47 4.90 -34.4


11.72 1.20 -89.8 16.37 4.65 -71.6


14.62 9.51 -35.0 79.80 65.94 -17.4

Cocoa and cocoa preparations 24.17 21.30 -11.9 167.71 160.41 -4.4


4.05 4.59 13.3 29.33 28.16 -4.0


11.30 8.42 -25.5 46.09 55.01 19.4


15.31 5.52 -63.9 84.76 56.85 -32.9

Beverages, spirits and vinegar 8.47 9.37 10.6 61.35 73.14 19.2


1.80 1.79 -0.6 14.33 13.14 -8.3


3.12 7.75 148.4 35.57 44.28 24.5

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone 3.91 2.82 -27.9 41.25 16.82 -59.2

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Ores, slag and ash 0.67 0.76 13.4 3.98 2.88 -27.6

Mineral fuels and mineral oils 3.89 5.26 35.2 27.27 30.83 13.1

Inorganic chemicals 8.43 13.81 63.8 46.66 52.34 12.2

Organic chemicals 20.73 10.96 -47.1 101.84 86.77 -14.8

Pharmaceutical products 121.08 57.55 -52.5 458.56 229.74 -49.9

Fertilizers - 0.13 .. 0.67 2.06 207.5


6.15 4.19 -31.9 48.26 36.21 -25.0


177.88 175.55 -1.3 1,181.94 1,116.39 -5.5


34.73 12.85 -63.0 137.70 100.42 -27.1

Modified starches and glues 4.15 1.79 -56.9 15.84 9.04 -42.9


0.20 1.05 425.0 0.81 2.64 225.9


1.68 1.10 -34.5 9.70 5.94 -38.8


29.42 7.42 -74.8 120.75 73.58 -39.1

Plastics and articles thereof 53.08 54.23 2.2 360.50 338.58 -6.1

Rubber and articles thereof 34.67 32.12 -7.4 227.11 183.23 -19.3


0.05 - .. 0.56 0.20 -64.3


8.69 14.71 69.3 66.66 77.19 15.8

Furskin and artificial fur - - .. - - ..


21.94 7.51 -65.8 101.49 57.81 -43.0

Cork and articles of cork 1.15 0.85 -26.1 6.90 4.26 -38.3


0.75 0.61 -18.7 5.30 5.43 2.5


- - .. 2.86 11.27 294.1


9.86 9.97 1.1 102.22 74.47 -27.1


5.25 2.02 -61.5 19.78 12.56 -36.5

Silk 0.01 - .. 0.21 0.05 -76.2


1.06 0.13 -87.7 5.30 1.07 -79.8

Cotton 2.30 0.84 -63.5 14.40 3.84 -73.3


0.43 0.24 -44.2 2.38 3.41 43.3

Man-made filaments 9.65 1.48 -84.7 34.81 9.80 -71.8

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Man-made staple fibers 2.32 0.76 -67.2 10.84 7.93 -26.8


5.20 1.22 -76.5 14.54 9.85 -32.3


6.91 2.83 -59.0 34.97 28.95 -17.2


1.10 1.51 37.3 3.05 4.73 55.1


1.32 0.88 -33.3 10.32 5.79 -43.9

Knitted or crocheted fabrics 2.35 0.75 -68.1 18.67 9.05 -51.5

Clothing, knitted or crocheted 118.58 101.29 -14.6 947.88 736.30 -22.3


19.80 21.16 6.9 195.28 177.45 -9.1


13.19 10.84 -17.8 77.67 58.35 -24.9

Footwear, gaiters and parts 26.13 27.78 6.3 204.50 221.71 8.4

Headgear and parts thereof 2.12 1.12 -47.2 9.85 8.28 -15.9


0.15 0.14 -6.7 0.40 0.54 35.0


1.00 0.75 -25.0 4.81 4.13 -14.1


9.08 7.80 -14.1 66.98 65.65 -2.0

Ceramic products 3.82 1.96 -48.7 31.48 25.06 -20.4

Glass and glassware 12.49 6.61 -47.1 55.97 76.35 36.4


12.42 57.84 365.7 136.35 328.66 141.0

Iron and steel 73.65 41.96 -43.0 384.12 338.80 -11.8

Articles of iron or steel 118.00 81.03 -31.3 864.83 619.48 -28.4

Copper and articles thereof 16.58 5.83 -64.8 181.07 50.29 -72.2

Nickel and articles thereof 1.40 0.96 -31.4 7.42 8.01 8.0

Aluminum and articles thereof 9.17 5.89 -35.8 65.10 50.76 -22.0

Lead and articles thereof - 0.04 .. 0.63 0.35 -44.4

Zinc and articles thereof 1.97 2.78 41.1 12.72 9.51 -25.2

Tin and articles thereof 0.88 0.39 -55.7 6.98 4.24 -39.3


0.35 0.07 -80.0 1.96 2.02 3.1


29.28 29.13 -0.5 159.55 217.26 36.2


17.30 9.52 -45.0 97.46 71.01 -27.1


545.99 966.57 77.0 3,553.69 4,241.61 19.4

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019


289.19 410.59 42.0 1,889.92 2,080.27 10.1


10.74 3.56 -66.9 44.12 28.30 -35.9


1,354.00 1,372.63 1.4 6,117.52 9,184.69 50.1


119.87 189.48 58.1 771.06 1,256.86 63.0


8.13 1.76 -78.4 200.66 14.45 -92.8


103.99 61.00 -41.3 604.15 450.77 -25.4


5.37 4.81 -10.4 26.10 23.31 -10.7


0.03 0.58 1,833.3 0.34 1.38 305.9


- - .. - - ..


63.99 53.73 -16.0 350.41 334.73 -4.5


10.93 4.45 -59.3 56.08 41.89 -25.3


7.93 5.51 -30.5 60.97 61.45 0.8


73.20 545.29 644.9 1,301.16 1,087.12 -16.4


17.68 16.22 -8.3 117.61 93.12 -20.8


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Table 7: Imports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 9,411 7,340 -22.0 56,576 49,424 -12.6

Live animals 7.35 4.40 -40.1 78.00 60.13 -22.9

Meat and edible offal 63.54 68.65 8.0 425.54 411.28 -3.4


1.39 3.25 133.8 22.60 19.44 -14.0


123.77 125.93 1.7 952.17 885.48 -7.0


- 0.05 .. 0.16 0.27 68.8


0.87 0.37 -57.5 5.58 2.05 -63.3


Edible fruit, nuts 17.52 16.14 -7.9 186.58 197.36 5.8

Coffee, tea, mate and spices 4.62 4.16 -10.0 28.21 38.92 38.0

Cereals 82.08 74.81 -8.9 344.50 284.35 -17.5

Products of the milling industry 1.91 2.60 36.1 17.51 19.16 9.4


38.78 77.02 98.6 388.20 495.10 27.5


0.86 1.05 22.1 9.11 11.15 22.4

Vegetable plaiting materials 0.03 0.20 566.7 1.12 1.81 61.6


17.82 15.30 -14.1 223.52 191.09 -14.5


3.89 3.58 -8.0 49.14 23.01 -53.2


3.28 6.66 103.0 34.45 40.20 16.7

Cocoa and cocoa preparations 6.69 6.72 0.4 49.15 49.37 0.4


56.90 48.20 -15.3 352.47 377.99 7.2


33.18 30.67 -7.6 294.73 245.43 -16.7


19.05 14.52 -23.8 112.01 102.71 -8.3

Beverages, spirits and vinegar 3.49 8.59 146.1 19.73 40.47 105.1


17.49 31.79 81.8 181.42 171.28 -5.6


0.01 0.01 .. 2.49 0.08 -96.8

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone 39.89 41.83 4.86 394.42 356.28 -9.7

Ores, slag and ash 135.27 348.50 157.6 1,168.19 1,564.41 33.9

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Mineral fuels and mineral oils 61.70 170.03 175.6 668.83 915.69 36.9

Inorganic chemicals 81.65 351.39 330.4 1,634.95 4,327.92 164.7

Organic chemicals 33.58 40.29 20.0 239.30 252.26 5.4

Pharmaceutical products 148.22 160.10 8.0 1,010.66 1,072.45 6.1

Fertilizers 5.52 5.92 7.2 23.51 33.67 43.2


26.40 24.25 -8.1 186.23 170.68 -8.3


27.84 25.30 -9.1 182.54 162.24 -11.1


73.86 76.24 3.2 489.44 472.49 -3.5

Modified starches and glues 5.08 5.54 9.1 23.21 29.84 28.6


0.26 0.58 123.1 9.70 7.17 -26.1


0.63 2.61 314.3 7.26 10.53 45.0


94.01 86.52 -8.0 464.05 498.20 7.4

Plastics and articles thereof 278.20 280.53 0.8 1,788.09 1,783.31 -0.3

Rubber and articles thereof 51.10 73.94 44.7 336.90 335.09 -0.5


0.13 0.29 123.1 4.61 6.35 37.7


3.87 2.56 -33.9 22.65 19.51 -13.9

Furskin and artificial fur 0.02 - -100.0 0.19 0.09 -52.6


11.04 11.32 2.5 86.19 83.52 -3.1

Cork and articles of cork 0.35 0.04 -88.6 1.76 1.13 -35.8


0.36 0.23 -36.1 2.25 1.60 -28.9


27.16 32.01 17.9 257.99 391.53 51.8


48.26 44.89 -7.0 265.79 269.99 1.6


7.49 22.83 204.8 28.40 54.53 92.0

Silk 1.97 1.48 -24.9 8.03 7.06 -12.1


0.68 0.21 -69.1 6.19 0.92 -85.1

Cotton 2.11 2.31 9.5 9.92 11.02 11.1


0.24 0.12 -50.00 0.65 0.59 -9.2

Man-made filaments 2.58 5.58 116.3 25.99 35.15 35.2

Man-made staple fibers 0.60 0.65 8.3 13.62 11.26 -17.3

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019


7.34 4.58 -37.6 47.98 35.34 -26.3


3.32 1.49 -55.1 21.53 19.17 -11.0


0.44 1.04 136.4 2.43 3.65 50.2


0.89 3.85 332.6 14.23 20.63 45.0

Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0.47 0.28 -40.4 3.78 2.85 -24.6

Clothing, knitted or crocheted 7.43 4.59 -38.2 59.86 53.47 -10.7


18.33 10.37 -43.4 114.58 100.49 -12.3


3.22 4.21 30.7 32.91 32.47 -1.3

Footwear, gaiters and parts 8.07 4.18 -48.2 41.95 51.37 22.5

Headgear and parts thereof 0.84 0.76 -9.5 10.48 8.56 -18.3


- - .. 1.31 0.60 -54.2


0.07 0.13 85.7 0.89 0.47 -47.2


63.82 49.22 -22.9 352.53 358.43 1.7

Ceramic products 10.06 11.01 9.4 87.69 89.25 1.8

Glass and glassware 27.47 37.70 37.2 236.18 264.41 12.0


271.09 50.56 -81.3 3,102.78 844.31 -72.8

Iron and steel 327.84 272.74 -16.8 2,248.03 1,510.09 -32.8

Articles of iron or steel 311.36 343.76 10.4 2,324.63 2,106.85 -9.4

Copper and articles thereof 1,075.75 672.16 -37.5 4,056.30 3,869.42 -4.6

Nickel and articles thereof 14.78 20.20 36.7 64.56 83.59 29.5

Aluminum and articles thereof 44.72 31.02 -30.6 389.87 230.85 -40.8

Lead and articles thereof - 5.46 .. 6.93 27.42 295.7

Zinc and articles thereof 21.12 18.91 -10.5 146.85 127.46 -13.2

Tin and articles thereof 1.78 0.06 -96.6 2.41 1.08 -55.2


9.57 0.39 -95.9 50.58 27.27 -46.1


26.57 20.57 -22.6 108.27 128.87 19.0


12.17 13.04 7.15 76.10 97.58 28.2


1,241.50 1,114.08 -10.3 7,799.72 4,855.95 -37.7

20


(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019


712.72 393.44 -44.8 4,049.28 2,550.50 -37.0


0.68 12.90 1,797.1 12.80 33.93 165.1


1,137.49 1,185.79 4.2 9,851.05 8,078.81 -18.0


482.09 214.52 -55.5 3,759.21 1,585.48 -57.8


0.12 1.36 1,033.3 433.80 511.51 17.9


125.29 318.49 154.2 976.91 1,507.39 54.3


11.16 10.18 -8.8 82.63 104.48 26.4


0.24 0.18 -25.0 1.87 2.62 40.1


- - - - - -


27.49 27.40 -0.3 185.11 167.21 -9.7


12.84 8.75 -31.9 73.05 33.26 -54.5


31.38 28.42 -9.4 185.22 192.60 4.0


1,654.65 50.63 -96.9 2,259.71 2,992.09 32.4


6.39 6.89 7.8 23.67 23.74 0.3


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Table 8: Non-oil exports by country in (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019


Countries June Change

(%)

Year -to- date (Jan-

June) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 6,302 3,812 -39.5 32,172 28,806 -10.5

Saudi Arabia 4,157.69 1,658.11 -60.1 13,739.83 13,087.69 -4.7

Kuwait 676.02 302.66 -55.2 2,586.27 2,073.30 -19.8

India 155.25 178.54 15.0 1,211.06 1,876.06 54.9

China 97.13 199.49 105.4 1,488.82 1,653.52 11.1

Switzerland 46.58 320.00 587.0 3,953.94 1,527.48 -61.4

United States of America 36.01 283.05 686.0 816.36 1,362.97 67.0

Kingdom of Bahrain 260.19 126.77 -51.3 1,445.57 1,045.80 -27.7

Oman 140.60 91.57 -34.9 983.87 680.30 -30.9

Jordan 170.45 98.28 -42.3 951.66 644.94 -32.2

Singapore 10.00 46.11 361.1 343.70 516.11 50.2

Netherlands 2.41 44.05 1,727.8 440.29 510.84 16.0

Egypt 109.30 64.35 -41.1 437.09 484.30 10.8

Yemen 68.74 46.42 -32.5 302.16 370.31 22.6

Bangladesh 27.59 23.46 -15.0 148.90 267.56 79.7

Pakistan 27.72 18.95 -31.6 291.96 266.43 -8.7

Malaysia 16.89 46.14 173.2 155.84 172.90 10.9

South Africa 32.29 27.32 -15.4 123.58 159.43 29.0

Hong Kong 16.23 12.92 -20.4 118.15 145.66 23.3

Turkey 8.54 9.36 9.6 844.68 137.67 -83.7

Kenya 14.41 23.66 64.2 114.26 136.21 19.2

Australia 8.18 16.50 101.7 24.21 125.42 418.1

Iraq 14.71 14.43 -1.9 38.09 80.99 112.6

Tunisia 1.52 7.37 384.9 34.73 78.11 124.9

Viet Nam 14.53 7.93 -45.4 42.48 77.05 81.4

Syrian Arab Republic 8.27 8.76 5.9 47.02 72.91 55.1

Spain 8.04 4.55 -43.4 72.12 70.25 -2.6

Lebanon 5.98 6.12 2.3 40.29 63.90 58.6

Italy 0.88 0.05 -94.3 124.04 60.20 -51.5

Tanzania 5.38 5.38 .. 44.05 58.70 33.3

Germany 0.86 5.37 524.4 71.76 56.35 -21.5

United Kingdom 0.66 4.99 656.1 44.68 55.22 23.6

Algeria 2.70 5.43 101.1 34.31 54.86 59.9

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(%)

Year -to- date (Jan-

June) Change (%)

2018 2019 2018 2019

Sudan 5.51 3.85 -30.1 47.22 54.26 14.9

Canada 33.64 7.16 -78.7 116.82 52.82 -54.8

Belgium 17.18 3.39 -80.3 108.55 51.34 -52.7

Djibouti 2.09 2.98 42.6 14.95 46.23 209.2

Thailand 6.06 12.47 105.8 62.30 45.55 -26.9

Mexico 18.31 0.34 -98.1 49.76 42.48 -14.6

France 4.42 0.48 -89.1 42.51 42.00 -1.2

Indonesia 11.27 11.84 5.1 66.45 39.88 -40.0

Philippines 17.77 7.98 -55.1 50.18 38.25 -23.8

Japan 1.00 8.41 741.0 5.67 38.06 571.3

State of Palestine 4.77 3.23 -32.3 35.52 37.39 5.3

Morocco 2.32 2.50 7.8 30.69 34.62 12.8

Taiwan 4.81 2.38 -50.5 56.32 29.35 -47.9

Uganda 4.52 1.55 -65.7 21.71 25.49 17.4

Ethiopia 5.70 2.00 -64.9 30.90 22.81 -26.2

Sri Lanka 0.90 3.92 335.6 9.24 22.31 141.5

Nepal 2.20 2.91 32.3 15.04 18.60 23.7

Brazil 0.03 - .. 6.31 15.61 147.4

Ghana 0.20 6.76 3,280.0 3.03 15.53 412.5

Russian Federation 0.12 1.87 1,458.3 12.80 15.47 20.9

Nigeria 2.24 1.79 -20.1 10.00 14.17 41.7

Poland - 0.26 .. 0.52 14.12 2,615.4

Portugal - - .. 17.98 11.49 -36.1

Colombia 0.23 - .. 2.82 8.90 215.6

Ukraine 1.01 0.88 -12.9 6.63 8.18 23.4

Greece - 0.42 .. 17.42 7.93 -54.5

New Zealand 0.18 2.78 1,444.4 1.79 6.28 250.8

Peru 0.47 1.32 180.9 0.82 6.19 654.9

Somalia 0.69 0.87 26.1 2.48 5.10 105.6

Myanmar 0.49 0.21 -57.1 4.91 4.61 -6.1

Cote d'Ivoire 0.23 1.69 634.8 1.64 4.32 163.4

Turkmenistan 0.65 0.10 -84.6 2.06 4.22 104.9

Others 7.20 7.32 1.7 201.31 49.18 -75.6


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Table 9: Re-exports by country, (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 4,052 4,722 16.5 23,743 26,257 10.6

Saudi Arabia 1,323.48 1,284.30 -3.0 7,987.66 7,989.21 ..

Kuwait 637.90 510.06 -20.0 3,613.73 3,043.60 -15.8

Kingdom of Bahrain 308.89 201.89 -34.6 2,327.12 1,567.66 -32.6

China 274.60 0.75 -99.7 1,447.77 1,257.91 -13.1

Yemen 143.16 80.88 -43.5 657.31 699.73 6.5

Germany 188.38 548.50 191.2 1,456.27 627.41 -56.9

Jordan 112.46 83.40 -25.8 592.06 495.20 -16.4

Greece 0.01 0.04 300.0 0.28 467.46 166,850.0

Oman 124.00 60.90 -50.9 707.00 461.64 -34.7

Colombia - 367.37 .. 0.52 368.30 70,726.9

Sudan 56.99 36.36 -36.2 266.17 349.33 31.2

Bangladesh 11.27 61.79 448.3 101.99 329.57 223.1

India 11.57 7.45 -35.6 409.94 329.42 -19.6

United Kingdom 109.10 9.73 -91.1 526.91 162.79 -69.1

Iraq 43.99 18.03 -59.0 94.53 143.28 51.6

Djibouti 12.92 4.28 -66.9 40.83 118.02 189.1

Egypt 32.11 17.94 -44.1 309.75 94.34 -69.5


19.11 38.53 101.6 67.07 87.76 30.8

Serbia 4.70 1.83 -61.1 30.99 38.21 23.3

Malaysia 1.02 7.03 589.2 9.89 34.17 245.5

Kazakhstan 0.06 - .. 0.26 32.45 12,380.8

Chad 4.27 2.68 -37.2 11.49 30.31 163.8

Finland - - .. 0.08 29.21 36,412.5

Morocco 0.39 0.30 -23.1 4.80 27.45 471.9

Turkmenistan 3.57 3.23 -9.5 5.30 27.16 412.5

Canada 1.92 0.14 -92.7 36.47 26.72 -26.7

Netherlands 0.95 0.65 -31.6 7.90 26.61 236.8

Spain 5.06 0.09 -98.2 63.76 21.30 -66.6

Sri Lanka 0.06 1.86 3,000.0 12.22 20.99 71.8

Montenegro - - .. 0.01 20.94 209,300.0

Singapore 11.08 0.20 -98.2 81.67 19.45 -76.2

Lebanon 1.08 1.46 35.2 7.63 19.38 154.0

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(%)

Year -to- date


2018 2019 2018 2019

Belgium 0.06 3.06 5,000.0 9.72 17.88 84.0

Ethiopia 0.65 2.95 353.8 5.17 17.76 243.5

New Zealand - - .. 0.07 16.54 23,528.6

Syrian Arab Republic - 0.96 .. 0.09 15.72 17,366.7

France 9.76 1.09 -88.8 238.95 14.40 -94.0

South Korea 0.11 1.30 1,081.8 7.25 12.96 78.8

State of Palestine 2.03 1.47 -27.6 12.68 12.83 1.2

Chile 0.68 1.18 73.5 6.56 12.78 94.8

Turkey 1.26 2.01 59.5 8.88 12.26 38.1

Italy 0.29 0.13 -55.2 10.35 8.10 -21.7

Australia 0.18 3.36 1,766.7 4.45 6.87 54.4

Azerbaijan 0.01 0.04 300.0 0.38 6.18 1,526.3

Libya - - .. 0.11 4.46 3,954.5

Algeria - 0.32 .. 1.68 4.32 157.1

Pakistan 0.21 0.65 209.5 9.86 4.22 -57.2

Tunisia 0.58 0.33 -43.1 2.91 4.03 38.5

Hong Kong 2.99 0.25 -91.6 112.24 3.14 -97.2

Denmark 0.40 0.01 -97.5 1.09 2.91 167.0

Kenya - 0.07 .. 0.42 2.69 540.5

Slovenia - 0.02 .. 0.47 2.65 463.8

Poland - 0.37 .. 0.14 2.50 1,685.7

Switzerland 1.22 0.26 -78.7 2.04 2.17 6.4

Sweden 0.93 - -100.0 1.44 2.14 48.6

Philippines 0.52 0.51 -1.9 6.11 1.98 -67.6

Others 586.02 1,350.20 130.4 2,420.61 7,098.31 193.2


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Table 10: Imports by country, (Jan-Jun) and June, 2018-2019



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 9,411 7,340 -22.0 56,576 49,424 -12.6

Saudi Arabia 940.13 866.01 -7.9 6,164.35 6,141.37 -0.4

Japan 823.74 774.99 -5.9 6,271.61 5,174.55 -17.5

United States of America 1,079.77 796.48 -26.2 7,628.15 5,007.35 -34.4

Australia 94.40 308.02 226.3 1,389.14 3,618.34 160.5

China 440.43 575.49 30.7 3,462.24 3,282.92 -5.2

Congo 399.58 464.01 16.1 2,314.67 2,942.91 27.1

Russian Federation 36.05 32.70 -9.3 291.33 2,238.80 668.5

France 1,901.40 259.43 -86.4 3,826.06 2,178.93 -43.1

Germany 298.94 351.17 17.5 2,525.36 2,136.44 -15.4

India 339.36 313.05 -7.8 3,005.37 1,880.58 -37.4

United Kingdom 249.38 227.49 -8.8 1,876.64 1,178.89 -37.2

Kingdom of Bahrain 195.72 104.28 -46.7 938.54 1,163.64 24.0

Italy 211.17 200.27 -5.2 1,398.87 1,144.33 -18.2

Brazil 47.67 90.68 90.2 818.89 807.12 -1.4

Oman 60.64 205.65 239.1 827.18 666.31 -19.4

Thailand 91.67 100.30 9.4 728.91 643.03 -11.8

Spain 76.98 85.59 11.2 816.42 593.76 -27.3

South Korea 299.37 100.11 -66.6 1,471.03 501.08 -65.9

Sweden 33.13 152.76 361.1 453.97 448.54 -1.2

Indonesia 47.64 32.48 -31.8 452.35 443.46 -2.0

Hong Kong 101.84 49.45 -51.4 1,224.24 426.13 -65.2

Kazakhstan 64.09 106.95 66.9 104.67 384.26 267.1

Netherlands 64.11 41.35 -35.5 469.82 384.06 -18.3

Norway 15.06 193.76 1,186.6 238.25 382.18 60.4

Switzerland 108.58 54.61 -49.7 612.62 340.31 -44.5

Jordan 55.11 74.10 34.5 306.83 334.98 9.2

Egypt 20.92 23.33 11.5 140.43 316.22 125.2

Denmark 32.54 38.06 17.0 312.26 313.18 0.3

Canada 80.55 61.88 -23.2 403.75 295.82 -26.7

Kuwait 63.91 30.34 -52.5 294.14 281.25 -4.4

Singapore 51.41 48.77 -5.1 257.05 255.36 -0.7

Austria 31.13 42.90 37.8 310.35 232.35 -25.1

Turkey 27.33 32.63 19.4 234.26 230.07 -1.8

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(%)

Year -to- date


2018 2019 2018 2019

Mexico 25.04 26.27 4.9 218.03 202.61 -7.1

Poland 27.74 36.76 32.5 147.19 182.90 24.3

Taiwan 25.11 45.78 82.3 196.45 181.96 -7.4

Ukraine 67.95 9.94 -85.4 155.36 178.62 15.0

Viet Nam 2.42 2.64 9.1 179.29 162.20 -9.5

Guinea - 53.25 .. 0.06 160.52 267,433.3

Malaysia 19.15 21.87 14.2 263.99 159.22 -39.7

Belgium 31.28 15.64 -50.0 244.76 146.93 -40.0

South Africa 5.32 11.37 113.7 134.82 143.70 6.6

Argentina 17.09 19.43 13.7 132.17 141.65 7.2

Zambia 89.35 34.96 -60.9 698.46 120.48 -82.8

Romania 14.14 32.66 131.0 57.36 115.87 102.0

Chile 6.29 25.44 304.5 80.32 115.52 43.8

Finland 41.47 14.58 -64.8 265.86 106.14 -60.1

Ireland 23.20 13.52 -41.7 115.94 96.44 -16.8

Czechia 15.35 10.67 -30.5 124.75 80.26 -35.7

Slovakia 23.34 8.62 -63.1 91.45 72.44 -20.8

Lebanon 8.76 7.42 -15.3 52.44 67.26 28.3

Pakistan 10.00 17.38 73.8 54.80 52.02 -5.1

Islamic Republic Of Iran 505.74 0.10 -100.0 1,198.42 44.22 -96.3

Sudan 12.25 4.61 -62.4 86.23 40.66 -52.8

Paraguay - 19.29 .. 39.24 39.42 0.5

Portugal 3.84 3.12 -18.8 18.69 33.95 81.6

State of Palestine 2.76 2.87 4.0 28.56 33.82 18.4

New Zealand 2.33 8.99 285.8 29.98 33.68 12.3

Hungary 3.51 3.17 -9.7 65.94 27.77 -57.9

Puerto Rico 0.94 3.55 277.7 6.78 22.21 227.6

Philippines 3.83 3.63 -5.2 59.79 20.30 -66.0

Tunisia 3.58 2.74 -23.5 10.73 19.72 83.8

Greece 2.97 2.03 -31.6 27.50 19.69 -28.4

Syrian Arab Republic 0.01 5.69 56,800.0 0.80 19.60 2,350.0

Morocco 1.19 1.70 42.9 10.61 16.66 57.0

Luxembourg 4.68 2.59 -44.7 22.49 16.55 -26.4

Yemen 1.26 0.76 -39.7 12.51 13.16 5.2

Serbia 0.22 1.34 509.1 4.77 12.26 157.0

Bulgaria 0.37 1.71 362.2 4.14 11.32 173.4

Belarus 0.36 0.61 69.4 2.92 11.07 279.1

Estonia 4.05 1.96 -51.6 13.39 10.42 -22.2

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(%)

Year -to- date


2018 2019 2018 2019

Slovenia 0.52 1.19 128.8 8.06 10.32 28.0

Cyprus 8.29 7.01 -15.4 29.37 7.91 -73.1

Sri Lanka 0.60 1.59 165.0 5.62 6.54 16.4

Kyrgyzstan - - .. - 6.43 ..

Croatia 0.08 0.36 350.0 2.48 5.82 134.7

Niger 0.01 - .. 0.01 5.63 56,200.0

Bangladesh 0.99 1.57 58.6 4.68 5.31 13.5

Lithuania 0.30 0.66 120.0 2.38 5.17 117.2

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.77 1.02 -42.4 4.62 5.14 11.3

Kenya 1.07 0.93 -13.1 5.72 5.06 -11.5

Iceland 0.01 0.09 800.0 0.11 4.60 4,081.8

Peru 0.52 0.55 5.8 3.09 3.56 15.2

Uzbekistan - 0.77 .. - 3.13 ..

Namibia - - .. 2.74 2.36 -13.9

Latvia 0.01 0.23 2,200.0 1.40 2.11 50.7

Cambodia 0.30 0.24 -20.0 1.09 1.94 78.0

Colombia 0.19 0.19 .. 5.16 1.80 -65.1

Others 5.80 5.54 -4.5 72.89 39.15 -46.3


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Explanatory notes

Technical notes

Data source

Data are obtained from Department of Finance – Customs Administration. The data are processed and

passed to Statistic Centre – Abu Dhabi for further editing, compilation and reclassified according to

statistical classifications for foreign trade.

Valuation

In line with the World Customs Organization (WCO) agreement on valuation:

Exports (including re-exports) are valued free on board (fob), which represents the value at the

export border, and includes inland freight costs and packaging

Imports are valued on the cost insurance and freight (c.i.f.) basis, which represents the value

at the import border, and includes the additional cost of freight and insurance in transporting

the goods internationally

Revision Policy

Monthly estimates of Foreign Trade are released on the following schedule: “Preliminary” estimates,

based on administrative data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency,

are released near the end of the second month after the end of the reference month. No further updates

are incorporated into the monthly Foreign Trade until the source finalize its data four months after the

end of the reference calendar year.

These revisions are necessary to incorporate definition and classification changes or to reflect the

introduction of new and improved methodologies and new data.

New methods, definitions, techniques, systems, guidelines, classifications

Changes due to the introduction of a new method, guidelines, technique or classification system can

lead to revisions after the time series data have been finalized. For instance, in 2018, the methodology

for the registration of customs declarations of exports and re-exports was modified by the Customs

Department to include all goods exported from the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi regardless of the

source of those goods. The non-oil exports series was revised for 2015-2019 to provide users with an

updated statistical time series of Foreign Trade data.

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Notes on Tables

Changes (levels and %) in all tables are based on unrounded numbers.

Relative importance is calculated as the ratio between the value of the sub-group and the total

value for all groups, expressed as a percentage.

Totals in some tables may not add up due to rounding.

The data for 2019 are preliminary.

Symbols used

‘-‘ nil or rounded to zero

‘..’ Not applicable

n.e.s. denotes ‘not elsewhere specified’

Glossary This publication contains certain terms specific to foreign merchandise trade and necessary when

analyzing the trade statistics of Abu Dhabi Emirate. They include the following terms:

Classifications

The non-oil foreign merchandise trade statistics are presented in accordance with the two main

internationally recommended output classifications: Harmonized System (HS) and Broad Economic

Categories (BEC).

If users require statistics by the detailed Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS),

these are available from SCAD on request. The HS is an input classification, and is the basis on which

traders record goods with Customs.

Merchandise Trade

Foreign Merchandise Trade statistics record goods, which add to or subtract from the stock of material

resources of Abu Dhabi by entering or leaving its territory. Throughout this publication, the term

merchandise trade statistics refers to trade which moves through the ports of Abu Dhabi only, and do

not capture inter-emirate trade activity.

Imports

Imports are goods that enter Abu Dhabi’s customs and economic district from various parts of the world,

excluding other emirates in the United Arab Emirates, and receive customs clearance. Goods are

considered imports regardless of whether they enter the Emirate directly or are retrieved from customs

warehouses, temporary entry areas or free zones inside the country. These goods receive customs

clearance in order to become part of Abu Dhabi’s merchandise balance.

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Re-exports

Re-exports represent goods that are imported from abroad, enter Abu Dhabi’s customs and economic

district and become part of the Emirate’s merchandise balance. These goods are then re-exported as

they are, without any modification, outside the country.

Non-oil Exports

Non-oil exports include goods that are entirely produced locally or in whose production process local

resources are used. Non-oil exports through the ports of Abu Dhabi include goods that were produced

in other Emirates in the United Arab Emirates. Oil is excluded from these goods. These goods leave

Abu Dhabi’s customs and economic district to the outside world, reducing the Emirate’s non-oil

merchandise trade deficit.

Total of Exports

The total of exports is the total value of non-oil exports and re-exported goods.

Net trade

The net trade is measured as the total value of exported goods minus the total value of imported goods.

When the total exports value is greater than the value of imports, there is a trade surplus, and when

imports are greater than total exports there is a trade deficit.

Preliminary estimates

Estimates that have been calculated using only secondary data sources and methods. Users of this

data should be aware that preliminary estimates will be revised when primary data sources become

available for that time period.

More information

For more information about foreign trade and other official statistics for Abu Dhabi Emirate, please visit

the statistics link on the SCAD website at http://www.scad.gov.abudhabi

http://www.scad.gov.abu/

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