KINGDOM OF TONGA
JUNE, 2014
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INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS
ANNUAL 2014
Issued by: STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TONGA SERIES NO. SDT: 31-35
TONGA SDT: 31-35
PREFACE International merchandise trade statistics (IMTS) has many uses and users who need data ranging from
data sets of varying detail by country and commodity. Tonga Department of Statistics (TDoS)
incorporates IMTS into other statistical products e.g. in the preparation of balance of payments and in the
compilation of the gross domestic product. Government uses IMTS for planning and policy development
and businesses use it to find supply sources and foreign markets. The compilation of IMTS aims to meet
the needs of these various users, either directly or with adjustments taking into consideration data
normally available and data collection procedures.
The Annual 2014 IMTS report describes the methodology used in compiling IMTS i.e. data sources,
valuations used for imports and exports, classification used and other related aspects. The report contains
detailed tables on imports, exports and re-exports by commodity and country. These tables are organised
in a way to give information on trade balances, including trade balances by countries; trade by regions;
principal imports and exports; trade by the three important sectors of Tonga i.e. Private Sector,
Government Sector, Quasi-Government Sector; duty collected and other information.
The Statistics Department wishes to acknowledge with much appreciation the cooperation given by the
Customs authorities in Nukualofa (Tongatapu) and Neiafu (Vavau) in providing the data and making
available the relevant documents to facilitate the preparation of this report.
The TDoS welcomes comments and suggestions from users as these would enable improve the scope and
content of this report.
Mr. Ataata M. Finau
Government Statistician Statistics Department P.O. Box 149 Nukualofa TONGA
Telephone No.: (676) 23-300 or (676) 23-913 Fax No.: (676) 24-303 Email: [email protected] Website: www.spc.int/prism/tonga
CONTENTS
PREFACE .........................................................................................................................................
NOTES ............................................................................................................................................. I
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ i
PERFORMANCE OF IMTS IN 2014 .............................................................................................. iv
TRADE TABLES .............................................................................................................................1
Table 1: Balance of Trade All Items ...................................................................................................... 1
Table 2: Imports by HS Sections .............................................................................................................. 2
Table 3: Domestic Exports by HS Sections .............................................................................................. 4
Table 4: Re-exports by HS Sections ......................................................................................................... 6
Table 5: Total Exports by HS Sections ..................................................................................................... 8
Table 6: Principal Exports ...................................................................................................................... 10
Table 7: Principal Imports ...................................................................................................................... 12
Table 8: Balance of Trade by Major Partner Countries .......................................................................... 18
Table 9: Trade by Region ....................................................................................................................... 20
Table 10: Trade by Mode of Transport ................................................................................................... 21
Table 11: Trade by Port .......................................................................................................................... 22
Table 12: Trade by Sector ....................................................................................................................... 22
Table 13: Total Imports by Section of HS and Sectors ........................................................................... 23
Table 14: Domestic Exports by Sections of HS and Sectors .................................................................. 24
Table 15: Re-exports by Section of HS and Sectors ............................................................................... 25
Table 16: Imports Duty by Section of HS and Sectors ........................................................................... 26
Table 17: Trade by All Trading Partner Countries ................................................................................. 27
Table 18: Imports by Country of Origin and Country of Consignment .................................................. 30
Table 19: Trade by Broad Economic Category ...................................................................................... 33
Table 20: Imports by Enduse .................................................................................................................. 34
Table 21: IMPORTS BY HS TARIFF CODE ........................................................................................ 35
Table 22: DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY HS TARIFF CODE ................................................................ 323
Table 23: RE-EXPORTS BY HS TARIFF CODE ............................................................................... 365
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NOTES
Totals may not tally due to rounding of figures to Tongan Paanga and quantity figures to whole numbers.
Acronyms and abbreviations
IMTS International merchandise trade statistics
TDoS Tonga Department of Statistics
TOP Tongan Paanga
CIF Cost, insurance and freight
FOB Free on board
NEC Not Elsewhere Classified
NES Not Elsewhere Specified
Symbols used:
.. Not applicable
... Data not available
0.0 Magnitude less than half of unit employed
- Nil
e Estimate
r Revised figures
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Foreign Exchange Rate:
Currencies of the principal trading partners of the Kingdom vis--vis the Tongan paanga are given below. These rates are based on the selling rate
of Commercial Banks for the months shown below.
Country /
(Currency)
Jan
TOP
Feb
TOP
Mar
TOP
Apr
TOP
May
TOP
Jun
TOP
Jul
TOP
Aug
TOP
Sep
TOP
Oct
TOP
Nov
TOP
Dec
TOP
Annual
Average
Australia (AUD) 0.6101 0.6028 0.6024 0.5916 0.5918 0.5881 0.5887 0.5856 0.5884 0.5940 0.5977 0.6181 0.5966
Canada (CAD) 0.5940 0.6016 0.6103 0.6097 0.6035 0.6004 0.5973 0.5991 0.5904 0.5883 0.5887 0.5916 0.5979
China (CNY) 3.2882 3.3019 3.3851 3.4469 3.4536 3.4507 3.4478 3.3719 3.2926 3.2095 3.1801 3.1710 3.3333
Europe (EUR) 0.3995 0.3988 0.3971 0.4013 0.4092 0.4072 0.4104 0.4111 0.4152 0.4131 0.4161 0.4154 0.4079
Fiji (FJD) 0.9928 0.9907 0.9888 0.9831 0.9846 0.9840 0.9876 0.9744 0.9740 0.9667 0.9643 0.9737 0.9804
Japan (JPY) 56.6474 55.6184 56.1105 56.7454 56.2909 56.4533 56.4600 56.4184 57.4058 56.4760 60.2761 61.1208 57.1686
New Zealand
(NZD) 0.6534 0.6528 0.6413 0.6399 0.6399 0.6396 0.6362 0.6460 0.6541 0.6624 0.6599 0.6572 0.6486
Samoa (WST) 1.1921 1.2015 1.1959 1.1943 1.1882 1.1860 1.1866 1.1477 1.1621 1.1765 1.1710 1.1807 1.1819
Singapore (SGD) 0.6940 0.6908 0.6982 0.6979 0.6953 0.6953 0.6937 0.6868 0.6800 0.6703 0.6755 0.6759 0.6878
Sweden (SEK) 3.5276 3.5371 3.5224 3.6296 3.6410 3.7071 3.7932 3.7824 3.8239 3.7965 3.8545 3.9122 3.7106
Switzerland (CHF) 0.7449 0.7426 0.7411 0.7441 0.7451 0.7475 0.7488 0.7485 0.7497 0.7490 0.7496 0.7491 0.7467
United Kingdom
(GBP) 0.3298 0.3284 0.3303 0.3312 0.3285 0.3276 0.3255 0.3278 0.3288 0.3271 0.3290 0.3276 0.3285
United States of
America (USD) 0.5436 0.5435 0.5486 0.5540 0.5535 0.5537 0.5561 0.5478 0.5363 0.5239 0.5192 0.5125 0.5411
Notes: 1. Rates for selling and buying overseas currency are somewhat different.
2. Above rates are Tongan rates of the quoted foreign currency. To convert Tongan currency into foreign currency - multiply by the rate.
3. On February 11, 1991, Tongan currency (Paanga) changed the procedure for fixing the daily value from maintaining parity with
Australian dollar (A$) to pegging it to a specially constructed basket of the currencies of Tongas main external partners and quoting
Paanga in terms of the US dollar (USD).
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Conversion Factors: Imperial Measures To Metric Units
Quantity Imperial Unit Metric Unit Imperial to Metric Units Metric to Imperial Units
Length inch (in) millimetre (mm) or 1in=25.4mm centimetre (cm
foot (ft) centimetre or metre 1 ft = 30.5 cm 1 m =3.28ft
yard(yd) metre (m) 1 yd=0.914
