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July 2019

Date of Release: October 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-Jul) and July

2018-2019

7 Statistical Tables

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

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

2018-2019

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

2019

8 Table 4: Imports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Jul) and July, 2018-2019

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

2018-2019

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

2019

17 Table 7: Imports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Jul) and July, 2018-2019

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

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

25 Table 10: Imports by country, (Jan-Jul) and July, 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-Jul) and July 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-Jul) and July

2018-2019

The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade through Abu Dhabi ports decreased by 8.5% from AED

132.7 billion in the year to date (Jan-Jul) 2018 to AED 121.5 billion in the same period of 2019. This

was the result of a 13.9% decrease in imports from AED 66.1 billion to AED 56.9 billion, and non-oil

exports by 12.6%, while the value of re-exports increased by 10.0% in the same period.

Total trade decreased by 16.0% in July 2019 compared with July 2018 due to a decrease in exports,

and imports by 23.8%, and 21.6% respectively, while the value of re-exports increased by 7.0% in the

same period.

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

trade, July 2019

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

44.0%

28.0%

28.0%

Imports Non-oil exports Re-exports

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

2018- July 2019


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

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

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July

2018 2019

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July

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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- July 2019


5,090.7

1,186.0

950.7

915.9

667.5

0 2000 4000 6000

Saudi Arabia

United States of America

Kuwait

Germany

China

Million AED

Foreign Trade

2,395.3

344.4

297.7

257.3

184.4

0 1000 2000 3000

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Inida


China

Million AED

Exports

1,668.0

568.7

401.2

246.8

147.9

0 500 1000 1500 2000

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Netherlands

Kingdom of Bahrain

Jordan

Million AED

Re-Exports

1,027.5

914.7

903.8

481.9

417.0

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-Jul) and July, 2018-2019

Value in million AED


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

2019


Commodities July Change

(%)

Year -to- date (Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Food and beverages 628.42 463.20 -26.3 4,672.74 3,626.89 -22.4

Industrial supplies n.e.s. 4,765.33 3,663.99 -23.1 29,230.51 25,986.97 -11.1

Fuels and lubricants 45.98 27.81 -39.5 219.69 181.72 -17.3

Capital goods (except transport equipment)

316.16 232.88 -26.3 1,468.71 1,404.90 -4.3

Transport equipment, and parts

50.30 66.64 32.5 306.88 416.16 35.6

Consumer goods n.e.s. 430.52 295.17 -31.4 2,506.72 1,934.89 -22.8

Goods n.e.s. 1.79 1.34 -25.1 5.39 5.73 6.3

Total 6,239 4,751 -23.8 38,411 33,557 -12.6


Foreign trade type

July Change

(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Imports 9,537 7,480 -21.6 66,113 56,903 -13.9

Non-oil exports 6,239 4,751 -23.8 38,411 33,557 -12.6

Re-exports 4,443 4,755 7.0 28,186 31,012 10.0

Total 20,218 16,986 -16.0 132,710 121,473 -8.5

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Table 3: Re-exports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Jul) and July, 2018-2019



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Food and beverages 355.56 267.59 -24.7 2,170.25 1,847.68 -14.9

Industrial supplies n.e.s. 668.49 450.32 -32.6 3,931.12 3,100.74 -21.1



782.77 907.07 15.9 5,681.02 5,575.28 -1.9


1,845.52 1,912.30 3.6 10,002.75 14,512.02 45.1

Consumer goods n.e.s. 755.78 1,191.36 57.6 6,198.13 5,815.69 -6.2

Goods n.e.s. 25.07 20.82 -17.0 143.56 120.69 -15.9

Total 4,443 4,755 7.0 28,186 31,012 10.0


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



(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change (%)

2018 2019 2018 2019

Food and beverages 410.42 526.74 28.3 3,732.90 3,653.68 -2.1

Industrial supplies n.e.s. 4,294.07 3,094.76 -27.9 25,935.74 24,824.33 -4.3



1,640.47 1,257.28 -23.4 11,245.24 8,539.61 -24.1


2,532.23 2,039.13 -19.5 19,201.56 13,476.91 -29.8

Consumer goods n.e.s. 563.72 493.60 -12.4 5,567.46 5,982.66 7.5

Goods n.e.s. 2.81 20.42 626.7 62.11 96.89 56.0

Total 9,537 7,480 -21.6 66,113 56,903 -13.9


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

2019



(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 6,239 4,751 -23.8 38,411 33,557 -12.6

Live animals 7.07 3.27 -53.7 51.69 54.81 6.0

Meat and edible offal 20.03 40.97 104.5 145.76 278.44 91.0

Fish, crustaceans and mollusks

89.78 10.99 -87.8 420.25 95.35 -77.3

Dairy produce, birds eggs and honey

116.78 77.23 -33.9 952.77 732.47 -23.1

Products of animal origin, n.e.s.

0.01 - .. 0.01 0.04 300.0

Live trees, plants; bulbs, roots and cut flowers

4.41 - .. 9.66 4.71 -51.2

Edible vegetables and roots 27.02 22.19 -17.9 184.63 156.12 -15.4

Edible fruit, nuts 2.78 2.74 -1.4 67.04 62.27 -7.1

Coffee, tea, mate and spices 3.88 4.20 8.2 18.75 17.97 -4.2

Cereals 0.98 1.80 83.7 23.23 27.37 17.8

Products of the milling industry 8.26 6.32 -23.5 74.59 68.97 -7.5

Oil seeds; grains, seeds and fruits

3.40 2.07 -39.1 20.39 19.75 -3.1

Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps

1.14 0.44 -61.4 4.68 2.58 -44.9

Vegetable plaiting materials - - .. 0.02 0.17 750.0

Animal or vegetable fats and oils

46.68 27.64 -40.8 371.69 236.00 -36.5

Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans

58.76 51.69 -12.0 362.20 422.40 16.6

Sugars and sugar confectionery

11.43 6.16 -46.1 165.63 56.67 -65.8

Cocoa and cocoa preparations 59.64 47.64 -20.1 500.52 319.94 -36.1

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk

60.91 62.44 2.5 484.24 377.56 -22.0

Preparations of vegetables, fruit and nuts

24.15 33.15 37.3 226.74 215.85 -4.8

Miscellaneous edible preparations

59.68 45.95 -23.0 466.35 392.30 -15.9

Beverages, spirits and vinegar 27.47 17.84 -35.1 138.21 102.51 -25.8

Residues and waste from the food industries

9.53 7.74 -18.8 83.91 67.16 -20.0

Tobacco and manufactured substitutes

0.01 0.73 7,200.0 2.85 2.33 -18.2

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone 12.89 4.57 -64.5 78.21 36.91 -52.8

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Ores, slag and ash 0.63 0.18 -71.4 7.74 4.46 -42.4

Mineral fuels and mineral oils 45.26 29.80 -34.2 246.23 180.20 -26.8

Inorganic chemicals 3.62 3.49 -3.6 23.34 29.91 28.1

Organic chemicals 3.74 3.35 -10.4 22.75 20.24 -11.0

Pharmaceutical products 88.73 10.55 -88.1 446.97 125.69 -71.9

Fertilizers 2.57 2.56 -0.4 23.78 28.83 21.2

Tanning extracts; dyes and paints

69.62 58.08 -16.6 480.52 356.22 -25.9

Essential oils; perfumery and cosmetics

156.99 134.99 -14.0 882.31 810.22 -8.2

Soap, washing preparations, waxes and candles

62.19 55.13 -11.4 483.63 432.77 -10.5

Modified starches and glues 6.27 4.64 -26.0 31.29 27.12 -13.3

Explosives; pyrotechnic products and matches

0.07 - .. 1.17 0.40 -65.8

Photographic or cinematographic goods

0.28 0.07 -75.0 1.58 0.53 -66.5

Miscellaneous chemical products

43.99 21.84 -50.4 299.26 180.63 -39.6

Plastics and articles thereof 1,142.07 907.75 -20.5 5,989.00 6,307.74 5.3

Rubber and articles thereof 10.42 8.30 -20.3 66.85 51.94 -22.3

Raw hides and skins and leather

0.20 - .. 0.76 0.58 -23.7

Articles of leather; saddlery; travel goods and handbags

0.05 0.37 640.0 2.35 2.12 -9.8

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

Wood, articles of wood and charcoal

28.81 273.72 850.1 99.69 302.80 203.7

Cork and articles of cork - - .. 0.20 0.09 -55.0

Manufactures of straw, basket ware and wickerwork

0.36 0.11 -69.4 2.95 1.81 -38.6

Pulp of wood; waste and scrap of paper

0.02 0.06 200.0 0.38 0.42 10.5

Paper; articles of paper pulp and paperboard

115.05 112.36 -2.3 712.57 659.98 -7.4

Printed books, newspapers and pictures

39.54 16.63 -57.9 84.76 78.17 -7.8

Silk - - .. 0.40 0.10 -75.0

Wool, animal hair and woven fabric

- - .. - - ..

Cotton 0.01 - .. 0.55 0.26 -52.7

Other vegetable textile fibers and paper yarn

- - .. 0.01 - ..

Man-made filaments 1.02 0.41 -59.8 5.03 5.38 7.0

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Man-made staple fibers 4.80 2.54 -47.1 23.78 12.50 -47.4

Wadding, felt; twine, cordage, ropes and cables

0.98 2.60 165.3 7.31 11.59 58.5

Carpets and textile floor coverings

16.74 25.36 51.5 151.41 135.29 -10.6

Woven fabrics; textile fabrics; lace and , tapestries

0.13 0.09 -30.8 0.72 0.34 -52.8

Coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics

1.28 0.55 -57.0 6.75 4.34 -35.7

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

Clothing, knitted or crocheted 0.39 0.56 43.6 8.89 3.21 -63.9

Clothing not knitted or crocheted

2.86 0.88 -69.2 13.05 8.03 -38.5

Other textile articles and worn clothing

12.32 8.89 -27.8 50.57 46.12 -8.8

Footwear, gaiters and parts 0.46 0.11 -76.1 1.83 3.19 74.3

Headgear and parts thereof - 0.13 .. 0.04 0.22 450.0

Umbrellas, walking sticks, whips and riding-crops

0.02 0.06 200.0 0.30 0.29 -3.3

Feathers, down and articles thereof; artificial flowers

0.01 0.09 800.0 0.28 0.60 114.3

Articles of stone, plaster, cement and asbestos

73.41 16.29 -77.8 192.22 134.61 -30.0

Ceramic products 43.70 22.89 -47.6 236.36 149.58 -36.7

Glass and glassware 28.57 57.79 102.3 203.59 271.96 33.6

Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, imitation jewelry

1,461.36 383.23 -73.8 10,823.22 7,232.87 -33.2

Iron and steel 203.48 373.70 83.7 1,282.41 1,675.05 30.6

Articles of iron or steel 260.40 476.26 82.9 1,628.17 2,124.45 30.5

Copper and articles thereof 480.59 495.74 3.2 2,955.34 3,045.19 3.0

Nickel and articles thereof 0.03 0.11 266.7 1.12 0.90 -19.6

Aluminum and articles thereof 605.56 396.98 -34.4 3,069.85 3,003.03 -2.2

Lead and articles thereof 2.69 - .. 7.95 2.55 -67.9

Zinc and articles thereof 0.49 1.03 110.2 4.86 6.49 33.5

Tin and articles thereof - 0.12 .. 0.02 0.21 950.0

Other base metals and articles thereof

0.13 0.18 38.5 0.41 8.83 2,053.7

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks

2.73 0.58 -78.8 12.96 6.75 -47.9

Miscellaneous articles of base metal

45.19 18.57 -58.9 442.71 161.88 -63.4

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Commodities

July Change

(%)

Year -to- date


2018 2019 2018 2019

Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; nuclear reactors

255.41 151.39 -40.7 1,097.14 956.32 -12.8

Electrical machinery; sound and television recorders

138.50 88.84 -35.9 735.50 454.58 -38.2

Locomotives, rolling-stock, railway track fixtures and fittings

0.08 0.73 812.5 1.59 5.93 273.0

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock

30.39 35.99 18.4 165.56 245.34 48.2

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

5.18 22.53 334.9 104.32 134.73 29.2

Ships, boats and floating structures

21.25 6.63 -68.8 100.11 70.74 -29.3

Optical, photographic, cinematographic and medical instruments

0.48 7.59 1,481.3 10.32 46.68 352.3

Clocks and watches and parts thereof

- 0.01 .. 2.07 0.04 -98.1

Musical instruments; parts and accessories

- - .. - - ..

Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories

- - .. - - ..

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

58.57 28.07 -52.1 289.57 224.10 -22.6

Toys, games and sports requisites and parts

0.02 - .. 0.55 0.28 -49.1

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

0.32 0.42 31.3 2.08 3.27 57.2

Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

0.01 0.01 .. 0.23 0.18 -21.7

Special classification provisions

1.78 1.34 -24.7 5.39 5.73 6.3


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



(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 4,443 4,755 7.0 28,186 31,012 10.0

Live animals 0.96 4.54 372.9 11.71 16.30 39.2

Meat and edible offal 8.78 11.39 29.7 49.43 91.72 85.6


6.28 2.69 -57.2 30.04 27.53 -8.4


22.09 19.83 -10.2 130.58 155.41 19.0


- - .. 0.38 0.04 -89.5


0.20 0.46 130.0 1.35 1.86 37.8

Edible vegetables and roots 35.74 25.27 -29.3 204.54 147.42 -27.9

Edible fruit, nuts 152.49 109.29 -28.3 953.39 736.40 -22.8

Coffee, tea, mate and spices 23.75 20.07 -15.5 171.43 140.13 -18.3

Cereals 3.24 1.54 -52.5 21.91 15.95 -27.2

Products of the milling industry 2.01 0.67 -66.7 10.29 6.12 -40.5


1.35 2.00 48.1 15.37 13.07 -15.0


2.22 2.06 -7.2 11.55 8.52 -26.2

Vegetable plaiting materials 0.05 0.08 60.0 2.47 0.49 -80.2


0.56 0.49 -12.5 8.03 5.38 -33.0


1.00 4.46 346.0 17.36 9.11 -47.5


30.19 11.25 -62.7 109.99 77.19 -29.8



7.16 5.38 -24.9 36.48 33.54 -8.1


10.10 9.95 -1.5 56.19 64.96 15.6


9.90 6.48 -34.5 94.66 63.33 -33.1

Beverages, spirits and vinegar 13.32 12.72 -4.5 74.68 85.86 15.0


2.88 2.70 -6.2 17.21 15.85 -7.9


5.91 7.74 31.0 41.48 52.03 25.4

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone 2.79 4.53 62.4 44.03 21.35 -51.5

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Ores, slag and ash 0.81 0.48 -40.7 4.78 3.36 -29.7

Mineral fuels and mineral oils 3.87 6.38 64.9 31.14 37.21 19.5

Inorganic chemicals 13.71 9.05 -34.0 60.37 61.39 1.7

Organic chemicals 21.02 16.60 -21.0 122.86 103.36 -15.9

Pharmaceutical products 159.52 93.90 -41.1 618.08 323.64 -47.6

Fertilizers 0.59 0.13 -78.0 1.26 2.19 73.8


6.79 6.96 2.5 55.05 43.16 -21.6


188.05 247.42 31.6 1,369.99 1,363.81 -0.5


21.57 20.06 -7.0 159.27 120.47 -24.4

Modified starches and glues 1.62 1.62 .. 17.46 10.66 -38.9


0.49 0.25 -49.0 1.31 2.89 120.6


1.35 1.38 2.2 11.05 7.32 -33.8


71.50 9.15 -87.2 192.26 82.73 -57.0

Plastics and articles thereof 61.37 73.23 19.3 421.86 411.80 -2.4

Rubber and articles thereof 53.69 41.92 -21.9 280.80 225.15 -19.8


- 0.01 .. 0.56 0.21 -62.5


24.04 18.21 -24.3 90.70 95.40 5.2

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


21.76 9.33 -57.1 123.25 67.14 -45.5

Cork and articles of cork 1.35 1.38 2.2 8.25 5.64 -31.6


1.12 0.77 -31.3 6.43 6.20 -3.6


- 0.05 .. 2.86 11.32 295.8


20.84 13.42 -35.6 123.07 87.89 -28.6


3.12 1.27 -59.3 22.90 13.83 -39.6

Silk 0.02 - .. 0.23 0.05 -78.3


0.47 0.45 -4.3 5.77 1.52 -73.7

Cotton 0.11 0.13 18.2 14.51 3.97 -72.6


0.22 0.16 -27.3 2.60 3.57 37.3

Man-made filaments 7.96 3.84 -51.8 42.77 13.64 -68.1

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Man-made staple fibers 1.60 2.25 40.6 12.44 10.19 -18.1


1.53 2.14 39.9 16.07 11.99 -25.4


4.47 5.47 22.4 39.44 34.42 -12.7


0.71 0.41 -42.3 3.76 5.14 36.7


1.22 1.22 .. 11.54 7.01 -39.3

Knitted or crocheted fabrics 3.43 1.55 -54.8 22.10 10.60 -52.0

Clothing, knitted or crocheted 146.09 152.26 4.2 1,093.97 888.56 -18.8


38.41 33.63 -12.4 233.69 211.08 -9.7


13.05 15.64 19.8 90.73 73.99 -18.5


Headgear and parts thereof 0.68 0.46 -32.4 10.53 8.74 -17.0


0.15 0.20 33.3 0.55 0.74 34.5


1.47 0.69 -53.1 6.28 4.82 -23.2


12.86 9.53 -25.9 79.84 75.18 -5.8

Ceramic products 3.45 3.60 4.3 34.93 28.66 -18.0

Glass and glassware 10.00 7.98 -20.2 65.96 84.33 27.9


36.66 21.05 -42.6 173.01 349.71 102.1

Iron and steel 84.92 57.94 -31.8 469.04 396.74 -15.4

Articles of iron or steel 128.48 110.74 -13.8 993.31 730.21 -26.5

Copper and articles thereof 23.66 13.51 -42.9 204.73 63.80 -68.8

Nickel and articles thereof 1.76 1.16 -34.1 9.18 9.17 -0.1

Aluminum and articles thereof 8.50 12.36 45.4 73.59 63.13 -14.2

Lead and articles thereof - 0.13 .. 0.63 0.48 -23.8

Zinc and articles thereof 1.80 2.62 45.6 14.51 12.14 -16.3

Tin and articles thereof 1.19 0.73 -38.7 8.17 4.97 -39.2


0.29 0.09 -69.0 2.25 2.11 -6.2


27.08 30.31 11.9 186.63 247.57 32.7


16.77 12.79 -23.7 114.22 83.80 -26.6


626.42 498.83 -20.4 4,180.11 4,740.44 13.4

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019


269.63 471.29 74.8 2,159.55 2,551.56 18.2


6.42 5.35 -16.7 50.54 33.65 -33.4


1,569.06 1,473.55 -6.1 7,686.58 10,658.24 38.7


79.34 310.16 290.9 850.40 1,567.01 84.3


2.48 2.52 1.6 203.14 16.97 -91.6


77.99 62.35 -20.1 682.14 513.12 -24.8


8.39 4.36 -48.0 34.49 27.67 -19.8


0.08 0.06 -25.0 0.43 1.44 234.9


- - .. - - ..


72.14 65.80 -8.8 422.55 400.53 -5.2


16.92 8.76 -48.2 73.00 50.65 -30.6


11.19 9.46 -15.5 72.16 70.90 -1.7


0.05 414.41 828,720.0 1,301.21 1,501.53 15.4


24.79 20.82 -16.0 142.41 113.94 -20.0


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



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 9,537 7,480 -21.6 66,113 56,903 -13.9

Live animals 10.58 5.69 -46.2 88.58 65.83 -25.7

Meat and edible offal 64.54 75.65 17.2 490.08 486.93 -0.6


2.86 4.35 52.1 25.47 23.79 -6.6


120.06 142.49 18.7 1,072.23 1,027.97 -4.1


0.20 - .. 0.36 0.27 -25.0


0.78 0.36 -53.8 6.36 2.41 -62.1

Edible vegetables and roots 22.40 23.64 5.5 158.95 157.31 -1.0

Edible fruit, nuts 16.96 21.08 24.3 203.54 218.45 7.3

Coffee, tea, mate and spices 5.99 4.61 -23.0 34.20 43.53 27.3

Cereals 4.55 91.38 1,908.4 349.06 375.73 7.6

Products of the milling industry 1.17 3.04 159.8 18.68 22.20 18.8


107.92 123.54 14.5 496.13 618.64 24.7


1.54 2.58 67.5 10.65 13.74 29.0

Vegetable plaiting materials 0.22 0.26 18.2 1.34 2.07 54.5


25.97 15.48 -40.4 249.49 206.57 -17.2


4.44 4.31 -2.9 53.59 27.31 -49.0


7.87 8.41 6.9 42.32 48.61 14.9



54.74 64.33 17.5 407.21 442.33 8.6


34.46 28.71 -16.7 329.19 274.14 -16.7


19.41 20.38 5.0 131.42 123.09 -6.3

Beverages, spirits and vinegar 4.62 6.92 49.8 24.34 47.39 94.7


10.01 7.06 -29.5 191.43 178.34 -6.8


0.01 0.01 .. 2.50 0.09 -96.4

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone 57.11 60.99 6.79 451.52 417.27 -7.6

Ores, slag and ash 265.26 187.03 -29.5 1,433.45 1,751.44 22.2

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Mineral fuels and mineral oils 174.90 46.75 -73.3 843.72 962.45 14.1

Inorganic chemicals 322.55 166.10 -48.5 1,957.50 4,494.02 129.6

Organic chemicals 43.95 40.82 -7.1 283.25 293.09 3.5

Pharmaceutical products 208.34 230.16 10.5 1,219.00 1,302.61 6.9

Fertilizers 4.59 4.16 -9.4 28.09 37.83 34.7


38.99 29.80 -23.6 225.22 200.49 -11.0


30.70 29.63 -3.5 213.24 191.87 -10.0


95.32 96.43 1.2 584.75 568.91 -2.7

Modified starches and glues 4.43 7.01 58.2 27.63 36.85 33.4


0.92 2.11 129.3 10.62 9.28 -12.6


2.09 3.68 76.1 9.35 14.22 52.1


152.18 104.59 -31.3 616.23 602.79 -2.2

Plastics and articles thereof 319.86 303.86 -5.0 2,107.95 2,087.17 -1.0

Rubber and articles thereof 74.76 74.99 0.3 411.66 410.09 -0.4


0.37 0.03 -91.9 4.98 6.37 27.9


4.45 5.33 19.8 27.10 24.84 -8.3

Furskin and artificial fur 0.03 - .. 0.21 0.09 -57.1


11.24 12.22 8.7 97.43 95.73 -1.7

Cork and articles of cork - 0.73 .. 1.77 1.86 5.1


0.18 0.86 377.8 2.43 2.46 1.2


51.81 59.24 14.3 309.80 450.78 45.5


58.37 66.39 13.7 324.16 336.38 3.8


15.50 9.70 -37.4 43.91 64.23 46.3

Silk 2.29 1.23 -46.3 10.33 8.29 -19.7


0.14 0.23 64.3 6.34 1.14 -82.0

Cotton 1.31 0.94 -28.2 11.22 11.96 6.6


0.01 0.03 200.00 0.66 0.61 -7.6

Man-made filaments 4.28 6.23 45.6 30.26 41.38 36.7

Man-made staple fibers 0.74 3.16 327.0 14.36 14.42 0.4

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019


14.71 7.10 -51.7 62.69 42.44 -32.3


3.51 2.35 -33.0 25.05 21.52 -14.1


0.65 0.36 -44.6 3.08 4.01 30.2


3.62 3.09 -14.6 17.85 23.72 32.9

Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0.92 0.65 -29.3 4.70 3.49 -25.7

Clothing, knitted or crocheted 10.20 7.67 -24.8 70.06 61.14 -12.7


16.58 13.89 -16.2 131.16 114.38 -12.8


5.37 8.40 56.4 38.28 40.87 6.8


Headgear and parts thereof 1.15 6.58 472.2 11.63 15.14 30.2


0.24 0.38 58.3 1.55 0.97 -37.4


0.19 0.14 -26.3 1.08 0.61 -43.5


65.75 61.87 -5.9 418.28 420.30 0.5

Ceramic products 13.51 13.26 -1.9 101.21 102.52 1.3

Glass and glassware 35.42 31.75 -10.4 271.60 296.16 9.0


330.14 80.76 -75.5 3,432.92 925.07 -73.1

Iron and steel 390.74 386.28 -1.1 2,638.77 1,896.36 -28.1

Articles of iron or steel 861.88 436.71 -49.3 3,186.51 2,543.56 -20.2

Copper and articles thereof 737.58 560.84 -24.0 4,793.89 4,430.26 -7.6

Nickel and articles thereof 38.73 28.73 -25.8 103.29 112.32 8.7

Aluminum and articles thereof 68.48 39.33 -42.6 458.35 270.17 -41.1

Lead and articles thereof 1.05 0.04 -96.2 7.98 27.46 244.1

Zinc and articles thereof 28.94 20.17 -30.3 175.78 147.63 -16.0

Tin and articles thereof 0.27 0.07 -74.1 2.68 1.15 -57.1


8.90 1.07 -88.0 59.47 28.33 -52.4


15.36 13.22 -13.9 123.63 142.09 14.9


9.89 13.34 34.88 85.99 110.92 29.0


1,340.53 984.71 -26.5 9,140.25 5,840.65 -36.1

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(%)

Year -to- date

(Jan-July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019


630.45 480.65 -23.8 4,679.73 3,031.14 -35.2


2.14 3.63 69.6 14.93 37.56 151.6


1,531.73 1,443.19 -5.8 11,382.78 9,522.00 -16.3


566.63 235.55 -58.4 4,325.84 1,821.04 -57.9


0.26 16.67 6,311.5 434.06 528.17 21.7


147.83 234.49 58.6 1,124.73 1,741.88 54.9


39.78 23.80 -40.2 122.42 128.28 4.8


0.08 1.06 1,225.0 1.95 3.68 88.7


- - - - - -


29.97 29.50 -1.6 215.08 196.71 -8.5


20.48 14.42 -29.6 93.54 47.68 -49.0


45.55 38.85 -14.7 230.76 231.44 0.3


33.56 9.31 -72.3 2,293.27 3,001.40 30.9


2.16 3.99 84.7 25.83 27.74 7.4


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


Countries July Change

(%)

Year -to- date (Jan-

July) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 6,239 4,751 -23.8 38,411 33,557 -12.6

Saudi Arabia 3,268.68 2,395.25 -26.7 17,008.51 15,482.94 -9.0

Kuwait 454.95 344.35 -24.3 3,041.22 2,417.65 -20.5

India 269.57 297.73 10.4 1,480.62 2,173.80 46.8

China 350.56 184.36 -47.4 1,839.37 1,837.88 -0.1

United States of America 224.05 257.29 14.8 1,040.41 1,620.26 55.7

Switzerland - 0.01 .. 3,953.94 1,527.49 -61.4

Kingdom of Bahrain 276.24 149.24 -46.0 1,721.81 1,195.04 -30.6

Oman 216.94 112.16 -48.3 1,200.81 792.46 -34.0

Jordan 165.49 115.97 -29.9 1,117.15 760.91 -31.9

Egypt 107.64 99.10 -7.9 544.73 583.40 7.1

Netherlands 162.82 62.01 -61.9 603.11 572.85 -5.0

Singapore 51.04 42.81 -16.1 394.74 558.91 41.6

Yemen 70.70 67.25 -4.9 372.87 437.56 17.3

Bangladesh 38.58 67.91 76.0 187.48 335.47 78.9

Pakistan 59.29 23.55 -60.3 351.26 289.98 -17.4

Hong Kong 1.09 61.12 5,507.3 119.24 206.78 73.4

South Africa 60.47 43.68 -27.8 184.05 203.11 10.4

Malaysia 28.16 17.82 -36.7 183.99 190.72 3.7

Australia 12.54 33.74 169.1 36.75 159.15 333.1

Turkey 85.35 20.11 -76.4 930.03 157.78 -83.0

Kenya 22.40 17.99 -19.7 136.66 154.20 12.8

Iraq 36.33 23.05 -36.6 74.42 104.03 39.8

Canada 2.95 47.97 1,526.1 119.77 100.79 -15.8

Spain 7.69 24.95 224.4 79.80 95.20 19.3

Viet Nam 19.15 15.11 -21.1 61.62 92.16 49.6

Tunisia 6.65 10.12 52.2 41.38 88.23 113.2

Syrian Arab Republic 16.11 9.47 -41.2 63.13 82.38 30.5

Tanzania 9.50 18.52 94.9 53.55 77.22 44.2

Lebanon 12.10 11.30 -6.6 52.39 75.20 43.5

Germany 0.44 12.99 2,852.3 72.20 69.34 -4.0

Italy 19.79 6.72 -66.0 143.83 66.92 -53.5

Algeria 19.06 10.40 -45.4 53.37 65.26 22.3

22


(%)

Year -to- date (Jan-

July) Change (%)

2018 2019 2018 2019

Belgium 2.61 13.02 398.9 111.15 64.36 -42.1

Sudan 10.16 7.79 -23.3 57.38 62.05 8.1

United Kingdom 6.46 1.69 -73.8 51.14 56.91 11.3

Mexico 0.83 10.80 1,201.2 50.59 53.28 5.3

Philippines 19.17 13.95 -27.2 69.35 52.20 -24.7

France 3.39 9.71 186.4 45.90 51.71 12.7

Thailand 8.13 6.11 -24.8 70.44 51.66 -26.7

Djibouti 7.60 2.62 -65.5 22.55 48.85 116.6

Indonesia 19.63 4.45 -77.3 86.09 44.33 -48.5

Morocco 1.72 8.39 387.8 32.41 43.00 32.7

State of Palestine 6.11 5.43 -11.1 41.63 42.83 2.9

Japan 5.91 0.57 -90.4 11.58 38.64 233.7

Taiwan 16.83 1.96 -88.4 73.15 31.31 -57.2

Uganda 4.19 3.71 -11.5 25.90 29.20 12.7

Sri Lanka 3.89 6.84 75.8 13.13 29.15 122.0

Ethiopia 0.43 3.36 681.4 31.33 26.17 -16.5

Nepal 3.95 3.40 -13.9 18.98 22.00 15.9

Russian Federation 1.93 3.86 100.0 14.73 19.32 31.2

Brazil - 0.32 .. 6.31 15.93 152.5

Ghana 1.13 0.16 -85.8 4.16 15.69 277.2

Nigeria 3.14 1.48 -52.9 13.13 15.65 19.2

Portugal 0.83 3.13 277.1 18.82 14.62 -22.3

Poland - 0.26 .. 0.52 14.38 2,665.4

Colombia 0.12 4.97 4,041.7 2.93 13.88 373.7

Peru 6.17 6.24 1.1 6.99 12.44 78.0

South Korea 0.29 6.63 2,186.2 54.12 9.10 -83.2

Greece 1.72 1.02 -40.7 19.13 8.95 -53.2

Ukraine 2.44 0.65 -73.4 9.07 8.83 -2.6

Myanmar 2.12 2.52 18.9 7.03 7.13 1.4

New Zealand 0.58 0.47 -19.0 2.37 6.75 184.8

Mauritania 0.16 1.48 825.0 4.61 5.55 20.4

Somalia 0.21 0.06 -71.4 2.69 5.16 91.8

Others 20.36 9.95 -51.1 167.10 61.12 -63.4


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Table 9: Re-exports by country, (Jan-Jul) and July, 2018-2019



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 4,443 4,755 7.0 28,186 31,012 10.0

Saudi Arabia 1,503.19 1,667.99 11.0 9,490.85 9,657.21 1.8

Kuwait 636.73 568.70 -10.7 4,250.46 3,612.30 -15.0

Kingdom of Bahrain 420.17 246.76 -41.3 2,747.29 1,814.42 -34.0

China 169.24 1.25 -99.3 1,617.00 1,259.15 -22.1

Yemen 137.38 130.45 -5.0 794.69 830.18 4.5

Jordan 147.25 147.85 0.4 739.31 643.06 -13.0

Germany 45.63 2.04 -95.5 1,501.90 629.45 -58.1

Oman 135.39 86.75 -35.9 842.39 548.38 -34.9

Greece 0.19 1.36 615.8 0.47 468.82 99,648.9

Netherlands 1.23 401.23 32,520.3 9.13 427.85 4,586.2

Sudan 67.46 65.01 -3.6 333.63 414.34 24.2

Colombia 0.02 - .. 0.54 368.30 68,103.7

Bangladesh 24.06 19.63 -18.4 126.05 349.20 177.0

India 99.17 6.61 -93.3 509.11 336.03 -34.0

United Kingdom 58.12 125.67 116.2 585.03 288.46 -50.7

Iraq 56.85 27.62 -51.4 151.38 170.90 12.9

Djibouti 31.27 12.92 -58.7 72.10 130.94 81.6


13.57 24.84 83.1 80.64 112.60 39.6

Egypt 44.31 18.14 -59.1 354.05 112.48 -68.2

Malaysia 0.93 6.65 615.1 10.82 40.82 277.3

Serbia 3.97 2.54 -36.0 34.95 40.75 16.6

Chad 5.53 10.13 83.2 17.02 40.44 137.6

Turkmenistan 3.49 5.74 64.5 8.79 32.90 274.3

Kazakhstan 0.19 0.01 -94.7 0.45 32.46 7,113.3

France 2.49 17.67 609.6 241.44 32.07 -86.7

Canada 0.18 2.50 1,288.9 36.65 29.22 -20.3

Finland 0.11 - .. 0.19 29.21 15,273.7

Morocco 0.78 0.72 -7.7 5.59 28.17 403.9

Lebanon 0.50 4.10 720.0 8.13 23.48 188.8

Sri Lanka 1.86 0.64 -65.6 14.08 21.64 53.7

Spain 2.12 0.20 -90.6 65.88 21.49 -67.4

Montenegro - - .. 0.01 20.94 209,300.0

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(%)

Year -to- date


2018 2019 2018 2019

Singapore 3.12 1.11 -64.4 84.79 20.57 -75.7

Belgium 1.16 1.55 33.6 10.88 19.42 78.5

Ethiopia 1.85 1.47 -20.5 7.02 19.23 173.9

Syrian Arab Republic 0.25 2.80 1,020.0 0.34 18.51 5,344.1

New Zealand 0.02 0.01 -50.0 0.09 16.56 18,300.0

State of Palestine 1.36 1.81 33.1 14.04 14.64 4.3

South Korea 5.28 0.79 -85.0 12.53 13.75 9.7

Chile 4.39 0.81 -81.5 10.95 13.59 24.1

Turkey 0.11 0.91 727.3 8.98 13.18 46.8

Italy 0.14 0.25 78.6 10.49 8.35 -20.4

Australia 0.72 0.27 -62.5 5.18 7.14 37.8

Azerbaijan 0.21 0.39 85.7 0.59 6.57 1,013.6

Pakistan 0.50 0.56 12.0 10.37 4.78 -53.9

Algeria 0.59 0.15 -74.6 2.27 4.48 97.4

Libya - - .. 0.11 4.46 3,954.5

Tunisia 0.38 0.02 -94.7 3.29 4.05 23.1

Philippines 0.63 1.54 144.4 6.75 3.52 -47.9

Poland - 0.85 .. 0.14 3.35 2,292.9

Hong Kong 0.83 0.04 -95.2 113.07 3.18 -97.2

Denmark 0.12 0.10 -16.7 1.20 3.01 150.8

Kenya 0.02 0.03 50.0 0.44 2.72 518.2

Switzerland 0.09 0.51 466.7 2.13 2.68 25.8

Slovenia - - .. 0.47 2.65 463.8

Sweden 0.03 0.40 1,233.3 1.47 2.54 72.8

Others 807.49 1,133.22 40.3 3,228.12 8,231.56 155.0


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Table 10: Imports by country, (Jan-Jul) and July, 2018-2019



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 9,537 7,480 -21.6 66,113 56,903 -13.9

Saudi Arabia 1,029.74 1,027.50 -0.2 7,194.09 7,168.87 -0.4

Japan 1,068.39 914.66 -14.4 7,339.99 6,089.21 -17.0

United States of America 1,328.11 903.84 -31.9 8,956.26 5,911.18 -34.0

China 535.69 481.93 -10.0 3,997.93 3,764.85 -5.8

Australia 311.74 107.59 -65.5 1,700.88 3,725.93 119.1

Congo 414.06 417.01 0.7 2,728.74 3,359.92 23.1

Germany 409.45 396.87 -3.1 2,934.81 2,533.31 -13.7

France 282.53 245.10 -13.2 4,108.59 2,424.03 -41.0

Russian Federation 24.65 76.66 211.0 315.98 2,315.46 632.8

India 358.74 224.67 -37.4 3,364.12 2,105.25 -37.4

United Kingdom 358.08 217.56 -39.2 2,234.72 1,396.45 -37.5

Italy 202.50 224.80 11.0 1,601.37 1,369.13 -14.5

Kingdom of Bahrain 107.49 145.60 35.5 1,046.04 1,309.24 25.2

Oman 185.01 249.51 34.9 1,012.19 915.82 -9.5

Brazil 217.40 60.81 -72.0 1,036.29 867.93 -16.2

Thailand 148.36 129.22 -12.9 877.28 772.25 -12.0

Spain 114.42 133.52 16.7 930.84 727.28 -21.9

South Korea 734.83 119.76 -83.7 2,205.86 620.84 -71.9

Indonesia 65.37 97.98 49.9 517.71 541.44 4.6

Hong Kong 183.31 80.44 -56.1 1,407.55 506.58 -64.0

Sweden 30.86 55.72 80.6 484.84 504.26 4.0

Netherlands 43.94 66.48 51.3 513.77 450.54 -12.3

Kazakhstan 34.61 48.24 39.4 139.28 432.50 210.5

Switzerland 118.05 66.79 -43.4 730.67 407.10 -44.3

Jordan 53.64 69.34 29.3 360.47 404.32 12.2

Norway 11.35 15.10 33.0 249.60 397.28 59.2

Canada 67.18 82.92 23.4 470.93 378.74 -19.6

Denmark 38.43 41.81 8.8 350.69 354.98 1.2

Egypt 28.66 34.30 19.7 169.09 350.52 107.3

Singapore 61.70 78.02 26.5 318.75 333.38 4.6

Kuwait 43.14 37.68 -12.7 337.28 318.93 -5.4

Austria 61.92 64.68 4.5 372.27 297.02 -20.2

Turkey 31.14 52.20 67.6 265.40 282.27 6.4

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(%)

Year -to- date


2018 2019 2018 2019

Mexico 29.36 38.03 29.5 247.38 240.65 -2.7

Taiwan 38.00 41.85 10.1 234.45 223.81 -4.5

Ukraine 8.80 41.89 376.0 164.16 220.50 34.3

Poland 28.23 29.48 4.4 175.42 212.37 21.1

Malaysia 35.63 27.05 -24.1 299.63 186.28 -37.8

Belgium 78.76 38.59 -51.0 323.53 185.52 -42.7

Argentina 0.21 26.28 12,414.3 132.38 167.93 26.9

Viet Nam 2.28 2.10 -7.9 181.57 164.29 -9.5

Guinea - - .. 0.06 160.52 267,433.3

South Africa 12.12 12.60 4.0 146.94 156.30 6.4

Romania 19.95 20.11 0.8 77.30 135.99 75.9

Zambia 154.25 12.67 -91.8 852.70 133.16 -84.4

Finland 14.61 24.65 68.7 280.47 130.79 -53.4

Chile 7.59 4.32 -43.1 87.91 119.84 36.3

Ireland 17.39 14.48 -16.7 133.34 110.92 -16.8

Slovakia 8.98 20.80 131.6 100.42 93.24 -7.1

Czechia 16.83 10.87 -35.4 141.58 91.13 -35.6

Pakistan 20.70 23.70 14.5 75.50 75.72 0.3

Lebanon 7.32 5.29 -27.7 59.76 72.55 21.4

Sudan 9.97 8.70 -12.7 96.20 49.36 -48.7

Islamic Republic Of Iran 216.85 1.92 -99.1 1,415.27 46.14 -96.7

New Zealand 5.93 12.23 106.2 35.91 45.91 27.8

Paraguay 0.01 0.02 100.0 39.25 39.44 0.5

Portugal 5.12 5.13 0.2 23.81 39.07 64.1

State of Palestine 2.79 2.98 6.8 31.35 36.80 17.4

Hungary 7.11 5.17 -27.3 73.06 32.94 -54.9

Syrian Arab Republic 0.17 7.25 4,164.7 0.97 26.85 2,668.0

Uzbekistan - 23.23 .. - 26.37 ..

Philippines 8.26 3.99 -51.7 68.05 24.29 -64.3

Tunisia 3.26 3.95 21.2 13.99 23.67 69.2

Morocco 1.94 6.28 223.7 12.56 22.94 82.6

Greece 8.10 3.08 -62.0 35.59 22.77 -36.0

Puerto Rico 0.02 0.02 .. 6.80 22.23 226.9

Luxembourg 10.91 0.43 -96.1 33.40 16.98 -49.2

Serbia 1.48 1.95 31.8 6.25 14.21 127.4

Yemen 1.10 1.01 -8.2 13.61 14.17 4.1

Bulgaria 2.06 1.56 -24.3 6.20 12.88 107.7

Estonia 1.91 1.74 -8.9 15.30 12.15 -20.6

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(%)

Year -to- date


2018 2019 2018 2019

Slovenia 9.73 1.61 -83.5 17.79 11.93 -32.9

Belarus - 0.48 .. 2.92 11.55 295.5

Croatia 0.23 5.15 2,139.1 2.71 10.97 304.8

Cyprus 0.78 2.81 260.3 30.15 10.73 -64.4

Kenya 3.70 2.30 -37.8 9.42 7.36 -21.9

Sri Lanka 0.88 0.76 -13.6 6.51 7.30 12.1

Lithuania 0.34 1.56 358.8 2.72 6.73 147.4

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.71 1.47 107.0 5.33 6.60 23.8

Kyrgyzstan - - .. - 6.43 ..

Bangladesh 0.78 0.64 -17.9 5.45 5.94 9.0

Niger - - .. 0.01 5.63 56,200.0

Iceland 0.37 0.03 -91.9 0.48 4.63 864.6

Peru 0.39 0.82 110.3 3.47 4.38 26.2

Uganda - 1.30 .. 0.13 2.72 1,992.3

Latvia 1.34 0.47 -64.9 2.74 2.58 -5.8

Namibia - - .. 2.74 2.36 -13.9

Colombia 0.09 0.55 511.1 5.25 2.35 -55.2

Others 25.31 5.95 -76.5 99.19 45.68 -53.9


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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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