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| Appendix
      Table 2 Leading exporters and importers in world merchandise trade (excluding European Union intra-trade), 1998 (Billion dollars and percentage)  | 
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Rank  | 
      EXPORTERS  | 
      Value (f.o.b.)  | 
      Share  | 
      Change  | 
      Rank  | 
      IMPORTERS  | 
      Value (c.i.f)  | 
      Share  | 
      Change  | 
    
1  | 
      European Union (15)  | 
      813.8  | 
      20.3  | 
      0  | 
      1  | 
      United States  | 
      944.6  | 
      22.5  | 
      5  | 
    
2  | 
      United States  | 
      683.0  | 
      17.0  | 
      -1  | 
      2  | 
      European Union (15)  | 
      801.4  | 
      19.1  | 
      6  | 
    
3  | 
      Japan  | 
      388.0  | 
      9.7  | 
      -8  | 
      3  | 
      Japan  | 
      280.5  | 
      6.7  | 
      -17  | 
    
4  | 
      Canada  | 
      214.3  | 
      5.3  | 
      -1  | 
      4  | 
      Canada  | 
      205.0  | 
      4.9  | 
      2  | 
    
5  | 
      China  | 
      183.8  | 
      4.6  | 
      1  | 
      5  | 
      Hong Kong, China  | 
      188.7  | 
      4.5  | 
      -12  | 
    
6  | 
      Hong Kong, China  | 
      174.1  | 
      4.3  | 
      -7  | 
      retained importsa  | 
      38.9  | 
      0.9  | 
      -26  | 
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domestic exports  | 
      24.3  | 
      0.6  | 
      -11  | 
      6  | 
      China  | 
      140.2  | 
      3.3  | 
      -2  | 
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7  | 
      Korea, Rep. of  | 
      133.2  | 
      3.3  | 
      -2  | 
      7  | 
      Mexico  | 
      128.9  | 
      3.1  | 
      14  | 
    
8  | 
      Mexico  | 
      117.5  | 
      2.9  | 
      6  | 
      8  | 
      Chinese Taipei  | 
      104.2  | 
      2.5  | 
      -9  | 
    
9  | 
      Chinese Taipei  | 
      109.9  | 
      2.7  | 
      -9  | 
      9  | 
      Singapore  | 
      101.5  | 
      2.4  | 
      -23  | 
    
10  | 
      Singapore  | 
      109.8  | 
      2.7  | 
      -12  | 
      retained importsa  | 
      54.9  | 
      1.3  | 
      -31  | 
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domestic exports  | 
      63.3  | 
      1.6  | 
      -13  | 
      10  | 
      Korea, Rep. of  | 
      93.3  | 
      2.2  | 
      -35  | 
    |
11  | 
      Switzerland  | 
      78.7  | 
      2.0  | 
      3  | 
      11  | 
      Switzerland  | 
      80.0  | 
      1.9  | 
      5  | 
    
12  | 
      Malaysia  | 
      73.3  | 
      1.8  | 
      -7  | 
      12  | 
      Australia  | 
      64.7  | 
      1.5  | 
      -2  | 
    
13  | 
      Russian Fed.b  | 
      56.2  | 
      1.4  | 
      -16  | 
      13  | 
      Brazil  | 
      61.0  | 
      1.5  | 
      -6  | 
    
14  | 
      Australia  | 
      55.9  | 
      1.4  | 
      -11  | 
      14  | 
      Malaysia  | 
      58.5  | 
      1.4  | 
      -26  | 
    
15  | 
      Thailand  | 
      53.6  | 
      1.3  | 
      -7  | 
      15  | 
      Poland  | 
      48.0  | 
      1.1  | 
      13  | 
    
16  | 
      Brazil  | 
      51.0  | 
      1.3  | 
      -3  | 
      16  | 
      Turkey  | 
      46.4  | 
      1.1  | 
      -4  | 
    
17  | 
      Indonesia  | 
      48.8  | 
      1.2  | 
      -9  | 
      17  | 
      Russian Fed.b  | 
      44.7  | 
      1.1  | 
      -18  | 
    
18  | 
      Norway  | 
      39.6  | 
      1.0  | 
      -18  | 
      18  | 
      India  | 
      42.9  | 
      1.0  | 
      4  | 
    
19  | 
      Saudi Arabia  | 
      38.8  | 
      1.0  | 
      -35  | 
      19  | 
      Thailand  | 
      41.8  | 
      1.0  | 
      -33  | 
    
20  | 
      India  | 
      33.2  | 
      0.8  | 
      -3  | 
      20  | 
      Norway  | 
      36.2  | 
      0.9  | 
      1  | 
    
21  | 
      Philippines  | 
      29.3  | 
      0.7  | 
      17  | 
      21  | 
      Philippines  | 
      32.0  | 
      0.8  | 
      -17  | 
    
22  | 
      Czech Rep.  | 
      26.4  | 
      0.7  | 
      16  | 
      22  | 
      Argentina  | 
      31.4  | 
      0.7  | 
      3  | 
    
23  | 
      South Africa  | 
      26.3  | 
      0.7  | 
      -15  | 
      23  | 
      South Africa  | 
      29.3  | 
      0.7  | 
      -11  | 
    
24  | 
      Poland  | 
      26.3  | 
      0.7  | 
      2  | 
      24  | 
      Israel  | 
      29.1  | 
      0.7  | 
      -5  | 
    
25  | 
      Turkey  | 
      26.1  | 
      0.7  | 
      0  | 
      25  | 
      Czech Rep.c  | 
      28.8  | 
      0.7  | 
      6  | 
    
26  | 
      Argentina  | 
      25.2  | 
      0.6  | 
      -1  | 
      26  | 
      Indonesia  | 
      27.4  | 
      0.7  | 
      -34  | 
    
27  | 
      United Arab Emirates  | 
      24.2  | 
      0.6  | 
      -16  | 
      27  | 
      United Arab Emirates  | 
      27.0  | 
      0.6  | 
      -10  | 
    
28  | 
      Israel  | 
      23.3  | 
      0.6  | 
      3  | 
      28  | 
      Hungary  | 
      25.8  | 
      0.6  | 
      22  | 
    
29  | 
      Hungary  | 
      22.9  | 
      0.6  | 
      20  | 
      29  | 
      Saudi Arabia  | 
      23.7  | 
      0.6  | 
      -13  | 
    
30  | 
      Venezuela  | 
      17.2  | 
      0.4  | 
      -25  | 
      30  | 
      Chile  | 
      18.8  | 
      0.4  | 
      -4  | 
    
Total of aboved  | 
      3704.0  | 
      92.2  | 
      -4  | 
      Total of aboved  | 
      3786.0  | 
      90.1  | 
      -4  | 
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Worldd  | 
      4018.0  | 
      100.0  | 
      -4  | 
      Worldd  | 
      4200.0  | 
      100.0  | 
      -3  | 
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