8. Selected Asian Economies : Trade Partners
1996
| (million US$) | (million US$) | |||||||||||
Exports | To Asia | To Japan | To NAFTA | To EU | To World | Imports | From Asia | From Japan | From NAFTA | From EU | From World | |
South Korea | 41,262 (31.6%) | 16,002 (12.3%) | 24,168 (18.5%) | 14,066 (10.8%) | 130,526 (100.0%) | South Korea | 21,672 (16.8%) | 29,369 (22.7%) | 28,746 (22.3%) | 18,247 (14.1%) | 129,141 (100.0%) | |
China | 49,260 (32.6%) | 30,888 (20.4%) | 28,568 (18.9%) | 19,868 (13.1%) | 151,093 (100.0%) | China | 83,019 (52.7%) | 21,827 (13.8%) | 14,083 (8.9%) | 18,407 (11.7%) | 157,596 (100.0%) | |
Hong Kong | 76,543 (42.4%) | 11,829 (6.6%) | 41,212 (22.8%) | 26,866 (14.9%) | 180,526 (100.0%) | Hong Kong | 65,419 (39.1%) | 25,364 (15.2%) | 15,242 (9.1%) | 22,067 (13.2%) | 167,354 (100.0%) | |
Singapore | 53,100 (42.4%) | 10,254 (8.2%) | 23,851 (19.1%) | 16,282 (13.0%) | 125,118 (100.0%) | Singapore | 43,729 (37.9%) | 20,800 (18.0%) | 17,319 (15.0%) | 15,800 (13.7%) | 115,333 (100.0%) | |
Philippines | 4,401 (21.4%) | 3,668 (17.9%) | 7,172 (34.9%) | 3,271 (15.9%) | 20,543 (100.0%) | Philippines | 9,520 (26.4%) | 8,397 (23.3%) | 6,327 (17.6%) | 4,134 (11.5%) | 36,011 (100.0%) | |
Malaysia | 30,249 | 10,484 | 14,991 | 10,726 | 78,246 | Malaysia | 33,751 | 15,341 | 8,915 | 9,490 | 77,304 | |
Indonesia | 14,313 (29.8%) | 13,839 (28.8%) | 8,656 (18.0%) | 8,060 (16.8%) | 48,059 (100.0%) | Indonesia | 10,704 (27.8%) | 9,059 (23.5%) | 4,603 (12.0%) | 8,718 (22.6%) | 38,491 (100.0%) | |
Thailand | 16,361 (29.3%) | 9,373 (16.8%) | 10,694 (19.2%) | 8,919 (16.0%) | 55,789 (100.0%) | Thailand | 17,676 (26.4%) | 18,301 (27.4%) | 7,659 (11.5%) | 10,529 (15.7%) | 66,859 (100.0%) | |
(Sources) International Monetary Fund," Direction of Trade Statistics/Year Book 1997", etc.
Note 1) Calculated from export data for each economy
Note 2) Asia refers to 8 economies, namely, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.
Note 3) The trade between Singapore and Indonesia refers to data of JETRO.
Note 4) Figures in parentheses show shares of exports to world.
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