| EXPORTS FROM JAMAICA
1994-1999 |
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Exports in US$Million |
| Description |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| Food |
209.5 |
261.1 |
278.1 |
267.9 |
236.0 |
234.6 |
| Beverages & Tobaccco |
40.8 |
43.2 |
47.1 |
53.4 |
72.6 |
59.5 |
| Crude Materials, Inedible
except fuels |
619.4 |
711.6 |
693.1 |
738.3 |
689.5 |
689.4 |
| Mineral Fuels, Lubricants
and Related Materials |
6.0 |
8.3 |
4.7 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
| Animal & Vegetable
Oils |
1.5 |
0.88 |
0.027 |
0.018 |
0.034 |
0.032 |
| Chemicals |
23.5 |
44.8 |
46.2 |
42.9 |
45.3 |
41.2 |
| Manufactured Goods
Classified chiefly by Materials |
17.8 |
15.1 |
13.4 |
8.6 |
6.8 |
6.3 |
| Machinery and Transport
Equip. |
2.3 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
1.6 |
| Misc. Manufactured
Articles |
261.6 |
299.3 |
260.6 |
235.9 |
208.8 |
165.43 |
| Misc. Transactions
and Commodities |
0.005 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ALL SECTIONS |
1182.4 |
1387.68 |
1346.427 |
1354.318 |
1265.434 |
1201.562 |
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| IMPORTS INTO JAMAICA
1994-1999 |
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Imports in US$Million |
| Description |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
| Food |
244.2 |
343.5 |
366.9 |
445.0 |
466.5 |
453.5 |
| Beverages & Tobaccco |
26.4 |
36.7 |
35.8 |
51.9 |
56.6 |
32.6 |
| Crude Materials, Inedible
except fuels |
64.2 |
54.0 |
51.4 |
57.1 |
49.1 |
51.2 |
| Mineral Fuels, Lubricants
and Related Materials |
328.6 |
394.6 |
450.4 |
408.5 |
291.6 |
372.5 |
| Animal & Vegetable
Oils |
18.1 |
20.0 |
23.3 |
23.6 |
27.3 |
21.1 |
| Chemicals |
214.6 |
284.7 |
295.2 |
296.1 |
326.5 |
332.6 |
| Manufactured Goods
Classified chiefly by Materials |
346.9 |
468.6 |
410.8 |
434.0 |
436.7 |
437.0 |
| Machinery and Transport
Equip. |
528.8 |
735.8 |
782.484 |
884.4 |
781.1 |
657.6 |
| Misc. Manufactured
Articles |
357.9 |
412.4 |
437.188 |
447.3 |
471.8 |
441.2 |
| Misc. Transactions
and Commodities |
46.9 |
80.9 |
79,714 |
79.4 |
83.8 |
93.1 |
| ALL SECTIONS |
2176.6 |
2831.7 |
2933.657 |
3127.3 |
2990 |
2892.4 |
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| EXTERNAL TRADE
STATISTICS 1999 & 2000 |
| External Trade
(US$mn.) |
| 1. EXPORTS |
Jan-Sept 1999 |
Jan-Sept 2000 |
Change |
| a) Major Traditional Exports |
612.72 |
634.51 |
21.79 |
| Bauxite |
47.88 |
31.61 |
-16.27 |
| Alumina |
445.98 |
502.84 |
56.86 |
| Sugar |
95.32 |
83.30 |
-12.02 |
| Bananas |
23.54 |
16.76 |
-6.78 |
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| b) Other Traditional Exports |
48.89 |
56.04 |
7.15 |
| c) Non-Traditional Exports |
253.24 |
251.69 |
-1.55 |
| d) Re-exports |
28.80 |
26.40 |
-2.40 |
| General Merchandise Exports |
943.65 |
968.64 |
24.99 |
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| e) Freezone Exports |
165.93 |
170.72 |
4.79 |
| f) Goods Procured in Port |
22.00 |
22.90 |
0.90 |
| Total Goods Exports |
1,131.58 |
1,162.26 |
30.68 |
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| 2. IMPORTS |
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| General Merchandise Imports |
2,086.62 |
2,351.19 |
264.57 |
| a) Consumer Goods |
666.23 |
693.03 |
26.80 |
| b) Raw Materials |
1,080.65 |
1,268.98 |
188.33 |
| c) Capital Goods |
339.74 |
389.18 |
49.44 |
| d) Freezone Imports |
124.70 |
98.01 |
-26.69 |
| e) Goods Procured in Port |
16.70 |
17.40 |
0.70 |
| Total Goods Imports |
2,228.02 |
2,466.60 |
238.58 |
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| Trade Balance |
-1,096.44 |
-1,304.34 |
-207.90 |
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| Memo: |
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| Caricom Exports |
31.01 |
34.00 |
2.99 |
| Caricom Imports |
247.49 |
297.99 |
50.50 |
| Caricom Trade Balance |
-216.48 |
-263.99 |
-47.51 |
Source:
The Bank of Jamaica
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