
Competitiveness of, and Challenges for, ACP Countries in the Current International Trading Environment
| Export Performance of | |||||||||||||
| Caribbean ACP countries | |||||||||||||
| (value in US$ million, trend in per cent p.a., market share in per cent; for stability, unit value and S.I. see methodology) | |||||||||||||
| Rank | SITC | Product | Value | Trend | Trend | World | Market | Unit | S.I. | --- Leading markets --- | |||
| value | Rev.3 | 1996 | 92-96 | stability | trend | share | value | No. | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| . | All goods (mirror) | 10.316 | 7 | High | 11 | 0 | n.a | . | . | ||||
| . | All goods (IMF 1996) | 7.793 | n.a | ||||||||||
| 22 | 034 | Fish | 142 | 32 | High | 6 | 1 | 1,2 | 2,9 | 23 | JPN | USA | ESP |
| 20 | 036 | Crustaceans etc | 165 | 9 | High | 8 | 1 | 2,0 | 4,2 | 19 | USA | JPN | FRA |
| 33 | 054 | Vegetables | 50 | 4 | Med | 7 | 0 | 1,5 | 1,1 | 21 | USA | GBR | CAN |
| 7 | 057 | Fruit, nuts | 391 | 0 | Low | 7 | 1 | 0,8 | 5,8 | 31 | GBR | USA | DEU |
| 37 | 059 | Fruit,veg juices | 41 | 6 | Low | 9 | 1 | 0,7 | 2,8 | 19 | USA | GBR | NLD |
| 4 | 061 | Sugar, molasses | 598 | -5 | Low | 12 | 5 | 1,7 | 22,4 | 15 | GBR | USA | PRT |
| 23 | 071 | Coffee | 138 | 25 | High | 21 | 1 | 1,2 | 4,4 | 29 | USA | JPN | ITA |
| 28 | 072 | Cocoa | 82 | 12 | High | 12 | 1 | 0,8 | 6,2 | 17 | USA | ITA | FRA |
| 13 | 112 | Alc drinks | 250 | 1 | Low | 6 | 1 | 1,9 | 4,5 | 38 | DEU | GBR | ESP |
| 30 | 121 | Tobac. unmanuf. | 75 | 6 | Low | 1 | 1 | 1,1 | 5,5 | 19 | USA | GBR | ESP |
| 21 | 122 | Tobacco manuf. | 145 | 38 | High | 12 | 1 | n.a | 5,4 | 40 | USA | ROM | DEU |
| 1 | 285 | Aluminium ores | 1.159 | 6 | High | 5 | 24 | 1,0 | 100,0 | 20 | USA | NOR | CAN |
| 19 | 333 | Petro oil, crude | 171 | -22 | High | 4 | 0 | 1,1 | 0,4 | 3 | USA | ESP | PER |
| 6 | 334 | Petrol. products | 432 | 1 | Low | 5 | 1 | 0,9 | 2,2 | 16 | USA | FRA | BRB |
| 18 | 512 | Alcohol etc | 200 | 47 | Med | 21 | 2 | 0,3 | 7,1 | 17 | USA | FRA | NLD |
| 36 | 515 | Org-inorg comp | 42 | 35 | High | 14 | 0 | 0,1 | 0,6 | 17 | BEL | USA | CAN |
| 8 | 522 | Inorg chemicals | 325 | 14 | Med | 12 | 2 | 0,6 | 9,8 | 12 | USA | ESP | FRA |
| 29 | 541 | Vitamines etc | 76 | 3 | Low | 11 | 0 | n.a | 1,3 | 24 | GBR | USA | CAN |
| 27 | 562 | Fertilizer | 89 | 18 | High | 12 | 1 | 1,2 | 2,5 | 14 | USA | ARG | CHL |
| 39 | 634 | Veneers etc | 38 | 126 | High | 10 | 0 | 1,2 | 1,1 | 11 | USA | GBR | FRA |
| 12 | 671 | Pig iron etc | 251 | 21 | High | 18 | 2 | n.a | 10,4 | 10 | USA | DEU | KOR |
| 25 | 676 | Iron bars etc | 123 | 15 | High | 11 | 1 | 0,7 | 2,6 | 20 | USA | FRA | ECU |
| 34 | 684 | Aluminium | 47 | 13 | Med | 16 | 0 | 0,8 | 0,6 | 10 | NLD | DEU | ESP |
| 17 | 772 | Circuit equip | 203 | 6 | High | 14 | 0 | 1,1 | 1,6 | 31 | USA | CAN | PAK |
| 32 | 778 | Other equip nes | 71 | 29 | Med | 15 | 0 | n.a | 0,5 | 32 | USA | GBR | BEL |
| 11 | 793 | Ships, boats etc | 274 | 0 | Low | 2 | 2 | 0,5 | 9,8 | 23 | FRA | SGP | GBR |
| 40 | 831 | Trunks, bags etc | 32 | 1 | Low | 11 | 0 | n.a | 0,8 | 18 | USA | GBR | CAN |
| 3 | 841 | Mens clothng | 724 | 9 | High | 6 | 2 | 0,8 | 8,7 | 35 | USA | CAN | JPN |
| 5 | 842 | Womens clothng | 441 | 3 | Low | 5 | 1 | 0,8 | 4,8 | 29 | USA | CAN | BRB |
| 15 | 843 | Mens wear knit | 220 | 15 | High | 16 | 3 | 0,8 | 11,5 | 26 | USA | DEU | JPN |
| 16 | 844 | Womens wear knit | 211 | 6 | High | 7 | 2 | 0,8 | 6,8 | 27 | USA | CAN | BRB |
| 2 | 845 | Apparel art | 833 | 14 | High | 6 | 2 | 0,6 | 7,2 | 39 | USA | NLD | DEU |
| 26 | 846 | Accessories | 100 | 23 | Med | 9 | 1 | 1,3 | 4,5 | 27 | USA | AUT | BEL |
| 31 | 848 | Other clothing | 74 | -4 | Med | 4 | 1 | 1,6 | 2,6 | 33 | USA | DEU | NLD |
| 10 | 851 | Footwear | 275 | 7 | Med | 8 | 1 | 1,1 | 2,5 | 24 | USA | FRA | GBR |
| 9 | 872 | Medical equip | 313 | 31 | High | 11 | 2 | 1,1 | 7,3 | 34 | USA | DEU | JPN |
| 35 | 893 | Plastic art nes | 43 | 53 | High | 11 | 0 | 1,3 | 0,5 | 34 | USA | BRB | GBR |
| 38 | 896 | Works of art etc | 39 | 14 | Low | -3 | 1 | n.a | 2,5 | 23 | CHE | USA | DEU |
| 24 | 897 | Jewellery nes | 124 | 2 | Low | 7 | 1 | n.a | 3,6 | 18 | USA | CHE | HKG |
| 14 | 971 | Gold nonmonetary | 235 | 36 | High | 11 | 1 | 0,3 | 4,1 | 4 | CAN | USA | DNK |