Competitiveness of, and Challenges for, ACP Countries in the Current International Trading Environment

Table 8: Distribution of responding enterprises in selected ACP countries, by sector (in per cent)

Agriculture: fruits, vegetables, spices, oils, live animals 19.4%
Coffee, tea, cocoa 4.3%
Wood, articles of wood 2.4%
Mining, precious stones 1.4%
Fishing 1.4%
Silk, cotton, jute, sisal 0.9%
Tobacco 0.9%
Salt 0.4%
Primary sector 31.3%
Other manufacturing 8.5%
Textiles, garment, clothing, footwear 6.2%
Pharmaceuticals, chemicals 5.7%
Handicrafts, ceramics, carpets 4.3%
Food processing, milling, beverages 4.3%
Leather, leather products, tanning 3.8%
Machinery, electrical machinery 1.9%
Sugar, gum arabic 1.9%
Manufacturing sector 36.5%
Trading/import/export 21.3%
Trade promotion/consulting/research 9.0%
Transport 1.9%
Tertiary sector 32.2%
Total (211 firms) 100.0%
Source: Survey carried out by the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, 1997.

Note: Indications on the sector were available for 211 out of the 233 firms in the sample.