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Growth rates in value terms of

re-exports to (%)

Year-on-year comparison

China

USA

Japan

Taiwan

Republic of Korea

#

1985/1984

64

21

18

-11

13

1985/1984

H1

140

20

22

-8

-1

H2

20

23

15

-14

26

Q1

149

24

32

-10

9

''

Q2

132

16

13

-6

-10

Q3

51

22

12

-16

19

Q4

-1

24

17

- 13

35

1986/1985 Q1

-33

23

-4

22

Q2

-25

48

13

25

H1

-28

36

4

23

375

34

74

54

Growth rates in value terms of re-exports originating from (%)

Year-on-year

comparison

China

Japan

USA

Taiwan

Republic of Korea

1985/1984

23

20

11

87

58

1985/1984 H1

18

H2

28

- 14

Q1

19

Q2

17

Q3

24

21888

71

21

155

140

3

44

5

83

31

150

116

60

13

159

164

9

72

25

Q4

31

-30

-3

23

-10

1986/1985 Q1

Q2 H1

243

27

-39

-13

-26

-30

42

-32

19

-24

-29

35

-36

3

-25

-30

The visible trade gap and the terms of trade

2.18

Comparing the first half of 1986 with the first half of 1985, the growth rate of the value of imports, at 9%, was

faster than that of total exports

18

(domestic

exports plus

/re-exports),