CARICOM S INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE VOLUME TWO (2) TOP TWENTY COMMODITIES

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1 CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CARICOM CARICOM S INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE VOLUME TWO (2) TOP TWENTY COMMODITIES

2 CARICOM S INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE VOLUME 2 TOP TWENTY COMMODITIES STATISTICS SUB-PROGRAMME CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) SECRETARIAT OCTOBER 2003

3 Copyright 2002, The CARICOM Secretariat All rights reserved. CARICOM S INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE VOLUME 2 TOP TWENTY COMMODITIES Prepared and Compiled by The Statistics Sub-Programme Information and Communication Programme Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Bank of Guyana Building P.O. Box Georgetown Guyana Telephone: (592) Fax: (592) stats1@caricom.org stats2@caricom.org stats3@caricom.org stats4@caricom.org Web-site: ISBN

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DATA ANALYSIS EXPLANATORY NOTES GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS i iii iv viii xi SECTION 1 CARICOM'S Table 1.1 Table 1.2 Table 1.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Caricom s Top 20 Commodity Imports: (Base year 2001) 3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Caricom s Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports: (Base year 2001) 5 Values and Percentage Distributions of Caricom s Top 20 Commodity Total Exports: (Base year 2001).. 7 SECTION 2 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Table 2.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of Antigua and Barbuda s Top 20 Commodity Imports : Table 2.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of Antigua and Barbuda s Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports : Table 2.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Antigua and Barbuda s Top 20 Commodity Total Exports: SECTION 3 BARBADOS Table 3.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of Barbados Top 20 Commodity

5 Imports for each year: Table 3.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of Barbados Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year: Table 3.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Barbados Top 20 Commodity Total Exports for each year: SECTION 4 BELIZE Table 4.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of Belize s Top 20 Commodity Imports for each year: Table 4.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of Belize s Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year: Table 4.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Belize s Top 20 Commodity Total Exports for each year: SECTION 5 DOMINICA Table 5.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of Dominica s Top 20 Commodity Imports for each year: Table 5.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of Dominica s Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year: Table 5.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Dominica s Top 20 Commodity Total Exports for each year: SECTION 6 GRENADA Table 6.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of Grenada s Top 20 Commodity Imports for each year: Table 6.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of Grenada s Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year:

6 Table 6.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Grenada s Top 20 Commodity Total Exports for each year: SECTION 7 GUYANA Table 7.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of Guyana s Top 20 Commodity Imports for each year: Table 7.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of Guyana s Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year: Table 7.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Guyana s Top 20 Commodity Total Exports for each year: SECTION 8 JAMAICA Table 8.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of Jamaica s Top 20 Commodity Imports for each year: Table 8.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of Jamaica s Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year: Table 8.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Jamaica s Top 20 Commodity Total Exports for each year: SECTION 9 MONTSERRAT Table 9.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of Montserrat s Top 20 Commodity Imports for each year: Table 9.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of Montserrat s Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year: Table 9.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Montserrat s Top 20 Commodity

7 Total Exports for each year: SECTION 10 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS Table 10.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of St. Kitts and Nevis Top 20 Commodity Imports for each year: Table 10.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of St. Kitts and Nevis Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year: Table 10.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of St. Kitts and Nevis Top 20 Commodity Total Exports for each year: SECTION 11 SAINT LUCIA Table 11.1 Table 11.2 Table 11.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Saint Lucia Top 20 Commodity Imports for each year: Values and Percentage Distributions of Saint Lucia Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year: Values and Percentage Distributions of Saint Lucia Top 20 Commodity Total Exports for each year: SECTION 12 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Table 12.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Top 20 Commodity Imports for each year: Table 12.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year: Table 12.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Top 20 Commodity Total Exports for each year:

8 SECTION 13 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Table 13.1 Values and Percentage Distributions of Trinidad and Tobago s Top 20 Commodity Imports for each year: Table 13.2 Values and Percentage Distributions of Trinidad and Tobago s Top 20 Commodity Domestic Exports for each year: Table 13.3 Values and Percentage Distributions of Trinidad and Tobago s Top 20 Commodity Total Exports for each year:

9 PREFACE CARICOM S Intra-Regional Trade Volume II is a comparion Report to the earlier Volume of summary data on intra-regional trade. The Report presents data for the top twenty (20) Commodity Imports, Domestic Exports and Total Exports. This report presented tremendous challenges largely due to the timing of application of the revised Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) based CET across Member States as well as within a calendar year. In essence the value of the report is that it portrays the major commodities traded within the Region which is useful in analyzing the production structure of the economies and the changes over time in this structure. The report also provides an indication of the proportion that the top twenty (20) commodities represents of total imports exports as well as an update of intra-regional imports exports to total imports exports all sources and destinations. In effect the report provides data at the level of CARICOM and for each individual Member State showing the following tables: Value and percentage distribution of CARICOM s top twenty (20) commodity Imports. Value and percentage distribution of CARICOM s top twenty (20) commodity Domestic Exports. Value and percentage distribution of CARICOM s top twenty (20) commodity Total Exports. At the CARICOM level the base year used to generate the top twenty (20) commodities is 2001 For the individual Member States the data were sorted for each year to produce the top twenty (20) commodities. The latter approach gives a better idea of the dynamic changes in the production structure since it allows products that became insignificant to go out and new products to enter the top twenty (20) listing. This comparison was not possible at the CARICOM level because of the classification problem. i

10 Developmental work is in progress to enable online access of this data. Further information can be obtained upon request. ii

11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The CARICOM Secretariat expresses its sincere thanks to the National Statistical Offices in Member States for supplying the data used to compile this report. The Secretariat also thanks the staff of its Statistics Sub-Programme for compiling and preparing this report. iii

12 HIGHLIGHTS OF CARICOM S INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE REPORT VOLUME II TOP 20 COMMODITIES 1.CARICOM Top 20 Commodities-Intra-regional imports As expected the dominant commodities in intra-regional trade were petroleum based. Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials occupied the top four places of intra-regional imports in 2001, contributing to 38.1 percent of imports (Table 1.1). The top four commodities in order of importance were: Other Motor Spirit (gasolene), diesel oil, kerosene type and jet fuel and Bunker C Grade fuel. In 1998 these commodities comprised 23 percent of total intra-regional imports reflecting increasing significance over time. Other commodities in the top 20 imports include: other white rice, cane sugar, other wheat or meslin flour, sweet biscuit and frozen snapper, grouper etc., aerated beverages and beer; other gas oils and other petroleum oils etc.; building cement, napkins and napkins liners for babies, cartons etc., line pipe or gas pipelines of iron or steel; and other soaps and organic surface active products. In 2001, the top 20 commodity imports contributed to 56.4 percent of total intraregional imports and 6.1 percent of total imports all sources. Intra-regional imports also stood at 10.8 percent of total imports all sources in 2001, showing little change from 1998 when it was 10.2 percent. Top 20 Commodities Intra-regional domestic exports Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials also dominated intra-regional domestic exports occupying the top four places in 2001 with a proportion of 40.8 percent (Table 1.2). In fifth position was a commodity from this same category. Gasolene, other gas oils, kerosene, liquefied natural gas were the top four commodities with other fuels n.e.s., in the fifth position with 4.1 percent. Other commodities that comprised the top 20 intra-regional domestic exports included: aerated beverages, beer and cigarettes; other Bunker, grade C fuel, liquefied iv

13 propane, lubricating oils and other petroleum oils etc.; other detergents and other soaps and surface-active products and preparations; and napkins for babies, cartons, and glass bottles. In 2001 the top 20 commodity domestic exports comprised 63.6 percent of total intra-regional domestic exports and 12.8 percent of total domestic exports to all destinations. Total intra-regional domestic exports comprised 20.2 percent of total domestic exports all destinations in 2001, a slight fall from 1998 of 0.5 percent. Top 20 Commodities Intra-regional total exports Generally the profile of commodities in the top 20 total exports was identical to that of domestic exports with the difference being in the percentage contributions (Table 1.3). In 2001 the top 20 commodity total exports stood at 60.4 percent of intra-regional total exports and 12.3 percent of total exports all destinations. Intra-regional total exports comprised 20.4 percent of total exports all destinations in MEMBER STATES Top 20 Commodities-Intra-regional imports Kerosene type jet fuel headed the list of the top 20 commodities in intra-regional imports for Barbados in Gasolene, Bunker C Grade fuel and other gas oils were the next three top commodities. These four commodities contributed to 51.5 percent of intra-regional imports. Non-petroleum products that were in the top 20 commodities for Barbados in 2001 were: beer, aerated beverages, malt beverages; doors, doorframes etc.; greenheart, uncooked pasta, sweet biscuits and mineral water. The top 20 commodity imports contributed to 68.1 percent of total intra-regional imports and 13.9 percent of imports all sources. Intra-regional imports for Barbados was 20.4 percent of total imports all sources in 2001 For Guyana, bunker fuel oils; building cements, cigarettes and urea comprised 30.1 percent of total intra-regional imports in the top 20-commodity list of v

14 Guyana s top 20 commodities comprised 55.1 percent of total intra-regional imports and 9.9 percent of total imports all sources in Gasolene, other gas oils, bunker grade C fuel, kerosene and other medium oils were the top four commodities in intra-regional imports, contributing, 54 percent of this total for Jamaica. Other commodities in the top 20 intra-regional imports included: aerated beverages, white rice, frozen snapper etc., other medicated soaps, prepared foods of cereal products and glass bottles. The top 20 commodities for Jamaica represented 75.4 percent of total intra-regional imports and 9.6 percent of total imports from all sources. Total intra-regional imports stood at 12.7 percent of total imports all sources in Petroleum oils, imported petroleum oils u.p.a., line pipe used for oil or gas pipelines and cane sugar are the top four commodities on intra-regional imports for Trinidad and Tobago contributing 38.7 percent of total intra-regional imports (Table 13.1). Other food preparations, cartons, sulphonic acids, concentrated orange juices, insecticides were among the remaining commodities in the top 20 in The top 20 commodities comprised 66.8 percent of total intra-regional imports and 1.8 per cent of imports all sources. Total intra-regional imports represented 2.8 percent of import all sources. Other apparatus, baby napkins and liners, books, brochures etc., food preparation n.e.s., were the top four commodities imported intra-regionally by Belize. These commodities reflected a departure in the case of Belize relative to the concentration of petroleum-based commodities among the intra-regional imports for the other Member States. The top 20 commodities comprised 72.7 percent of Belize s intra-regional imports and 3.5 percent of total imports all sources. Total intra-regional imports contributed to 4.5 percent of total imports all sources. For the remaining Member States with commodity level details, diesel oil gasolene and flour were the top intra-regional import commodities for Dominica, gasolene, gas oils and building cement for Grenada, Montserrat and St Vincent and the Grenadines (gas oils being the highest for Montserrat and St Vincent and the Grenadines); gas oils, gasolene and butanes for St Kitts and Nevis and gasolene, flour and gas oils for Saint Lucia (Tables 5.1, 6.1,9.1, 12.1, 10.1, 11.1). vi

15 The ratio of the top 20 commodity intra-regional imports to total intra-regional imports for these six Member States imports was as high as 73.3 percent for Montserrat, followed by 61.7 percent in St Kitts and Nevis and approximately 56.2 percent for Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada with 52.7 percent. The ratio of the top 20 commodity imports to total imports all sources was the highest for the for St Vincent and the Grenadines (15.4 percent) followed by 15.3 percent for Dominica and 14.7 percent for Montserrat. Saint Lucia had a ratio of 14.2 percent, Grenada for 13.3 percent and St Kitts and Nevis, 11 percent. Intra-regional imports to total imports all sources was over 20 percent for all of these six Member States except for Saint Kitts and Nevis. Top 20 Commodities Intra-regional domestic exports The general tendency in domestic exports was for a high concentration of the top 20 commodities or even the top four commodities in most cases. Food preparations n.e.s., other petroleum oils, building cements and iron and steel tanks, drums etc. were the top four commodities in intra-regional domestic exports for Barbados in 2001 contributing to 36.4 percent. The top 20 commodity domestic exports contributed to 74.8 percent of total intra-regional domestic exports and 37.1 percent of total domestic exports all destinations in Intra-regional domestic exports comprised 37.1 percent of total domestic exports all destinations in The top four commodities in intra-regional domestic exports for Guyana in 1996 were white rice, raw cane sugar, broken rice, and plywood with a contribution of 58 percent of total intra-regional domestic exports. Other commodities in the top 20 intraregional domestic exports for Guyana were: greenheart, frozen snapper etc.; frozen shrimps and prawns; fuel wood, other non-coniferous wood. The top 20 commodities contributed to 85.8 percent of total intra-regional domestic exports and 8?? percent of domestic exports all destinations showing also a high concentration of commodities in domestic exports. Intra-regional domestic exports for Guyana in 1998 was 10.2 percent of total domestic exports all destinations. Total exports all destinations followed an almost identical pattern of commodities as for domestic exports. vii

16 Malt extracts, sulphonic acid, condensed milk, food preparations n.e.s., were the top four commodities in intra-regional imports for Jamaica, representing 24.2 per cent of the total intra-regional imports. Other commodities in the top 20 commodity imports include: processed cheese, flavouring powders for beverages, sweet biscuits, articles for packing goods of plastic, soaps in powdered form. The top 20 commodities comprised 56.5 percent of total intra-regional imports and 2.2 per cent of total imports all sources in Jamaica s total intra-regional domestic exports stood at 3.9 percent of total imports all sources for this same year. Gasolene, diesel oil, kerosene and liquefied natural gas were the commodities that were the top four domestic commodities for Trinidad and Tobago in 2001, reflecting exactly the top commodities for the Region (Table13.2) These four commodities contributed to 50 percent if the total intra-regional domestic exports for Trinidad and Tobago in Similar to the CARICOM level other fuel oils placed fifth among the top 20 commodities for Trinidad and Tobago. Other commodities comprising the top 20 domestic exports were: Bunker Grade C fuel, aerated beverages, building cement. The top 20 commodities contributed to 74.5 percent of total intra-regional domestic exports and 17.4 percent of total domestic exports all destinations. The top four commodities for Belize in 2001 were: concentrated juice, red kidney beans, cane sugar, frozen shrimps and prawns comprising approximately 82 percent of total intra-regional domestic exports with the top 20 commodities amounting to almost 100 percent of total intra-regional imports for Belize(Table 4.2 ). The top 20 exports contributed to 6.7 percent of total exports to all sources with total intra-regional domestic exports being 6.7 percent of total domestic exports to all destinations. For the remaining six Member States with commodity level details, there was also a high degree of concentration in most cases for the top 20 commodities to total intraregional domestic exports. However, the commodities varied among these Member States. Toothpaste, soaps for surface use, diesel oil, gasolene, wheat or meslin flour and liquefied propane were the leading commodities exported by Dominica in For Grenada the top four commodities in intra-regional domestic exports for 2001 were flour, toilet paper, poultry feed and cotton T-shirts; Montserrat exported mainly pebbles, gravel; bay rum and guava jams and jellies. Margarine, aerated beverages, pasta, wee the main viii

17 commodities exports for St Kitts and Nevis. Saint Lucia exported beer, cartons, boxes; bananas and St Vincent and the Grenadines flour, mangoes and milled rice. It is also important to note that Montserrat s re-exports accounted for 99.9% of the total exports in 1999, 94.39% in 2000 and 99.76% in For five of these six countries the top 20 commodity domestic exports were over 92 percent of total intra-regional domestic exports including 100 percent for Montserrat. For St Vincent and the Grenadines this percentage was 85.8 percent. There was wide variation in the ratios of intra-regional domestic exports to total domestic exports all destinations. Montserrat, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines reflected ratios of over 50 percent for the top 20 commodities to total intraregional domestic exports reflecting a great dependence on the intra-regional market Saint Lucia showed a ratio of 23.8 per cent while Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis had ratios under 20 and 10 percent respectively. The ratios of intra-regional domestic exports to total exports all destinations followed a similar pattern to the top 20 commodity domestic exports to total intra-regional domestic exports. ix

18 EXPLANATORY NOTES The publication, CARICOM s Intra-Regional Trade Volume II, captures the top twenty (20) commodities for imports, domestic exports and total exports in intra-regional trade. A major challenge in producing this report at such a detailed level was the revisions over time in the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS), which is used as the basis for the collection of detailed trade, underpinning the Common External Tariff in Member States. These changes also affected the SITC codes through the HS-SITC correlation table. The implementation of these changes that were applied at varying points in time across Member States, also affects the validity of the trade data when combined to reflect the position at the CARICOM level. For some Member States there were cases in which the implementation of the HS based CET occurred within a calendar year affecting again the validity of the data. It was therefore necessary in deriving these tables to group different codes with identical descriptions together to enable a concise and valid list of top 20 commodities traded. In deriving the top 20 commodities at the Member States level attempts were made to take into consideration commodities which may either gain or loose significance over time. The sorting of the top 20 commodities was therefore performed on each of the individual years shown for Member States. This might have resulted in more than 20 commodities shown in each table but only 20 commodities for each year. In generating the top twenty (20) total exports, the SITC numbers obtained from the domestic exports were used as a base for generating the top twenty (20) intra-regional domestic exports. However, this was not the case for Montserrat since their re-exports constitute over 94% of their total exports and the foregoing procedure resulted in a false picture of the top twenty (20) intraregional total exports. Therefore the total exports were generated using the top twenty (20) commodity re-exports as a base for this Member State. At the level of CARICOM due to the variation in the application of the revised HS based CET across Member States, sorting the data for each individual year created challenges in the multiplicity of codes and corresponding descriptions. Therefore the last year of data, 2001 was x

19 chosen as the base for the production of the top 20 commodities at this level. The HS based CET might have been applied for most Member States for this year or for the latest year available. Changes in the significance of commodities were therefore not possible at the CARICOM level since it is assumed that the top 20 commodities in the base year were also the top 20 in the other years. In general this may be an acceptable assumption except for changes in significance within the commodities which are readily observed in the CARICOM level tables. The tables also compute three ratios which were: The value of the top 20 commodity intra-regional imports to total intra-regional imports; The value of the top 20 commodity intra-regional imports to total imports all sources; The value of total intra-regional imports to total imports all sources. These ratios were also repeated for intra-regional domestic exports and total domestic exports. xi

20 GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS CARICOM LDCs MDCs OECS SITC CET TRADSYS Caribbean Community Less Developed Countries More Developed Countries Organization Of Eastern Caribbean States Standard International Trade Classification Common External Tariff Trade Information System SYMBOLS - Means no trade. 0 Means less than $EC500. xii

21 CARICOM

22 TABLE 1.1 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS : (BASE YEAR 2001) COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Motor spirit (gasolene), other Diesel oil, other Kerosene type jet fuel, other Bunker "C" grade fuel oil, other Aerated beverages Gas oils, other Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, other White rice,other Cane sugar, raw, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter Building cement (grey) Wheat or meslin flour, other Food preparations not else where specified, other Snapper, croaker, grouper, dolphin, bangamary and sea trout, frozen Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, imported under the processing agreement Napkins and napkin liners for babies Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines of iron (non-cast) or steel

23 TABLE 1.1 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS : (BASE YEAR 2001) COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard Sweet biscuits Beer Soap and organic surfaceactive products and preparations for toilet use, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, other A. TOTAL VALUE OF TOP 20 COMMODITY IMPORTS 987,250 1,219,781 1,578,459 1,564,749 B. VALUE OF ALL INTRA- REGIONAL IMPORTS 2,422,410 2,590,531 2,790,589 2,775,642 C. VALUE OF TOTAL IMPORTS FROM ALL SOURCES 23,738,752 22,879,723 25,027,046 25,798,189 A/B(%) A/C(%) B/C(%)

24 TABLE 1.2 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS : (BASE YEAR ) COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Motor spirit (gasolene), other Gas oils, other Kerosene type jet fuel, other Liquified natural gas Fuel oils, not elsewhere specified or included, other Aerated beverages Bunker "C" grade fuel oil, other Building cement (grey) Lubricating oils Food preparations not else where specified, other Liquified propane Napkins and napkin liners for babies Detergents put up for retail sale, other Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard Sweet biscuits Beer Cigarettes containing tobacco

25 TABLE 1.2 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS : (BASE YEAR ) COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Glass bottles for soft drinks, beer, wines and spirits > 1Litre Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, other Soap and organic surface-active products and preparations for toilet use, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, other A. TOTAL VALUE OF TOP 20 COMMODITY DOMESTIC EXPORTS 1,071,528 1,346,734 2,012,530 2,072,784 B. VALUE OF ALL INTRA- REGIONAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS 2,517,388 2,511,770 3,166,536 3,259,692 C. VALUE OF TOTAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO ALL DESTINATIONS 12,165,160 12,030,183 16,526,902 16,148,184 A/B (%) A/C(%) B/C(%)

26 TABLE 1.3 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS : (BASE YEAR (2001) COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Motor spirit (gasolene), other Gas oils, other Kerosene type jet fuel, other Liquified natural gas Fuel oils, not elsewhere specified or included, other Aerated beverages Bunker "C" grade fuel oil, other Building cement (grey) Lubricating oils Food preparations not else where specified, other Liquified propane Napkins and napkin liners for babies Detergents put up for retail sale, other Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard Sweet biscuits Beer Glass bottles for soft drinks, beer, wines and spirits > 1Litre

27 TABLE 1.3 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF CARICOM'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS : (BASE YEAR (2001) COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Cigarettes containing tobacco Soap and organic surfaceactive products and preparations for toilet use, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, other Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, other A. TOTAL VALUE OF TOP 20 COMMODITY TOTAL EXPORTS 1,076,826 1,351,378 2,015,473 2,076,415 B. VALUE OF ALL INTRA- REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS 2,786,148 2,666,701 3,325,414 3,438,349 C. VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS TO ALL DESTINATIONS 12,962,123 12,718,012 17,166,568 16,849,496 A/B (%) A/C(%) B/C(%)

28 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

29 TABLE 2.1 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS: 1999 VALUE 1999 VALUE AS COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) Liquified propane Bunker "C" grade fuel oil,other Wheat or meslin flour,other Aerated beverages Building cement (grey) Detergents put up for retail sale,other Semi-milled parboiled rice,other Beer Bananas, fresh Prepared complete poultry feed Margarine, excluding liquid margarine Toilet paper Bars not more worked than forged, etc. (including twisted) of non-alloy steel,other Waters including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured,other Aluminum doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors Napkins and napkin liners for babies

30 TABLE 2.1 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS: 1999 VALUE 1999 VALUE AS COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) Cheese,other Lubricating oils Structures and parts of structures of iron or steel,other Bars and rods forged of non-alloy steel A. TOTAL VALUE OF TOP 20 COMMODITY IMPORTS 53,082 B. VALUE OF ALL INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS 119,566 C. VALUE OF TOTAL IMPORTS FROM ALL SOURCES 961,308 A/B(%) 44.4 A/C(%) 5.5 B/C(%)

31 TABLE 2.2 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS: VALUE VALUE AS COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) Flat-rolled prod. otherwise plated/coated with zinc corrugated thick.< 3mm Other paints based on polyesters Enamels based on polyesters Silica sands and quartz sands Other paints and varnishes based on acrylic or vinyl polymers Other paints and varnishes based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel of a width of 600mm, other Rum and tafia in bottles of a strength not exceeding 46% volume Wooden furniture, other Flat-rolled prod.electrolytically plated or coat.with zinc thick.< 3 mm corrugated Paints and varnishes based on polyesters, other Aerated beverages Gutters, roof capping, skylight frames and other fabricated building component

32 TABLE 2.2 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS: VALUE VALUE AS COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) Other paints based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers Other enamels based on acrylic or vinyl polymers Metal furniture, other Other paints based on acrylic or vinyl polymers Beer Enamels based on acrylic or vinyl polymers A. TOTAL VALUE OF TOP 20 COMMODITY DOMESTIC EXPORTS 6,047 B. VALUE OF ALL INTRA-REGIONAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS 7,019 C. VALUE OF TOTAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO ALL DESTINATIONS 9,162 A/B(%) 86.2 A/C(%) 66.0 B/C(%)

33 TABLE 2.3 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS: 1999 VALUE 1999 VALUE AS COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) Flat-rolled prod. otherwise plated/coated with zinc corrugated thick.< 3mm Paints based on polyesters, other Enamels based on polyesters Silica sands and quartz sands Paints & varnishes (inc.lacquers & enamels ) based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, other Wooden furniture, other Paints and varnishes based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymer, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium, other Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not coloured, other Flat-rolled products of iron or nonalloy steel of a width of 600mm, other Rum and tafia in bottles of a strength not exceeding 46% volume Flat-rolled prod.electrolytically plated or coat.with zinc thick.< 3 mm corrugated Paints and varnishes based on polyesters, other Aerated beverages

34 TABLE 2.3 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS: 1999 VALUE 1999 VALUE AS COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) Gutters, roof capping, skylight frames and other fabricated building component Other paints based on acrylic or vinyl polymers Metal furniture, other Other enamels based on acrylic or vinyl polymers Paints based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, other Beer Enamels based on acrylic or vinyl polymers A. TOTAL VALUE OF TOP 20 COMMODITY TOTAL EXPORTS 6860 B. VALUE OF ALL INTRA-REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS C. VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS TO ALL DESTINATIONS A/B(%) 31.0 A/C(%) 17.0 B/C(%)

35 BARBADOS

36 TABLE 3.1 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BARBADOS' TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Kerosene type jet fuel, other Motor spirit (gasolene), other Bunker "C" grade fuel oil, other Gas oils, other Beer Liquefied petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons, other Aerated beverages Doors and their frames and thresholds Bars & rods hot-rolled containing indents, ribs,etc, formed during of non-alloy steel Malt beverages Detergents put up for retail sale, other Cane sugar, raw, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard Greenheart, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled Napkins and napkin liners for babies

37 TABLE 3.1 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BARBADOS' TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, other Kerosene and other medium oils (not including gas oils), other Sweet biscuits Waters including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, other Sacks and bags, having a base of a width of 40 cm or more, other Frozen fillets, other Wholly milled parboiled rice, other Wheat or meslin flour, other Concentrated, frozen orange juice Waters including mineral waters and aerated waters.., and other nonalcholic beverages, not including fruit or vegatable juice, other Cigarettes containing tobacco Diesel oil, other Lubricating oils Soap and organic surfaceactive products and preparations for toilet use, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, other

38 TABLE 3.1 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BARBADOS' TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Bars & rods of non-alloy steel, other T-shirts of cotton Bottles A. TOTAL VALUE OF TOP 20 COMMODITY IMPORTS 246, , , ,593 B. VALUE OF ALL INTRA- REGIONAL IMPORTS 439, , , ,612 C. VALUE OF TOTAL IMPORTS FROM ALL SOURCES 2,759,083 2,883,256 3,121,303 2,885,302 A/B(%) A/C(%) B/C(%)

39 TABLE 3.2 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BARBADOS' TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, other Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals crude, other Building cement (grey) Iron or steel tanks, drums and similar of a capacity < 50L; non-mechanical, other Insecticides, other Margarine, excluding liquid margarine Printed paper or paperboards labels of all kinds,whether or not printed Napkins & napkin liners for babies Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products. or in forms or packings for retail sale, other Insecticides put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparation articles, other Sweet biscuits Aluminum doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors

40 TABLE 3.2 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BARBADOS' TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Water-thinned paints (emulsion paints or dispersion paints) Automotive paints based on polyesters Chicken sausages, canned Wheat or meslin flour, other Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters cont. sugar, other Doors windows & their frames & thresholds for doors Sanitary towels & tampons Folding cartons, boxes & cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard Soya bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, other Detergents put up for retail sale, other Prefabricated buildings of steel Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed, other

41 TABLE 3.2 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BARBADOS' TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) A. TOTAL VALUE OF TOP 20 COMMODITY DOMESTIC EXPORTS 179, , , ,510 B. VALUE OF ALL INTRA- REGIONAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS 257, , , ,052 C. VALUE OF TOTAL DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO ALL DESTINATIONS 512, , , ,093 A/B (%) A/C(%) B/C(%)

42 TABLE 3.3 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BARBADOS' TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products. or in forms or packings for retail sale, other Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, other Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals crude, other Building cement (grey) Insecticides, other Iron or steel tanks, drums and similar of a capacity < 300L; non-mechanical, other Printed paper or paperboards labels of all kinds,whether or not printed Margarine, excluding liquid margarine Insecticides, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles, other Napkins & napkin liners for babies Sweet biscuits Aluminum doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors

43 TABLE 3.3 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BARBADOS' TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Automotive paints based on polyesters Water-thinned paints (emulsion paints or dispersion paints) Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters cont. sugar, other Chicken sausages, canned Wheat or meslin flour, other Doors windows & their frames & thresholds for doors Sanitary towels & tampons Folding cartons, boxes & cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard Soya bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, other Prefabricated buildings of steel Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed, other Detergents put up for retail sale, other

44 TABLE 3.3 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BARBADOS' TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) A. TOTAL VALUE OF TOP 20 COMMODITY TOTAL EXPORTS 216, , , ,189 B. VALUE OF ALL INTRA- REGIONAL TOTAL EXPORTS 296, , , ,551 C. VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS TO ALL DESTINATIONS 683, , , ,220 A/B (%) A/C(%) B/C(%)

45 BELIZE

46 TABLE 4.1 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BELIZE'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Apparatus,other Napkins & napkin liners for babies Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, other Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, other Winding wire: other Optical fibre cables Water-thinned paints (emulsion paints or dispersion paints) Toothpastes Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors Chicken sausages, canned Bars & rods of non-alloy steel containing indentations, ribs, groves or other Printed paper or paperboards labels of all kinds,whether or not printed Other paints based on acrylic or vinyl polymers Toilet paper Ply-wood with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood, other Preparations of malt extract Insecticides put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as prep, other Detergents, other Plywood, other Sanitary towels & tampons Ice cream

47 TABLE 4.1 VALUES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF BELIZE'S TOP 20 COMMODITY INTRA-REGIONAL IMPORTS FOR EACH YEAR: COMMODITY DESCRIPTION SITC NO. % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) % OF (B) Sweet biscuits Tomato ketchup Wine in containers holding 2 litres or less, other Beer Lubricating oils Other paints based on acrylic or vinyl polymers Soap and organic surfaceactive products and preparations for toilet use, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, other Dish washing liquids Liquid bleaches Exercise books Wadding - textile materials & artifi. thereof napkins & napkin liners baby Bars & rods of non-alloy steel Plastic-insulated copper conductors exceeding 0.5 mm sq., other A. TOTAL VALUE OF TOP 20 COMMODITY IMPORTS 17,836 24,451 24,028 42,221 B. VALUE OF ALL INTRA- REGIONAL IMPORTS 28,901 35,059 37,316 58,114 C. VALUE OF TOTAL IMPORTS FROM ALL SOURCES 789, ,375 1,207,565 1,207,565 A/B(%) A/C(%) B/C(%)