This implies that the rising oil export revenues that have accrued to OPEC have coincided with rising OPEC imports .

And boosting exports is, of course, China s customary response to weaker domestic demand.

On a more positive note , the euro area appears to have benefited from oil revenue recycling via increased demand from oil exporting countries compensating for some of the wealth transfer resulting from higher import prices . On the exports side , increases in both export prices and export volumes contributed to the growth in export values in 2006 .

On the exports side , both export prices and export volumes contributed to the growth in export values of goods in 2005 .

In the high tech sector2 the dramatic rise in M A 2 The high tech sector , as defined in Thomson Financial 's M A database , consists mainly of various sub sectors of manufacturing and services . 64

The increase in unemployment was common to most euro area countries and the degree of dispersion across euro area countries remained broadly unchanged .

imports exports 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 1999 2000 2001 2002

The rise in export prices was partly accounted for by the increase in costs associated with higher oil prices .

The Argentinean Senate recently rejected the proposal to increase taxes on agricultural exports.

The main reason for this development was a reduction in the goods surplus from Euros 83.4 billion in 1999 to Euros 59.8 billion in 2000 , as the increase in the imports of goods exceeded the rise in the exports of goods .

Output growth is being driven by domestic demand , partly reflecting low interest rates and buoyant credit growth , and the negative contribution of net exports to growth has started to neutralise gradually , reflecting a significant rise in exports .

As new technologies appeared, and with increases in internal productivity, exports increased considerably.

The three phenomena that boost nominal GDP increases in real output, a rise in the relative price of exports, and real exchange rate appreciation do not operate independently of one another.

Import growth also declined , however , and the contribution of net exports to real GDP growth remained both positive and significant in 2001 .

Second , given that the value added content of Chinese exports is relatively low ( as the import content of Chinese exports is relatively high ) , the direct impact of the global export slowdown on GDP growth was less severe .

The growth of imports exceeded that of exports , leading to a further widening of the external deficit .

China s exports to the Middle East are already more than twice those of the US.

Such a breakdown shows that the strong rise in export values that took place in the first half of the year was mostly accounted for by robust growth in export volumes , while export prices remained subdued .

The economy experienced a slowdown in 2005, but in 2006 recovered to the fastest pace in six years on the back of increased exports and strong investment.

However, in 2003, the figure dropped to 58.5 in Aliança and 33.3 in Fukuhaku.

Overall , in the first three quarters of 2003 export volumes were slightly

3 ) As a percentage of total exports and imports .

1 ) As a percentage of total exports and imports .

The projected improvement is supported by the revival of exports .

The expected slowdown reflects the lower growth of both exports and domestic demand .

Moreover , despite export momentum , private investment growth slowed down .

The oil sector now accounts for 50 of GDP and 80 of exports.

1 ) Trade weights are the sum of exports and imports expressed as total of euro area ( including Greece ) exports and imports .

3 The growth of extra euro area exports would initially remain somewhat below that of the euro area 's export markets , partially as a result of the past appreciation of the euro .

Euro area exports also benefited from the recycling of oil export revenues by oil exporting countries ( see Box 8 ) .

Sweden's engineering sector accounts for 50 of output and exports, while telecommunications, the automotive industry and the pharmaceutical industries are also of great importance.

Reliance on agricultural exports makes Rwanda vulnerable to shifts in their prices.

The numerator represents the share of sector j in country k 's total exports and the denominator corresponds to the percentage share of sector j in total world exports .

The petroleum sector accounts for roughly 92.5 of Saudi budget revenues, 90 of export earnings, and 55 of GDP.

Gold, livestock and agriculture amount to 80 of Mali's exports.

The downturn was primarily related to an unprecedented decline in exports and production .

More than 40 of US exports now go to Mexico and Central and South America, the US s fastest growing export destination.

As a result of sluggish foreign demand , export growth declined in comparison with the previous year .

In Malta , following a period of solid economic growth until 2000 , output growth slowed significantly , reflecting external weakness , increased competition in Malta 's export markets and restructuring operations in the manufacturing sector .

In particular , exports to non Japan Asia exhibited strong growth , with China accounting for more than half of the overall increase in exports in 2003 .

In 1897 the United States purchased 19.6 percent of Puerto Rico's exports while supplying 18.5 percent of its imports.

Import growth also decelerated , and the contribution to real GDP growth from net exports rose to 1.0 percentage point .

ECB Annual Report 2004 the global economic environment developments in the euro area .

25 ( see Section 1 above ) , which led to a deceleration in export growth that was not matched by the slowdown in imports .

The United Kingdom is the most important trading partner within the EU, accounting for 15.4 of exports and 32.1 of imports.