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Figure : Main Import Sources of EAC, COMESA and SADC, 2000-2008. DESTINATION OF THE SADC AVERAGE EXPORTS IN US$ MILLIONS, 2000-2008 Table: An Analysis of the Main Export Destinations of SADC, 2000-2008 Main Export Destinations between 2000-2008 SADC SADC (%) Africa 8,704.9 12.3 China 7,139.5 10.1 Asia 5,184.6 7.3 EU 20,679.4 29.3 Japan 2,672.8 3.8 USA 11,266.5 16.0 Rest of World 14,973.9 21.2 WORLD 70,621.6 100
Source: UN COMTRADE Database Figure xx: Main Export Destinations of EAC, COMESA and SADC between 2000-2008 The table below gives an interesting comparative percentage share of trade of SADC and non SADC and shows the relatively low level trade within SADC member countries. Year Imports Exports Total (Rs m) SADC (Rs000) % of SADC Total (Rs m) SADC (Rs000) % of SADC 2005 93,282 9,619,469 10.31 59,095 4,385,816 7.42 2006 115,502 9,899,775 8.57 68,966 5,064,698 7.34 2007 121,037 11,692,049 9.66 64,265 6,708,746 10.44 2008 132,165 13,232,380 10.01 59,015 6,615,338 11.21 2009 118,444 11,973,066 10.11 56,162 7,370,816 13.12 2010 134,882 13,517,218 10.02 61,990 8,217,470 13.26 INTRA TRADE: SADC patterns of Trade As shown in the table below, the shares of exports and imports to the SADC members over the period 2000 to 2011 vary greatly. The table was constructed by considering the total imports and
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