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Practical exercice
B. COUNTRY ANALYSIS - ANALYSING TRADE PERFORMANCE
EXPORT AND IMPORT PRODUCTS COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE
Note: On the Main Selection Menu, click on the search box next to “Country”. As you do
this, a drop down menu appears. Type the name of the exporting country you’ve selected in
the search box. Once you see the appropriate country name appearing in the drop down
menu, click on it to select it. Then select, “Exports” and “Trade Indicators”. Leave the product
box as blank, by default it represent “TOTAL-All products”.
36. Is the country GAINING or LOSING market share in the world market
37. What is the annual growth of total world imports for all products in value between 2005 and
2009 _______
38. What is the annual growth of total export of the country between 2005 and 2009 _______
39. Was the total value of exports of the country MORE or LESS dynamic than the import world
average between 2005 and 2009
40. Explain you reasoning: __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
41. What can we conclude ________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
42. What are the top three export/imported products in value in 2009 at the 2-digit level and at
the 6-digit-level
Note: Rather than having the “Products at 2 digits” under the secondary selection menu,
select “Products at 6 digits”. This generates a table providing information on the top exports
at the 6-digit level. In the secondary menu, in the line “Other criteria”, you can easily switch
from import to export.
EXPORTS
IMPORTS
HS-2 Product name HS-2 Product name
1 1
2 2
3 3
HS-6 Product name HS-6 Product name
1 1
2 2
3 3